by Pamela Danziger | Aug 25, 2020 | BLOG
Neiman Marcus is closing its brand-spanking new Hudson Yards flagship, its first and only store in New York City. JC Penney is closing some 240 out of its fleet of 800 stores. Over the next three years, Macy’s is closing 125 “under-performing” stores in favor of some...
by Pamela Danziger | Jan 17, 2020 | BLOG, Design, Millennials
Now that Millennials, the largest American generation in history some 80 million strong, are aging into the prime years for buying home furnishings, it should be glory days for furniture and home furnishings stores. But that is decidedly not the case. Through November...
by Paul Friederichsen | Oct 12, 2019 | BLOG, Branding
This is an interview with Paul Friederichsen, partner of The American Marketing Group, on a recent visit to Portugal, with Lisbon-based Briefing, a publication devoted to brands and marketing. What, in your vision, defines a brand? It is the sum total of all the...
by Pamela Danziger | Oct 7, 2019 | BLOG, Design
The traditional business of interior design has been disrupted by a rapidly growing range of competitors out to steal market share from designers’ elite clientele. The most recent ASID Interior Design Outlook and State of the Industry report tellingly reveals the...
by Pamela Danziger | Jul 24, 2019 | BLOG, Branding
Luxury home owners are a discerning bunch. They expect the highest quality performance in the home brands they buy. Not only that, but they also demand a refined level of style. And importantly for brands and retailers, they are more than willing to pay a premium for...
by Pamela Danziger | May 7, 2019 | Appliances, BLOG
People with money – people who can enjoy all the luxuries that money can buy – have a plethora of choices of how to spend it, from luxury travel and dining, the clothes and jewelry they wear, the fashion accessories they carry, and the cars they drive. But the...
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