As encouraging as the winter markets were for the home and gift industry it’s a different story for the shows coming up this spring in
Category: #tariffs
Trees, Trees, Whose Got the Trees?
As reports come in that the Black Friday weekend wasn’t as bad as some (including yours truly) had predicted, now we could have a different
Retailer Shocks & Surprises
A little tricky to sort out who did what and how well this past quarter. There was one big surprise — actually make that two
Target, Saks, At Home & Other Retail Musings on a Tuesday
Some assorted thoughts on the wonderful world of retailing, Target’s 1,800-person layoffs: Yeah, it’s a big number but let’s remember it’s only 8 percent of
Furniture Wars
The furniture industry is getting together this week in High Point, NC, the center of that universe, with the Trumpian Tariff Trauma hanging over the
Timber…..!!!
The latest Trumpian tariff tragedy is on — of all things — wood, as in the raw material used for housing materials, furniture and kitchen