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Group buying with CrowdSprout

{ Posted on Mar 03 2009 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, retailer spotlights, trends
Via Twitter, I recently connected with Jon of CrowdSprout, a website that offers volume discounts on hip baby and kids gear when people buy as a group. I immediately thought of previous articles on Trendwatching.com about Crowd Clout ...Read More »

Pantone color report for Spring 2009

{ Posted on Sep 18 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, trends
You can expect these colors to be popular next year according to this Pantone color report for Spring 2009. My favorites are Lucite Green, Dark Citron and Super Lemon. [tags] color trends, Pantone color report, Spring 2009 trends [/tags] Read More »

Watch ‘The story of stuff’ on Earth Day

{ Posted on Apr 22 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, trends
Seeing as it's Earth Day today, I thought it would be a good time to link to The Story of Stuff. What is this all about? Below you'll find a description from the website. I hope you'll take ...Read More »

No-gift birthday parties for kids

{ Posted on Mar 27 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : KIDS, RETAILERS, parties, trends
I stumbled upon an article in today's Boston Globe about the no-gift trend at birthday parties for children. Some parents feel that their kids already have enough stuff and it's becoming more common to read "your presence is present ...Read More »

Ruffles galore

{ Posted on Mar 07 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : KIDS, RETAILERS, clothes, trends
I've been noticing ruffle details on children's clothing lately, but not the pink frilly kind! Yesterday Jan at poppytalk wrote about the ruffle trend featured in the April 2008 issue of a Canadian home decor magazine. Today ...Read More »

Trends in design for children

{ Posted on Feb 28 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, trends
You can find a summary of four key trends in children's design at the website for CIFFKIDS children's fashion fair. I really identified with the revivalist trend for the Fall 2008/Winter 2009 season: "This is about organic products ...Read More »

Cardboard for kids

{ Posted on Feb 13 2008 by Lisa }
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Categories : KIDS, RETAILERS, furniture, playtime, trends
I've been seeing a lot of cardboard in the kids design world lately and I thought I'd round up some examples of this emerging trend. Of course children playing with cardboard is nothing new (everyone knows that kids have ...Read More »

Toy trends: increasing demand for simple toys

{ Posted on Nov 25 2007 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, trends
An article in the Toronto Star published this weekend sums up a key trend in the toy industry: simple toys made from all-natural and sustainable materials that allow for open-ended imaginative play. The author cites several contributing ...Read More »

Greeting cards market on the rise

{ Posted on Nov 08 2007 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, retail news, trends
Greeting cards are the fastest growing category in the overall stationery market according to results of an in-depth survey of 1205 recent stationery buyers that was conducted by Unity Marketing, a marketing consulting firm specializing in the luxury consumer marketplace. ...Read More »

Still made here

{ Posted on Oct 01 2007 by Lisa }
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Categories : RETAILERS, trends
Trendwatching.com predicts that a growing number of consumers will want to know about the origins of their purchases as they seek out "the local, and thereby the authentic, the storied, the eco-friendly and the obscure." They also predict that ...Read More »