There was some reason to expect that the Walmart shareholders meeting last Friday would be a somber, or even contentious, affair, in light of the bribery scandal involving the retailer’s Mexican operation.
Various news reports leading up to the meeting spoke of shareholder groups calling upon...
NEW YORK–This year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair did not disappoint with introductions focused on both the fun and functional and the sophisticated and stylish.
While all areas of the house were covered — including the outdoors — wall surfaces scored as the hot trend at the show,...
By Allison Zisko
So I’ve got my Forty One Madison pedometer set and ready to go for this week’s walk-a-thon, also known as the New York Tabletop Show, and I’m curious to see how many steps I actually take over the next few days.
Permanent showroom building Forty One Madison has come up with a...
By David Gill
The signs are all in place that Amazon.com may soon supplant Walmart as America’s most powerful retailer—if it hasn’t already.
Last week, a survey by consulting firm Brodeur Partners ranked Amazon as the most relevant retailer in the country. This survey asked consumers to rank 21...
Ever since J.C. Penney’s new CEO, Ron Johnson, announced his new strategies for reviving its business in January, those who follow the department store have suffered many cases of the jitters.
The latest fit of nerves occurred last week, when online news reports yelped that J.C. Penney said its new...
By Andrea LilloThe LED industry gathered here last week for the sixth LEDucation, a day-long event that includes seminars, networking opportunities and tradeshow on the latest in this technology. One morning seminar gave attendees an update on government programs such as , which aims to help...
For years glassmaker Svend Jensen has remained out of the tabletop industry spotlight, but not off its radar. The company has not been to a trade show or marketed its name since 1998, although it has been designing, sourcing and selling to all the big name brands on an OEM basis since that time....
LAS VEGAS–The Las Vegas Winter Market opened yesterday with a bang, continuing the good vibes of the January trade shows. Showgoers packed the showrooms and hallways, and educational and socializing events were well attended. A presentation by celebrity Priscilla Presley was standing room...
I have attended a number of presentations to financial analysts over my years as a reporter. Last week, for the first time, I went to one which was haunted.
J.C. Penney’s new top executives, CEO Ron Johnson and President Michael Francis, delivered a thoroughgoing exhibition of their plans for the...
Things felt a whole lot brighter in Dallas – not due to the thousands of lighting product debuting there, though they were indeed illuminating, but to the more positive spirit seen at the Dallas International Lighting Market, which ended yesterday. I’ve been covering the category for four years and...