All of this Olympic talk of cultures and countries has reminded me of the home furnishings industry, where, for some consumers and home accessories retailers, a product's origin is its most valuable asset. More...
When I work on creating a vignette in my store, I look at what objects I can link together. I unite different objects with color and, of course, style. I almost always put artwork in my vignette to set the mood or theme. More...
For the last 10 years, Robin Ban has watched her home accessories store, Seeds, grow into a permanent fixture in Great Barrington, MA. Here, Ban talks about her store merchandising and how she caters to a seasonal community in the Berkshires.
Ban: The thing that's always been my strong point is store merchandising. How you display things is really everything. You can have the best stuff, and if you don't display it properly, you're not going to sell it. More...
When I work on creating a vignette in my store, I look at what objects I can link together. I unite different objects with color and, of course, style. I almost always put artwork in my vignette to set the mood or theme. More...