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Carson Home Accents Features a Strong Range of New Ideas with June IntroductionEach figurine in the "Gracious Journey" collection comes with a tent card with a relevant message. The "Mother's Love" card says, "A special love and connection that will last throughout time." FREEPORT, PA - This 39-year veteran of the industry continues its aggressive plan of bringing over 300 fresh, creative designs to market each cycle. Their upcoming June 2008 catalog will be mailed to customers in late May. Carson Home Accents is well known for their market-leading wind chimes and outdoor accessories. They continue to develop exciting new styles and designs in these categories. New growth has been the result of combining new ideas, new materials and finishes, quality construction and competitive price points. One of their free display programs very well could be an easy first step to helping you create new retail revenue, strong sales per square foot and above average margins. Inspirational and Sentiment-based product collections continue to produce strong new growth for Carson Home Accents. Figurines, statuettes, message bars, plaques, mini-plates and table accents that are both decorative and functional all continue to perform well and produce new growth and consistent reorders for many retailers. Customers continually remark about the uniqueness of their messages and Carson's strong attention to design detail. They remain committed to the mission of providing you with strong value, very competitive pricing and dependable service. Names like Artstones™, Heartnotes®, Life is a Circle®, Word Accents™, Provence, Woodland®, Life's Canvas® and more are being recognized by more gift retailers as creative, valuable collections which produce strong rates of sale. Shown here are items from Carson's promising new Gracious Journey collection. Actual stone elements are used in the polystone castings to give them the look and feel of real alabaster. The June introduction grows Gracious Journey to 25 designs pertaining to many of life's important events, relationships, feelings and emotions. Register on their web site at www.carsonhomeaccents.com to review their proven line & request their newest catalog. Featured Vendors in GiftsWholesale.Com
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US Sees Slight Increase in Retail Sales Despite "Recession"The increase in retail sales during March was double that predicted, at a modest 0.2% instead of 0.1%. The increase was largely driven by increased prices in food and energy (source). Excluding the volatile gasoline and automobile sales, core retailers saw a 0.1% increase in March and the February decrease was revised from 0.6% fo 0.4%, according to a mid-April Commerce Department report (source). Not all sectors of the economy have been affected equally
Anyone watching the news or reading newspapers over the past several months might be surprised to hear that retail sales were slightly up in March and the February downturn was less than first reported. Talk of recession has been so prevalent in the media that it would seem to be the conventional wisdom. While there's no doubt increases in gasoline prices and a major correction in housing values in some parts of the country have slowed the economy, not all sectors have been affected equally. Reflecting the downturn in new home construction, sales of building supplies and home furnishings decreased the most, dragging down the averages for all retail sales. |