Cinde W Ingram
Cinde W. Ingram was recently promoted as editor in chief of Casual Living, a monthly trade magazine covering outdoor furniture, accessories, grills, spas and other leisure living products and the quarterly supplement Garden Decor, which covers accessories for outdoor use or inspired by the outdoors. For more than five years, Ingram has been managing editor of Casual Living as well as business editor of Garden Decor and Home Accents Today, which covers accent furniture, decorative accessories, wall décor, rugs, botanicals, candles and more. Prior to joining Reed Business Information, Ingram was an award-winning newspaper reporter and covered the furniture industry for about 15 years.
Casually SpeakingLink This | Email This | Comments (6) Pricing trending Up as Casual Market approachesWe're drawing toward the end of an amazing season, marked at its start by a record number of tornadoes and at its sizzling finale with excessive heat in some parts of the country and flooding in others. Despite challenges from the weather and an excruciatingly slow economic recovery, the retailers I spoke with at the Preview Show in Chicago were able to smile as they said their season had been goo... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (6) Charting in the centerBusiness doesn't always follow politics or vice versa, but the economy plays an integral role in both. It was interesting to note last month when President Obama laid down a foreign policy marker with an eye on domestic politics.Obama drew criticisms from right and left when he announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan - 10,000 this year and 23,000 more next year - which would bring... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Winning displays -- Colorful, playful and funWhen I called Ashleigh Kosin to let her know our judges had selected Bell Tower Outdoor Living Company as our Merchandising Awards' Best First-Time Entry, she said her store has been "crazy busy" since the weather turned.I later talked with a sales rep who calls on the Southwest Michigan store that Kosin and her husband Jack opened in 2008. "They've got a lot going on in that store,... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Outdoor designs flourishAs we draw closer to this month's HD Expo in Las Vegas and ICFF in New York, I'm not the only one with outdoor designs on my mind.It started early last month at the High Point Market when I moderated a panel of interior designers, who shared their experiences and expertise in designing outdoor spaces. Margi Kyle, last year's Interior Design Society national president, urged other designers to help... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Casual Industry appealRetailers and vendors in the casual industry are making efforts to meet the needs of people affected by last Wednesday's severe Southern storms.In the wake of the tornadoes, Summer Classics Vice President Harold Hudson sent out a message noting the widespread damages and deaths in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Ala. He said many homes were completely destroyed and power will not be restored to some ar... More |
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