Home Décor Buyer Magazine
Home Décor Buyer is the leading magazine of new products. Every issue of Home Décor Buyer features pages and pages of products introduced at gift and home markets. From insightful retailing ideas, to profiles of leading retailers, to the most detailed product specifications in the industry, Home Décor Buyer gives retailers the tools they need to compete. We bring buyers and sellers together.
Our editorial mission is simple: Publish the most useful information about new products, identify styles and trends making news in home décor and report from the leading markets and fairs. Home Décor Buyer will make it easier for you to learn about new lines and connect with vendors.
If you are a retailer of home décor, this is available to you free of charge! All you need to do to obtain your annual subscription is complete this brief form.
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- Subscribe to Home Décor Buyer
- Submit product for editorial consideration
- Submit catalog for consideration
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Check out the different sections of Home Décor Buyer below.
Meet the Editors
“If we can turn someone on to a new product, great. If we can give them insight into how to better sell it, even better.”
Jim Carper
Editor, Home Décor Buyer
Jim Carper has been writing about residential and commercial interiors for more than 25 years. He has edited magazines about hotels, home building and food and beverage. Jim is a frequent speaker on home décor trends. He has read his design essays on public radio’s “Marketplace” program and he wrote the foreword to the book “International Hotel and Resort Design.” Jim’s work has been honored with awards from the American Business Press, the American Society of Business Publication Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and Cahners Publishing. His interests are foreign languages, gardening and running.
“Retailers need details: wholesale prices, minimum orders, options and dimensions. We report those facts and more, so that readers have a clear idea about a product.”
Ashley Trent
Associate Editor, Home Décor Buyer
Ashley Trent is Home Décor Buyer magazine’s associate editor. She writes about new home décor products, tracks retailers’ websites and reports from the nation’s major home and gift markets. Ashley graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri, where she majored in magazine journalism and minored in French.
“Our readers make us who we are. We make sure we deliver what they want.”
Bill Schober
Vice President/Editorial Director, Hoyt Publishing Co.
An experienced business journalist, Bill Schober has been on the retail scene for more than 20 years, currently editing P-O-P Times and P-O-P Design, the leading publications for retail merchandising. Before joining the team at Hoyt Publishing, Bill served as the chief editor of Building Supply Home Centers, a magazine for hardware and home goods retailers. He was also the editor of Professional Builder, where he focused on trends in residential interiors.
A frequent speaker on retailing, Bill currently teaches at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He received the Cahners Publishing Medal of Excellence and his work has been honored by the American Business Press and the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
How to Read a Product
Our product descriptions are detailed so professional wholesale buyers can make informed decisions. We place the emphasis on facts, not flowery language.
- 1) Photo. Home accents need to be seen. Thus, we provide a photo of every new product.
- 2) Product description. Readers told us they want facts, not puffery. We report information about color, materials, dimensions, construction, etc.
- 3) Purchase data. Before they can make an informed purchasing decision, buyers need to know such details as prices, minimum orders and availability. Only Home Décor Buyer provides this level of detail.
- 4) Showrooms. This detail gives home accent buyers additional facts about where they can see and touch the product. It helps readers plan their travel and maximize their effectiveness at shows.
Now that you know what kind of information we look for, use this form to submit your new product for editorial consideration in Home Décor Buyer.
