Homewares

"The growth is compared with very weak figures a year ago when February saw the worst of last winter's weather and this February's performance was helped by sales postponed from January - particularly sales of non-food items such as homewares and fashion." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The strongest growth came, not from food, but from sales of items such as homewares and clothing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The group said non-food items such as homewares and furniture were the worst affected as wary consumers focused on essential purchases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Piccadilly Institute, W1Ireland's Creative Expo, Dublin, Sun to WedFashion, crafts, gifts and homewares by 350 Irish designers and makers. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Liberty, meanwhile, has a shop called IndigoGreen, which sells eco-friendly homewares, and both sisters have regularly sung and played with Rain too. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Marks & Spencer today reported strong sales figures across clothes, homewares and food, as new chief executive Marc Bolland, who replaced Sir Stuart Rose in May, said customers were returning to quality. ❋ Julia Kollewe (2010)

The stalwart of the high street also reported a 10% drop in first-half pretax profit before exceptional items to £315.2 million as it took a margin hit on clothing and homewares to keep prices down and remain competitive in the stifling consumer environment. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

Mr. Wolfson said the downturn was a good time Next to invest in its homewares stores because it can grow market share as some retailers exit the sector. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

One example is the US clothing brand Kenneth Cole, which will include homewares for the first time next year. ❋ Zoe Wood (2010)

The department store has big plans for the brand it acquired in 2009 and will add accessories, shoes, homewares and cosmetics over the next two years. ❋ Zoe Wood (2010)

Next and John Lewis's relative optimism are in stark contrast to the recent earnings from electronics and homewares retailers, which have suffered from a significant reduction in consumer spending on discretionary items, as inflation on essentials like food and fuel saps monthly budgets. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

The effect of this decline is mirrored in M&S's general merchandise sales, which include homewares, and which fell 1.8% on a same-store basis in the 13 weeks to Dec. 31, largely because it discontinued sales of electrical items towards the end of 2010. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2012)

The store, which sells eco-friendly products such as solar lights and bamboo homewares, says the tithing is part of its raison d'être —to get people closer to nature. ❋ Nicole Swengley (2011)

The supermarket giants like Tesco PLC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.-owned Asda, and J Sainsbury PLC that have heavily expanded their aisles of televisions and homewares are also feeling the pinch even though food sales are just about holding up. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

Mr. Philips said the company will decide over the coming months which categories would be most appropriate to launch online first, adding that homewares, bedding and cooking are all options under consideration. ❋ Molly Neal (2011)

And at Rochas, designer Marco Zanini's endless parade of ornate florals may reference scarves but they undeniably began in the homewares department. ❋ Meenal Mistry (2011)

Marks & Spencer today reported strong sales figures across clothes, homewares and food. ❋ Julia Kollewe (2010)

U.K. consumer spending is being squeezed by high fuel and commodity inflation, tax rises and concerns about job security, all of which have conspired to shrink disposable income and put pressure on sales of nonessentials like the growing aisles of supermarket clothing, electricals, homewares, toys and books. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

Sainsbury's sells fewer non-food products as a proportion of its total sales, although the company is adding new space and store extensions to increase sales of clothes, electricals and homewares. ❋ Kathy Gordon (2011)

At Merci in Paris, all profits, after operating costs, from sales of its designer fashions, furniture and homewares are channeled into children's charities. ❋ Nicole Swengley (2011)