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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014
December 28, 2013
December 4, 2013
December 4, 2013
To celebrate its 30th Year in the Middle East, Louis Vuitton organized on November 12th 2013 a private dinner gathering 40 opinion leaders and VIPs of the region in the both intimate and prestigious scenery of the famous resort The Palm One & Only, in Dubaï. The table was set up under the open skies and adorned with beautiful Baccarat pieces from the Eye and Mille Nuits collections, recalling the opulence of oriental palaces.
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November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013
ROYAL CROWN DERBY NAMES DEVINE CORP AS U.S. DISTRIBUTOR OF FINE BONE CHINA AND GIFTWARE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22 November 2013
Royal Crown Derby announced today DeVine Corporation will assume distribution of its fine bone china and giftware products in the US as of January 1, 2014.
The announcement was made by Kevin Oakes, CEO of Steelite International, a $100 million Stoke-on-Trent ceramics manufacturer for the hospitality industry that acquired Royal Crown Derby in 2012. Both
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October 1, 2013
October 1, 2013
Advertising costing you too much? This may be why: today's WSJ reports that advertising fraud is a million dollar business. View Post
April 22, 2013
April 22, 2013
Today's WSJ reports on Congress' progress on taxing sales made online. Currently, people are supposed to self-report taxes for purchases made online when taxes are not paid at the time of purchase. The problem is that no one is self reporting taxes.
The new legislation proposes that businesses with at least $1 million in annual out-of-state sales or 50 or more employees collect tax.
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January 3, 2013
January 3, 2013
Amazing April
April 1, Monday, 6:00 p.m.
Amazingly Delicious!
Chester Miller, $48.00
First you'll be treated to a Taste of Drink from Bistro by the Track's wine bar; Seared scallop Mie Fun- thin noodles with vegetables
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January 3, 2013
January 3, 2013
Instructors
John Bryant attended Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, SC, earning 2 degrees in a three year span. He has worked with some truly talented chefs, most notably James Burns (of J. Bistro and James Burns Catering in Mt. Pleasant, SC), and Chefs Eric Howren and Mark Estes. With a cooking style that is based upon Fine Classical French Technique intertwined with a Southern regional flair and fusion cookery.
Robert DeBinder, a Knoxville native, learned the
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May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012
Our newest introduction - Lowestoft Garden! Adaptation from a European plate circa 1775 painted in 'famille rose' enamels. Dishwasher safe. Perfect for garden parties under twinkle lights in the late summer night's breeze.
Pairs nicely with any three of our lace patterns!
Available for delivery in June
Paired here with R. Haviland & C. Parlon's Arc en Ciel Mint dinner plate.
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March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
The Wall St. Journal profile's Thomas Keller, and mentions Keller's Raynaud hospitality tableware.
Wall St. Journal
March 8, 2012
By VIBHUTI PATEL
The only American chef to win three Michelin stars for two restaurants simultaneously, Thomas Keller is renaissance man of food. Owner of 13 restaurants on two coasts, including Napa Valley's landmark French Laundry and Manhattan's Per Se, he has sold half a million copies of his "French Laundry
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August 25, 2011
August 25, 2011
From today's Wall St. Journal:
A Toast to Change as Crystal Goes Practical
By J. S. MARCUS
Whether you serve your wine in an IKEA glass costing $2.99, or in hand-cut Baccarat crystal costing 50 times as much, sooner or later you'll have one concern—the ring-shaped stains that wineglasses tend to leave behind.
Some new hand-blown crystal stemware is now strong enough to go into the dishwasher, Jeff Marcus reports on Lunch Break. One
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December 12, 2010
December 12, 2010
I often try to make navigating an online store compelling. I wonder how many parallels there are between what to 'show up front' in an online store vs. a physical one. Should inexpensive items be put on a home page and in the online checkout area?
How Stores Lead You to Spend
Displays, Music, Layout Make $98 Pillows, $8 Bracelets Look Like Must-Haves
By CHRISTINA BINKLEY
Santa Monica, Calif.
At the Kitson store here, the $98 Jonathan Adler zodiac...
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July 18, 2010
July 18, 2010
The following article is from HFN magazine:
Lifetime Brands Launches on Social Media Sites
17366 Thu, 11/19/2009 - 1:39pm
NEW YORK–Lifetime Brands has launched company pages on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to communicate directly with consumers. In addition, it announced that it will revamp its corporate Web site and relaunch it the first quarter of next year.
“We touch millions of lives through the products we design—products dedicated to ...
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May 17, 2010
May 17, 2010
This bridal report, which appeared in HFN magazine, has a few good insights. They include:
The number of brides will increase due to Millennials coming of age.
The majority of brides buy registry items they don't receive.
The majority of brides use gift certificates on items they did not register for.
The majority of brides down scale registry items when it comes time to redeem registry credit they have.
HFN magazine website: www.hfnmag.com
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April 27, 2010
April 27, 2010
www.hermanmiller.com/
I saw this site commended in the magazine Communication Arts
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December 28, 2009
December 28, 2009
As Stores Sputter, Sales Sizzle Online
Dec. 15 Sets Record for Web-Site Revenue; Sears, Macy's,Other Big Retailers Lure Internet Shoppers
By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
A holiday season of Web price wars and aggressive online promotions by store-based retailers is leaving e-commerce a larger force in American retail.
While sales conducted at brick-and mortar stores are about flat this season compared with 2008, online retailing grew 4% from the ...
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December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009
From CNN.com today:
Cyber Monday: A lot of clicking and shopping
Report says sales rose 14% over last year and shoppers on average spent more online than they did on Black Friday.
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: December 1, 2009: 10:27 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Did Cyber Monday outshine Black Friday this year?
Early reports suggest that Americans shopped more enthusiastically online for holiday bargains than they did in ...
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October 24, 2009
October 24, 2009
This New Yorker article by James Surowiecki suggests that in just a few years Americans (and the world) will be consuming like its 1999. And I think there is some truth to this. If one adds to this information from another recent New Yorker article about cycles (one theorist says a bust comes every 8.6 years), then we do seem destined to recover. Aka: more people will be buying home goods soon.
INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
by James Surowiecki
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