August 14,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has announced the launch of College from Home, a shopping experience dedicated to helping parents and college students redesign their childhood bedrooms as remote learning spaces for the fall semester.
August 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The International Market Centers’ Digital Innovations division (IMC_di) has unveiled Juniper, the new brand identity for its full suite of digital tools, the capstone of which will be Juniper MKT, a new B2B ecommerce marketplace, launching in January 2021 for the gift, home and apparel industries.
August 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Retail software provider Storis has announced that partners using its eStoris ecommerce platform had a significant increase in online orders since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in consumer behavior have led to a rise in unique scenarios related to remote selling, payment processing, and credit card validation.
August 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Luxury leather upholstery producer Bradington-Young has reported a significant rise in orders for its’ domestically manufactured upholstery pieces compared to this time last year.
August 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Diamond Mattress has announced a redesigned website to better serve both retailers and consumers with enhanced content that is clearer and more engaging to tell the company’s 80-year manufacturing history.
August 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Las Vegas Market’s signature “Ahead of the Curve” trend program will be presented as a CEU-accredited webinar on Aug. 19 in advance of Summer 2020 Market, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3. During the session, a panel of design experts will discuss the latest West Coast design trends in home furnishings.
August 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The results are in from a Steelyard survey of interior designer professionals aimed at learning how they felt about the business given the state of the world in 2020. With “challenging” being an overwhelming sentiment, the survey highlighted the resilience of the design industry and how creative people insist on succeeding no matter what. The survey, entitled Impact of COVID and How We do Business Going Forward is part of Steelyard’s ongoing initiative to better align the needs of design professionals and brands that serve that significant market.