India, the world’s eighth largest consumer base, boasts an organised furniture industry estimated at US$8b, growing fast. In this month’s…
The wonderful summer temperatures on the May bank holiday weekend and the subsequent descent back into the wintry doldrums of mid-May really…
The popularity of using reclaimed wood as opposed to conventional wood to furnish our houses, offices and summerhouses – or anywhere, for that…
It’s crucial that retailers stay abreast of developments in their local area, says Caroline Steed, who points out that new transport links,…
According to CSIL’s Mauro Spinelli, the furniture hardware business is showing expansion at a global level. In this article, reproduced courtesy…
Last year, Robert Bridgman, garden design editor for outdoor furniture supplier Bridgman, posted over this infographic that breaks down the…
Do online shoppers know you exist? Generating customer awareness is one of the biggest challenges facing any retailer. You might be the new kid…
Hitachi’s Gerald Grimes looks at how consumer behaviours have changed over the past few years, and how this will affect retailers in 2013 … 2013…
E-commerce is often seen as the saviour of retail – unlimited customers, huge growth potential. This is of course the case, says Cybertill’s…
Niall Head-Rapson, partner and IP specialist from McDaniel and Co explains the rights designers and manufacturers have over the products they…
Independent Retailer Month returns in July this year, and organiser Clare Rayner has ensured there is even more material on offer to help…
Green, eco-friendly, eco-conscious, environmentally safe, sustainable, organic, natural … there seems to be almost as many statements of…
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