What They Sold in '04
Specialty retailers across the country reported their fastest-moving merchandise.
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 1/1/2005
Over the past year, we interviewed 60 retailers for our monthly "What's Retailing" column. Respondents were chosen at random; some are subscribers to Gifts & Decorative Accessories, others aren't. Some answered by offering their Top 5 product categories, while others named their favorite brands, with candles and accessories leading the pack (as it did in 2003). Following is a compilation of the 300 products our respondents named in 2004. The list is arranged in descending order of the number of responses for each product category. Brand names in each category are listed alphabetically.
1 Candles and AccessoriesBrand names mentioned include:
Archipelago BotanicalsCandle Creations
Diptyque
Elizabeth W.
Er'go Spectrum
Fantastic Crafts
Joan Baker Designs
Lampe Berger
McCall 's Candles
Pacifica
Raintree Collection
Trapp
Voluspa
Votivo
Yankee Candle
2 Glassware, Metalware, and Ceramics
Brand names mentioned include:
Arthur CourtCandace Manino
Juliska
Ladies Who Lunch
Mariposa
Michael Aram
Mikasa
Our Name Is Mud
Salviati
Sasaki
Spode
Vietri
Villeroy & Boch
3 Decorative Accessories
Brand names mentioned include:
BarreveldBig Sky Carvers
CBK
Jan Barboglio
Jim Shore by Enesco
Kama Rug
Mogu
Nambe
Newgate
Now & Zen
Obelisk
Silvestri
Time to Brush
Timothy's
Two's Company
4 Personal Care
Brand names mentioned include:
Alda's ForeverArchipelago Botanicals
Blue Q
Burt's Bees
Claire Burke
Cote Bastide
Crabtree & Evelyn t
Cucina
Elizabeth W.
Fresh
Gianna Rose
Hill House
Mistral
Pacifica
Pass Christian Soap Company
Santa Maria Novella
Sarut/City Limits Pylones
The Thymes
Touch of Ivy
5 Bags and Fashion Accents
Brand names mentioned include:
AsiaphileDreamsack
Garden Gear
GymsPacific
Lodis
Loungerie
Milano
Rich Frog
Scully
Vera Bradley
Yans
6 Jewelry
Brand names mentioned include:
Ayala BarBaked Beads
Brighton
Desert Heart
La Vie Parisienne
Margo Morrison
Medusa's Heirlooms
Prosperitiy Tree
Roxanne Coursey
Tokyo Bay
7 Kids
Brand names mentioned include:
Bucket BlastCavallini
Eeboo
Folkmanis
Front Porch Classics
Groovy Girls
Magic the Gathering
Papo Knights
Thomas the Tank Engine
Turn Up the Music
Ty
Wild Planet
Yu-gi-Oh
8 Stationery, Cards, Books, and Journals
Brand names mentioned include:
ChronicleCranes
Jack & Lulu
Made By Humans
Portal
R. Nichols
William Arthur
9 Furniture
Brand names mentioned include:
BristolNeva
Palecek
Sterling Industries
Todd Fendos
10 Holiday
Brand names mentioned include:
Radko
11 Floral and GardenBrand names mentioned include:
CarsonGuy Wolfe
Hedges
Pacific Rim
12 Gourmet Goods
Brand names mentioned include:
All CladBamboo
Keller Williams
OXO
Totally Bamboo
13 Lamps
Brand names mentioned include:
LampworksMercer Lamp
Tribeca Lamp
Tyndale
14 Collectible Gifts
Brand names mentioned include:
Windstone EditionsDept. 56
Swarovski
Precious Moments
Willow Tree by Demdaco
15 Linens
Brand names mentioned include:
AnichiniApril Cornell
Park Designs
Peacock Alley
Sferra Bros.
16 Other Gifts, Accents, and Accessories
Brand names mentioned include:
Accoutrements noveltiesBuddha Board
Kikkerland invisible cards
Red Hat Society merchandise
Under the Sun inspirational plaques
Waxcessories cell phone holders
Zen Again fountains
