Accessories Resource Team hosts annual conference in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, S.C., was the site of the Accessories Resource Team's 2008 annual conference, held August 21-24. Accessory industry manufacturers, retailers, representatives and suppliers enjoyed seminars, workshops and social events designed to promote camaraderie and provide ideas, inspiration and useful information.
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Eastern Shore Elegance
When weary Washingtonians and burned-out Baltimoreans load up the car for a little weekend rest and relaxation, many head for Maryland's Eastern Shore where miles of shoreline, meandering creeks and rivers, hidden inlets and pastoral countryside offer endless opportunities for recreation and retreat.
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Harmonic progression
Three months ago, Kathy Walsh and her husband of three years, Trip Rothschild, signed a lease for their third Homeward Bound store, in West Hartford, Conn. A month later the store opened, just in time for the residents of Greater Hartford and central Connecticut to begin their holiday shopping with Homeward Bound's organic “Interior Harmony” lifestyle selections.
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Champagne & Chandeliers in Sherman
Six years ago, Carol Davis combined two decades of design experience and an innate marketing talent to launch Interior Home Store. Since then, the 5,000-sq.-ft. Sherman, Texas, retail and design business has enjoyed consistent year-over-year growth, and projects sales of $1.25 million for 2007. “Things are looking up this year in more ways than one,” said Davis, who is inviting her ...
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New Century Mod
Seventeen years ago this month, Zinc Details began selling furnishings in a 200-sq.-ft. space on Post Street in San Francisco. Today, the store has expanded to two much larger locations in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, rings up annual sales in the $2 million to $3 million range, maintains a heavy presence in the local arts and design community, and has been recognized as a top Bay Area shop...
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Chic Rustique
Location is everything. Especially in the case of High Country Furniture & Design, a highly successful purveyor of accessories, furniture, gifts, garden decor and apparel in the mountain community of Waynesville, N.C. Despite its "off the beaten path" site on the outskirts of a very small town (pop.
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Paradise Loft
The setting in which Tampa native Jill Lifsey launched her very first retail venture two and a half years ago looked something like this: Even worse, her new store, a 1,500-sq.-ft. space that her inventory of loft accessories, rugs and furniture quickly outgrew, fronts a street that has remained closed to traffic since opening day.
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Southern Comfort
A 130-year-old pink house surrounded by lush gardens and 150-year-old oak trees is bound to have a certain ambiance. Polish it up a bit with glossy interiors, neoclassical trimwork and crisp window treatments and you're ready to share it with guests. Fill it with ladies lunching, prissy pooches and an extensive selection of gifts, furniture and accessories, and you're in the business — of...
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