|
|
Article: A VIABLE CHANNEL; SPECIALTY STORES HOLDING THEIR OWN IN THE TABLETOP INDUSTRY.
- Article from:
- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- May 21, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 MacFadden Communications Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
NEW YORK-With specialty stores accounting for nearly a third of the total tabletop market share in 2000, according to HFN statistics, it appears they are filling a niche and staying alive.
Dick McGuiggan, president of market research firm Macomber Associates, contends that some specialty stores may have gained some market share last year. "Or it's probably no worse than a break-even situation," he said.
Some tabletop categories perform better at smaller independent specialty stores, such as Michael C. Fina and Ross-Simons, than in other channels of distribution.
According to HFN statistics, specialty store sales of silverplate flatware ...