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Consumers share their views 8/4/2008 8:01:00 AM
Casual Living, Telescope Casual Furniture and cable television’s HGTV survey nearly the 14,000 consumers about their outdoor living areas. More
FYI 08/01/2008
Briefly..... Summer’s the perfect time to make lemonade. With high gas prices keeping more folks at home for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, now’s the time to make economic lemonade promoting the features of the grills you have to sell. Labor Day no longer marks the end of grilling season, either.
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Brush up on grilling safety By Donna Myers - 08/01/2008
Every year, as barbecuing gets into full swing, questions arise about barbecue safety. There are two types of safety concerns about which backyard barbecuers and retailers need to be well informed. Since customers may ask you questions, you need to put them at ease and maintain their confidence in outdoor cooking by readily conveying the answers.
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'Staycation’ trend offers retailers promotion opportunities By Donna Myers - 07/01/2008
Millions of American families are foregoing a vacation this year. They are opting instead, though not always by choice, for a “staycation” — a more affordable vacation spent at or near home. Uncertainties about the economic outlook, the pain of $4-plus a gallon gas, rapidly escalating food prices, falling home values and a faltering stock market are spurring retrenchment in co...
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Barbeques Galore keeps grilling hot Cinde W. Ingram - 07/01/2008
Barbeques Galore is heating up specialty grill sales in Las Vegas with four stores, which serve customers from as far north as Canada. International visitors from as far away as Germany stop by the chain’s nearly 20-year-old original Las Vegas location on South Decatur Boulevard. They buy grill products ranging from the store’s proprietary line of Turbo grills to Big Green Eggs, sai...
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Coleman donates tents to Chinese earthquake relief 06/04/2008
The Coleman Company, Inc., a unit of Jarden Outdoor Solutions, recently donated 1,000 Coleman tents for aid to people displaced by the massive May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province, China. More
Outside Views Marcia Blake, Founder and President, Outdoor Interiors Inc July 13, 2008 How to Clean Stainless Steel
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How do you clean your stainless steel products inside and ... More
Inside/Out Design Many online readers have requested to view the images that ran with our May trend feature - Inside/Out Design by Cheryl Dangel Cullen. The images are found here. Photos courtesy of Meridian Interior, LLC.
Outdoor Living Booth - HPBExpo 2008 Sponsors included Telescope Casual, Outdoor Leisure, Sunbrella, In & Out Cabinetry, Sawgrass Mills Outdoor Rugs, Tervis Tumbler, Imax and Trees Int'l. For details on getting involved in 2009, contact Norman Hamilton at 336-605-3790.
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