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Green home decor market set to blossom
Environmentally friendly furnitures are on display in Beijing on Sept 25, 2021. [Photo/IC] Eco-friendly new buzzword in sector amid rising awareness by consumers Zhang Yifeng, 32, has spent days finding environmentally friendly home decor items for his newly bought apartment. “We are expecting a baby and we don’t expect newly-purchased home decor materials to harm the baby’s health. Our top picks were those environmentally friendly even though that means we have to pay a little bit more,” the Beijing-based accountant said. For a long time, the home decor industry has been criticized due to potential pollution and high carbon emissions caused by product processing, and the use of materials that…
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GARDEN COLUMN: Seasonal decorations | Home & Garden
KATE COPSEY T&D Garden Columnist The weather has turned seasonably cold with the first frost being seen by most of us. For most of the holiday season, our thoughts tend to be inside with family and indoor plants, some of which are popular as part of our seasonal decorations. Poinsettias, cacti and amaryllis are just some of the plants that we find in the stores right now. Poinsettias: The traditional Christmas poinsettia has been popular for decades with the bright red leaves still being the most popular color with shoppers. New colors such as variegated leaves or light-colored leaves dyed blue were a fad a few years ago and can…
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Vertical Focus | Home Improvement
November 15, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Retail, Materials Handling, Demand Planning Pre-Orders Build Up Home Improvement Inventory Many manufacturers have discontinued their less-popular products or increased prices across product categories as ships wait off the California coast, truck drivers face long wait times, and rail yards remain backed up. AAA Distributor, however, has all its kitchen cabinetry, shower doors, vanities, and flooring products ready to ship from its 120,000-square-foot warehouse in Philadelphia. The home improvement store placed pre-orders to avoid running out of goods during the pandemic, and the strategy paid off. It started to receive containers in early 2021 and accumulated more than twice its 2020 inventory.…
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Lessen, Property Services Startup, Scores Unicorn Valuation
Lessen CEO Jay McKee and Fifth Wall managing partner Brendan Wallace (LinkedIn, Fifth Wall, iStock) A historic year for proptech fundraising has produced another unicorn. Lessen, a real estate management platform that connects property owners and operators to electricians, cleaners and other service providers, raised $170 million in a Series B round, pushing its total funding so far to $214 million — nearly quadruple its previous fundraising — and valuing the two-and-a-half year-old company at more than $1 billion. Proptech venture capital firm Fifth Wall, which led Lessen’s $35 million Series A round in June, returned to lead the new round. Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Navitas Capital were also…
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Luxury real estate booming on Upper East Side in NYC
The once sedate Upper East Side is suddenly sizzling as luxe home sales are surging after being cratered by the pandemic. More contracts for homes priced at $4 million and up were signed on the Upper East Side than in any other Manhattan neighborhood during the first week of November, according to a report compiled by Donna Olshan of Olshan Realty. Among the eye-popping deals were two penthouse units combined into one with an asking price of $66.5 million. The apartments are in The Bellemont, a condo building at 1165 Madison Ave. designed by famed architect Robert A.M. Stern. An undisclosed buyer snatched up what will become the 13,011-square-foot home…
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Excellent Guide For People Looking To Buy Property This Year
If we are being honest, nobody wants to work for their life. Passive income appeals to many people in the current generation, and real estate investments are an opportunity to realize your dream if you want to generate passive income. However, the real estate industry also comes with several risks, and it can milk you dry if you make any mistakes when buying an investment property. One of the biggest mistakes you can make when looking for investment property is rushing to purchase without considering the different aspects that regulate the real estate industry. This article has put together some of the critical factors you need to consider when looking…
