Casual Living - May 1, 2008

When representatives from Tommy Bahama contacted Bill Echols in 2005, both Echols and the lifestyle brand were at a critical juncture. Echols had just left Brown Jordan International to launch his sales management company, Outdoor Experience. Tommy Bahama also had just ended its relationship with BJI, a process negotiated by Echols as one of his last responsibilities there.

• Departments
• Business Outlook
• FYI
• Casually Speaking
• Inside/Out opportunities
• Grill Column
• Promote grill celebrations
• Grill News
• Americans grilling more, making healthy choices
• Vidalia partners for growth
• How To
• Mix merchandising for high impact
• News
• Kathy Peterson inspires outdoor decorating
• Casual designs brighten High Point Market
• Meadowcraft names new position
• Correction
• Joe Ruggiero designs weaves for Viro fibers with focus on green
• Hanamint relaunching Alu-Mont
• Contract market embraces casual elegance
• Weather Trends
• Cool, wet challenges for May

• Features
• Inside/Out Design
• Day in the Sun
• Jackson’s Home & Garden
• Who answered the survey
• Interior designers creating casual spaces
• Made in the Shade
• Hot Products
• Hot Products at the National Hardware Show