Doesn’t it seem like every November retailers are challenged to figure out the “next big thing” - that singular item that will ultimately become the hottest holiday gift? This holiday season, it seems that suppliers are taking this responsibility away from store owners themselves and recommending certain items based on years of experience. A good example of this is geode bookends, an item that may have been a top seller when first introduced several years ago. Bookends have always been a popular gift for the holidays, but this year they are expected to be a top seller for rock shops. One reason for this is a recent trend in home décor.
According to the article published by Pikes Peak Rock Shop, “Suppliers Prepare for Holiday Shoppers – Geode Bookends are Hot This Year,” style setting retailers like Anthropologie are now offering more natural stone accessories for the home. The article states that just like the fashions we wear, home décor items are cyclical. What was popular ten or twenty years ago is likely to come around again, and such is the case with geode bookends. But these aren’t the only “earthy” accessories that are adding up revenue for rock shops this year.
Younger homeowners are more likely to purchase New Age crystal accessories, Ammonite fossil plates, rose quartz obelisks and spheres, agate slices and amethyst clusters. Perhaps this new trend toward natural décor items is in response to our high-tech lifestyles. A “back to nature” approach that keeps us centered amidst a sea of iPads, laptops and flat screen TVs strikes just the right balance for today’s home decorators.
Suppliers are more than happy to help retailers choose the right mix of items for the holiday season, and make suggestions based on trends in the industry. When you start seeing natural crystal items and geode bookends show up in the swankiest furniture showrooms, it’s possible that earthy home décor is more than just a passing trend. Home decorators are also using black tourmaline, large fossils and crystal pyramids as design elements in their show houses.
Suppliers like Pikes Peak Rock Shop are always looking for the best new items for sale, and finding new ways to merchandise them in a retail environment. If you start watching the trends in home furnishings and high-end retailing, you will be asking your suppliers about geode bookends.
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