Perspective:
The Pandemic Times
It has been one month since the opening of the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo in New Orleans, but it feels much longer than that – as it must for all those reading this.
May 2020 Flipbook
May 2020 Articles
Perspective:
Yes, We Can!
By Mark Brock
It’s not easy being a woman in the hearth industry, but these 20 bosses know how to handle rudeness – in a nice way.
Understanding the Sheconomy
By Lisa Readie Mayer
If you want to grow your business, you must understand women and how they shop, for they purchase, well, just about everything.
Barlow Tyrie at 100
By Tom Lassiter
The iconic British manufacturer of teak outdoor furniture reaches its centennial year, and it’s still family-owned.
May New Products
May 2020 New Products!
Do Try This at Home!
By Lisa Readie Mayer
Ideas to sell more grills, accessories, and outdoor kitchens (whether stores are open or closed).
Nørwegian Røøts
By Bill Sendelback
Thanks to Eva Horton and Bret Watson, Jøtul North America is in its fifth decade in North America; it has 100 employees and 1,100 dealers (and, yes, wood is still important!)
Barbecuing Together, Even When We’re Apart
May is National Barbecue Month. For years, HPBA has used this month to encourage everyone to get outside and start grilling. This year, of course, things are different.
2020 March Business Climate
In early April Hearth & Home faxed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, patio, and barbecue products, asking them to compare March 2020 sales to March 2019. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 220 useable returns.
Parting Shot: Staying at Home
“Ah, shucks! Another day confined to my home in Phoenix, Arizona. Temperature is a comfortable 83 degrees this first week of April.”
eNews
Letter to All Our Readers from Richard Wright
Friday, September 4, 2020
After 40 years and 480 issues, Village West Publishing/Hearth & Home is no longer. The lights have...
Business Outlook Is More Pessimistic
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Every week since the end of April, the Census Bureau has been asking the nation's small businesses about...
