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she’s seen more traffic from retailers who are interested in these items, including gift shops and boutiques.
For retailers looking for interesting artwork, METcolors is a refreshing option whether they carry art or accessories to complement furniture and rugs. “We offer original paintings by top contemporary American artists, original engravings from the 16th through 19th centuries, exclusive high-end reproduction wall décor from American and European artists, and more,” says Shirin Asghari, president.
The company also offers cork boards, oversized tapestries, pillows
and lampshades.
Gift retailers can benefit from METcolors’ ability to customize products and their
offerings of original artwork at wholesale prices. During Market, the showroom also has artist signings, product giveaways, and even daily chef-created meals.
SERVICING THE COMPLETE RETAILER
Showrooms tenants of these floors are quick to assure smaller retailers that they’ll be given attention and consideration,
no matter how small their business.
“We built our business on small brick-and- mortar retailers, and we still very much cater to that group,” says Fasciani.
“Some showrooms can seem intimidating to, but we are the polar opposite of that. We want you to come in, see our product, and have the experience of
the Momeni brand.”
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Yaraghi says one of the strengths of the Safavieh brand is that all of the company’s product lines work well together, while still exhibiting their own unique qualities.
This makes it easy to create vignettes that tie in area rugs, furniture, and gift items. “Gift shop owners can always be assured
of seeing high-end products at price-points that reach a broad base of consumers, that we always have a large inventory
of every item, and that our shipping
and service is fast and efficient.”
For More Information: METcolors,metcolors.com, 405.606.7878; Momeni, momeni.com, 201.549.7220; Oriental Weavers, owrugs.com, 706.277.9666 and Safavieh, safavieh.com, 866.422.9070
Images courtesy of Oriental Weavers, Safavieh, Momeni and METcolors
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