Susan Pyle Dickenson, Retail Editor, Home Accents Today en-us http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224.html?nid=3863 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use October 1, 2009 http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1010049301.html?nid=3863 Dallas, Texas -- Antèks Home Furnishings opened a new 8,000-sq.-ft. retail showroom in the Dallas Design District at 1135 Dragon St. Owner a... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/60049206.html?nid=3863 The "Ambiance Day" honor, bestowed upon the home furnishings retailer by the Suwanee City Council, was a surprise to Pamela Davis Reeves,... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1980049198.html?nid=3863 "Realistic" fake food props is the subject of my column in this month's (September 2009) issue, inspired by lingering images of souffles,... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/470049047.html?nid=3863 Los Angeles, Calif. -- Christopher Guy is opening a new store in October at 9699 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills (artist's rendering, right). In ad... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/380049038.html?nid=3863 Chapel Hill, N.C. -- BLOOM invites guests to celebrate tonight at their fall "Season Premiere" party, from 4-8 p.m. Hourly giv... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/120049012.html?nid=3863 The beautiful vignette on the cover of this month's issue (photographed by Mark Tade) is from Iowa retailer Dwell Home Furnishings,... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1200048920.html?nid=3863 "This is an easy market for us to come to and it’s always exciting and lively. It’s probably my favorite market. Home accessories ... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1700048770.html?nid=3863 Pittsboro, N.C. -- Vietri at Fearrington, at 405 West Camden in Fearrington Village, is hosting a “Tailgate with Style” event Satu... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1340048734.html?nid=3863 MICHAEL'S STORES INC. announced that Shelley G. Broader, president and chief operating officer, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/820048682.html?nid=3863 Saturday, my husband Tim and I arrived in Chapel Hill a little earlier than usual for the start of Carolina’s football season opener against ... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1620048562.html?nid=3863 Retail expert and consultant Barbara Crowhurst is giving away a free makeover to one of our readers. Barbara first appeared in our pages in July, w... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/750048475.html?nid=3863 My name is Kegan Scannell (Kegan is the son of Mary Liz Curtin). I am 16 and I work at my parent's furniture store, Leon & Lulu. My job at the ... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1280048328.html?nid=3863 Homeyet.com, the Web site for World Market Center's new multimillion dollar "Is it Home yet?" campaign, launched a few days ago and its s... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/770048277.html?nid=3863 Via Twitter: From @Bailey Street -- Reincarnation Furnishings, Washington, D.C. ... From @LA DIFF -- Circle Furniture @circlefurniture, Canton... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/130048213.html?nid=3863 To me, good retail stirs an emotion. ABC Carpet & Home does just that and more. The sheer volume of product and the layering they do wows me th... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/850047885.html?nid=3863 Madison, Conn. -- Kathy Walsh and Trip Rothschild have opened their fourth Homeward Bound store, in Madison. The store carries furnishings, gifts a... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/170047817.html?nid=3863 Long Beach, Ca. -- Avaliving.com has launched as an innovative and interactive meeting place for designers, consumers, suppliers and advertisers. M... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1200047720.html?nid=3863 Yesterday, my friend and fellow Greensboron Ivan Saul Cutler, known to many as an industry marketing specialist, writer and chief blogger at Inside... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1960047596.html?nid=3863 This fall, Ethan Allen is launching a new program for independent interior designers that will compensate them for their clients' purchases. Called... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1580047558.html?nid=3863 The Chicago Market: Living and Giving’s August Retailer of the Month is Michael Blossom, owner of Florodora in Chicago. Named for the fun-lov... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1590047559.html?nid=3863 Winners of the 2009 NICHE Top Retailer Awards were honored on August 2nd in a ceremony held at the Buyers Market of American Craft in Philadelphia.... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/920047492.html?nid=3863 Designing gardener Randy Ouzts has launched a new retail Web site featuring dozens of his uniquely colored clay containers, vases and candle p... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/280047428.html?nid=3863 In the summer issue of the IFDA's newsmagazine, Network, there's a brief article about a ruling made by a federal judge in Connecticut regarding us... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1570047357.html?nid=3863 Pier 1 Imports has named Catherine David executive vice president of merchandising. David recently worked for Kirkland's Inc. as president and CEO,... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/240000224/post/1000047300.html?nid=3863 July 31, 2009 -- JC Penney opened the doors today to its first Manhattan store, located on Herald Square near Macy's flagship. Although the re...