Michael J. Knell

Apr 2, 2024 | homegoodsonline.ca | Michael J. Knell |Clare Tattersall

The roughly 55 Canadian companies exhibiting at the spring edition of High Point Market aren’t expecting to entertain hordes of retail buyers from north of the border when the world’s largest semi-annual furniture trade event gets underway for its typical five-day run beginning April 13.

Oct 3, 2023 | homegoodsonline.ca | Michael J. Knell |Clare Tattersall

Strip away the frivolities and misconceptions, interior design has one goal in a retail environment: to help the store owner sell more product at a better margin. That’s how Carole Vallières defines her primary responsibility as commercial design director for Mega Group, a position she’s held since 2001. “My role is to make the product stand out,” she said in an interview held during the group’s member conference.