January 8,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The committee for High Point’s First Tuesday has announced the full schedule of dates for 2021. Originally the committee had established dates through March of this year.
January 8,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The International Textile Alliance (ITA) has announced a change in the dates for Spring 2021 Showtime Market. Originally scheduled for May 23-26, the Showtime Market core event will be moved up one week to May 16-19, 2021. ITA will support permanent showrooms and temporary exhibitors by appointment during Premarket on April 25-27 and during the last few days of the rescheduled High Point Market on June 8-10, 2021.
January 6,
2021 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
1stDibs, a leading marketplace for extraordinary design has announced the results of its fourth annual Interior Designer Trends Survey, completed by hundreds of interior designers around the world. The data reflect the tastes of design experts, informing the industry and consumers of the interiors trends we will likely see in 2021.
January 6,
2021 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Luxury furniture brand Marge Carson is shifting its business model to exit its current line of casegoods collections imported from Philippines and Indonesia, while consolidating its upholstered furniture and Palo Alto Bedroom production in Tijuana, Mexico.
January 6,
2021 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Curator of design, taste and style in the luxury lifestyle market RH (NYSE: RH) has announced it will be making an initial equity investment of approximately $105 million in connection with real estate development initiatives in Aspen, Colorado. The investment includes properties that will be developed into retail locations, hospitality concepts, residential developments, and workforce housing projects.
January 6,
2021 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Dôme Deco, a leading European lifestyle home furnishings brand, has completely changed the approach to its upholstered case goods category and is now not only offering an expanded offering of fabrics, but they are for the most part offering every fabric on every frame.
January 6,
2021 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly
Eleven leading gift and home sales agencies representing 230+ top brands have committed to the Juniper suite of digital tools for sales automation, data management and e-commerce. The agencies are: CMA; J. Grob; Sales Producers; Simblist Group and The Link Companies’ seven agencies (Link2Sales, The Southern Link, The Central Link, The Northern Link, TMA Link, Total Accessories and Key Sales). This critical business decision allows these agencies, as well as early adopters Ivystone and Anne McGilvray & Company, to seamlessly connect and manage their commerce channels – on the road, online and at trade shows.