Clint Engel
Hello! I'm Clint Engel senior retail editor at Furniture/Today, where I cover all things retail. I'll use this blog to offer my thoughts on both the furniture retail scene and general retail, but more importantly, as a vehicle to bring in and link to other ideas and sources of information that could prove useful to you. I hope you'll use this space to share your thoughts, too. Also feel free to contact me directly at clinte@reedbusiness.com or 336-605-1129.
Title: Senior Retail Editor
Clint's NotesLink This | Email This | Comments (9) Costco bows out of furniture store businessIn a press release about the planned closings this summer of the two Costco Home stores in Kirkland, Wash., and Tempe, Ariz., Costco CEO Jim Sinegal said the Home stores were a “valuable experiment” and that the company “learned a great deal about home furnishings in the process.” Apparently one of those lessons was that this furniture store business is a lot... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (4) What Ikea does rightIt’s difficult to visit an Ikea store and not leave as a fan. It’s also difficult to leave without at least a little something in your hand (a cutting board for me and candy for, er … my daughter). Now that I’ve wiped away any attempt at objectivity, here’s my take on some of the things that make Ikea a success. I recently visited the new Charlotte, N.C.,... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Jake's take on employmentLast week during at the Las Vegas Market, we ran into American Furniture Warehouse CEO Jake Jabs (cornered him might be a better way of describing the meeting.) We asked him to elaborate a bit on a strategy he’s put in place to downsize in this terrible economy by cutting back hours vs. cutting too many jobs. Our quick video interview is up on our Web site along with other video... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) It pays to employAn AP story this morning reports the economy shrank 3.8% in the fourth quarter, the worst downturn in 25 years. The Commerce Department “report provided clear evidence of the economy’s rapid deterioration as the housing, credit and financial crises — the worst since the 1930s — feed on each other. It’s a vicious cycle that has proven difficult for... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Is cheap chic?Has the furniture industry lost its chance to get consumers off their low-price fixation and into thinking about the joys of a beautifully furnished home?A Reuters report this month suggests that the recession has led more people to list price as a top priority over location, quality and service. “What’s so intriguing these days, whether you work on Wall Street or in... More |
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