
OK, it wasn’t the best of times but it was far from the worst too. While some segments of the home furnishings business continue to struggle mightingly — can you say furniture? — the trinkets and doodads that are the livelihood of the gift business are holding their own as consumers spend on the cheap and cheerful to make them forget how how gas prices have become. What else happened at the first trade show of the season? Read on….
https://businessofhome.com/articles/atlanta-market-proves-some-consumers-are-still-spending