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December 23, 2008
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  • New Creative Enterprises to seek chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    New Creative Enterprises, a designer and manufacturer of outdoor living décor and gift items based in Milford, Ohio, has decided to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection according to Benno Duenkelsbuehler, the company’s president and CEO. more » » » 
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  • Brian Casey honored by Design Professionals of North Carolina
    Design Professionals of North Carolina honored Brian D. Casey, president and CEO of the High Point Market Authority for outstanding contributions to their organization. more » » » 
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  • Selamat Designs announces company acquisition strategy
    Selamat Designs is seeking to acquire or partner with furniture and accessory companies that can help complement its existing product lines. more » » » 
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  • Global Views doubles showroom space at Dallas Market Center
    Dallas Market Center announced that Global Views is expanding its Dallas showroom to almost twice its former size. more » » » 
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  • Blissliving Home and Chesapeake Bay Candle to open showroom in Las Vegas

    Blissliving Home will unveil its new spring and summer collection, and Chesapeake Bay Candle will showcase its Signature collection, in the companies' new showroom at Las Vegas World Market Center. more » » » 
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  • Bella Rose partners with new sales teams
    Bella Rose by Chateau has partnered with the sales firms California Marketing Associates for the Southern California area and Style Connections for the northeastern U.S. more » » » 
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  • Canadian Gift and Tableware Association announces show times, dates
    The Spring 2009 Canadian Gift and Tableware Association Gift Show is scheduled to run Sun., Jan. 25 through Thurs., Jan. 29, 2009 at the Toronto International Centre and the Toronto Congress Centre (South and North Buildings). more » » » 
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  • Professional Marketing to offer free PR consultations at Atlanta Market
    Professional Marketing, a Michigan-based public relations and marketing communications agency for the gift and home industry, is offering complimentary private consultations to vendors and sales agencies at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. more » » » 
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  • Pier 1's same-store sales drop 17.8% in third quarter
    Pier 1 Imports reported a 17.8% same-store sales decline in the fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 29.Total sales for the Fort Worth-based retailer fell 19.6% from a year ago, to $300.9 million. more » » » 
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  • Landfair Retail Focus: more on Pier 1
    A lot can change in six months! Six months ago Pier 1 (PIR) made a move on Cost Plus (CPWM) and was rejected. CEO Alex Smith of Pier 1 had cut annual costs by $160 million, primarily by closing stores and slashing payroll and marketing. He reworked the merchandise mix and refocused on inexpensive impulse buys. He thought that strategy would work for Cost Plus. more » » » 
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    Announcement

    Do you need help?
    Home Accents Today is launching a new feature in 2009 – I Need Help!

    We are asking retailers to send us photos of problem areas in their store. We will post them on our Web site and solicit comments from our online readership. In addition, our own Retailer Advisory Board and associated designers and visual merchandisers will weigh in with ideas. We will publish the photo, plus the comments in future issues.

    In the meantime, please send your trouble-spot photos to HATmarket@reedbusiness.com. We will select one each month and post it on our Web site, HomeAccentsToday.com. Please visit the site in January to offer your own opinions and help fellow shopkeepers out.

    We are also planning another new recurring page – Retailer Insight. Similar to the Designer Insight we have run for the last two years, we will ask a retail-oriented question to our panel of experts and let them answer in their own words. Do you have a question for our panel? E-mail it to Susan Dickenson, retail editor, at susan.dickenson@reedbusiness.com. Watch for responses in the February edition of HAT.
       
     
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