November 16, 2009
Mark’s Las Vegas Show Notebook
The October 2009 Las Vegas World Market was a great success for us on our last buying trip. We found our existing vendors ready to do business and full of ideas and enthusiasm for this coming Holiday Season. The show was also a very productive one as we found some great new companies with hot new looks and even better values.
Top Trends In The Market
COLOR. COLOR. COLOR. Inspired by the bright walls and displays of the Vegas trade show we are updated the colors on some of our walls. We have teamed with a local company, Superior Painting, to show our hottest new styles against some of this years most vibrant colors. David Arnn and his staff did a great job and you can learn more about his company and his work at www.superiorpaintingmadison.com
Home Office The trend in the market is to scale down your home office. We still carry many of the large wall systems but Ashley and Sauder have come out with a number of smaller scale desks for you to consider for your home office.
Ashley is delivering new matching collections of leg desks, medium executive desks, hutches, file cabinets and chairs so you can customize your work space and get plenty of storage in about half the space.
Sauder is shipping in some new contemporary desks with cleaner lines. This is definitely not your mom and dad’s office furniture anymore.
TV Stands With the increase of sales in LCD and Plasma tv sets there has been a big increase in the demand for more credenza style stands. We listened to you and increased our selection of flat screen tv stands. Many also have posts and swivel posts to display your new flat screen televisions. Come see the new looks that have just hit the sales floor from Sauder and Office Star.
Made In America With the economy the way it has been our customers are looking for more value and old-fashioned quality. Made in America products give you that! We have increased our assortment in Made in America wood furniture and lamps and expanded the space for it on our sales floor. Most of these are fully assembled and these new styles have already hit our store and more are due before Thanksgiving.
Rugs are HERE! We have been conducting a survey of our customers and we want to thank everyone that took the time to complete one. One thing was clear. You want us to take the same quality and attention to value and find some great area rugs to finish the looks in your homes. We have done that. We have added an assortment of area rugs from Linon at just $49.99 and $99.99.
Best Find of the Show By far the best find of the market was a selection of art and mirrors from a New York company called Elico. The product has literally just hit the back room and when you look at the detail and the quality of these items you will be as excited as I am. They put so much value into the items you won’t believe the looks and what we can sell them at.
I can’t fit all the great new items into this one letter. You will really have to stop in to see it all. We have found so many new lamps, furniture pieces, art and decor that will make this a great holiday season for you and your families. So dress up your home and get ready for all of those Holiday parties. We will have new items coming every week now into December. Keep checking for updates on HomeConcept.com and come back and see us more often. I am sure with all the new items you won’t be disappointed.
Mark
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