Paid time off is a benefit that a majority of companies offer; yet a new study by Oxford Economics found that employees are not taking advantage of these vacation days. In 2013, Americans let 169 million days of paid time …
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Master Bedroom Design Trends
Zillow, a mobile and web real-estate marketplace, identifies the hot decorating trends in master bedrooms. As the weather cools down, 50 percent of homeowners still plan on tackling a home improvement project with about 77 percent of those projects taking …
Read More »Millennials and Baby Boomers Moving in Opposite Directions
As the economy is continuing to improve, Baby Boomers and Millenials are moving to opposite locations based on their current needs. According to an article by Realtor Mag, 17 million American move to a different county each year. Millenials are …
Read More »Spoga+Gafa: The Place for the Latest Gardening Trends and Tools
Last year, global retail gardening sales reached $88 billion, according to marketing research company Euromonitor International. And more than with one-third of those total sales in the United States. As those numbers show, gardening is a popular hobby, and one …
Read More »Plenty of Outdoor Living Products on Display at Spoga+Gafa
Many homeowners have taken indoor living outside, adding high-quality furniture, deluxe grills, full outdoor kitchens and more in their backyards. And spoga+gafa, the world’s largest lawn, garden and outdoor living trade fair, which runs through tomorrow in Cologne, Germany, is …
Read More »Attendees From Around the World Visit Spoga+Gafa Lawn & Garden Show
Patio furniture, outdoor tools, grills and more are all on display at spoga+gafa, the world’s largest lawn, garden and outdoor living trade fair, which opened today in Cologne, Germany. Visitors from more than 50 countries gathered at the show, which …
Read More »Could New Smart Lightbulbs Revolutionize the Industry?
New trends in smart lighting requires that either the wiring and infrastructure or the bulbs themselves are able to be connected to the web. Philips hue, LIFX and INSTEON bulbs all take this latter approach, but buying new smart bulbs …
Read More »L&G Trends: From Greenspotting to Digital Gardening
In just a few months, historic Cologne, Germany, will play host to the world’s largest lawn, garden and outdoor living trade fair, SPOGA/GAFA. The SPOGA/GAFA trade fair will take place Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at the Koelnmesse exhibition center and include …
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