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September 16, 2021

How this furniture company found success with a customer-run showroom model

Outdoor furniture brand Outer recently reached a milestone in expanding its neighborhood showroom initiative. The program’s success might spell a new path for the future of nontraditional retail experiences.

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August 11, 2021

What will it take for trade shows to thrive in the COVID era—and beyond?

On the debut episode of Business of Home’s new podcast, Retail Watch, host Warren Shoulberg chats with Jesse James, the co-founder of home and gift show Shoppe Object.

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April 11, 2021

Change is coming to the Boston Design Center

Jamestown and Related Beal, the co-owners of the BDC, are planning to consolidate the 50-plus design showrooms currently scattered throughout the building into its first three floors.

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April 7, 2021

Why this road-based multiline is putting down roots

While the pandemic has prompted a rise in mobile showrooms, the duo behind the road-based multiline Designer Library have gone in the opposite direction, opening a brick-and-mortar showroom in Washington, D.C.

weekly feature

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March 3, 2021

The next generation of showrooms is shaking up the multiline model

Business of Home spoke to five new multiline showrooms that have come onto the scene, each one bringing a little something different to the table.

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February 9, 2021

Home spending hits new highs, Pierre Cardin’s ‘Bubble Palace’ is for sale, and more

In our weekly roundup Airbnb stock surpasses top hotel chains, DWR’s Champagne Chair contest winners, and more. Read on for the latest announcements crossing the BOH news desk.

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February 8, 2021

After 73 years in business, Kneedler Fauchère’s strategy hasn’t changed

In the latest episode of the Business of Home podcast, host Dennis Scully speaks to the leadership team behind West Coast multiline showroom Kneedler Fauchère and home furnishings brand Gregorius Pineo.

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January 25, 2021

The latest arrivals to the Miami Design District, Alessandra Branca’s new showroom, and more

It’s a new year, and with it comes new beginnings—for these brands, new showroom spaces. In our January roundup, Business of Home has gathered all the expansions and openings to have on your radar.

industry insider

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January 13, 2021

Cowtan & Tout moves headquarters to Brooklyn’s Industry City

Textile brand Cowtan & Tout has announced that it will move its operations, design studio and warehouse from Manhattan to Industry City, a 6-million-square-foot development in Brooklyn.

industry insider

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January 4, 2021

Betting on a British niche, OKA is coming to America

For British companies hoping to make it in America, there’s the tantalizing prospect of 300 million consumers who all speak the same language—at least in theory. BOH goes behind the scenes with British home brand OKA (the former owners of Wisteria) to hear about their plans to conquer the states.

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