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S’mores Stickiness

September 18, 2023 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

It has been over a month since National S’mores Day came and went, yet s’mores continue to stick around. People are still clamoring for the messy cookie sandwich that’s been part of our camping culture for nearly a century. But of course, s’mores aren’t just for camping anymore. Multitudes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fancy Food Show, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: camping, Demdaco, Ganz, Instacart, Mud Pie, Old World Christmas, Peking Handicraft, Project Partners Network, S'mores, Santa Barbara Design Studio, Trendcurveteam, Wine Enthusiast

The Antidote for Boring

April 13, 2023 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

The Trend Curve has always held that understanding a trend’s provenance is vital to establishing a comfort level with newness. Sometimes home furnishings trends have their roots in art, for example, a major exhibition. In other cases, media plays a role. Think Yellowstone and the current revival of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Editorial Correspondent, Michelle Lamb, Retail Trends, Trend   Tagged With: Bold, Color, COVID-19, Foods and Flavors, Fusions, Packaging Trends, Pattern, Shape, Trendcurveteam

What’s Trending: Japanese + Italian Mashups

January 30, 2023 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

In a mid-2021 blog post titled Japandi: On Trend and Growing, we explored how the Japandi aesthetic (a blend of Scandinavian and Japanese design traits) was permeating trends in home décor and dining. That movement is still alive and well, with many new products debuting in 2022. Yet, since that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ABC Kids Expo, Apparel, Trend  

Japandi: On-Trend and Growing

July 28, 2021 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

Scandinavian sensibilities have been influencing shape, texture and surface design ever since mid-century modern looks returned a decade ago. Today, they are immensely familiar. Japanese elements are more recent, but nonetheless established. Think lotus leaf motifs and sho sugi ban, the charred-wood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Specialty Food Association, Trend   Tagged With: Global Style, Japandi, Natural Materials, Sustainability, Texture, Trendcurveteam

Business Gets PERSONAL at Sweets & Snacks Show

July 12, 2021 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

At last month’s Sweets & Snacks Expo 2021, our first in-person food show in over a year, it was impossible to ignore how often the aspect of “personal” arose. The importance of getting personal resonated throughout several merchandising disciplines. Its influence was felt in product creation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Domestic Shows, Sweets And Snacks Expo, Trend   Tagged With: Foodtrends, SweetsAndSnacks

Cottagecore & Grandmillennial Trends Find a Home in Food

June 16, 2021 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

The Specialty Food Association announced its annual sofi™ Award winners last month. A glimpse at the honorees shows how some brand marketers are flaunting their farm heritage. This caught the attention of The Trend Curve team because it connects with a growing consumer interest in living a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Specialty Food Association, Trend   Tagged With: Cottagecore, Food Trends, Grandmillennial, Key Items, Lavender, Rose, sofi™ Awards, Trendcurveteam

Retail Energy in Paris

June 23, 2020 By Michelle Lamb & Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf -

Over the past three years, we have teamed up on a number of seminars and webinars about best practices in retail visual display. If attendance at our June AmericasMart’s Apparel Mart webinar program is any indicator, audiences are appreciating our unique perspective. They are drawn to our combined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Retail Trends, Trend, Trend Spotting   Tagged With: Halloween, Paris, Polka Dots, Retail, Retail Optimism, Retail Reconnaissance, Signage, Trendcurveteam, Visual Merchandise, Visual Merchandising

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