AMEX shines a light on small businesses and this year in their effort to highlight small businesses in new and immersive ways they have selected 10 companies across the USA and Silked made the final selection! AMEX's mission is to encourage their customers to "Make a plan to support local businesses this Small Business Saturday®." This year they are offering a unique experience that starts online on NOV 13th, 2023 which leads into a 3 city; New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, immersive augmented reality experience on NOV 25th. In each city AMEX will be showcasing virtual doorways that take customers into each small businesses and their products in a new way #withAmex.Silked has been working behind the scene for the last...
As thrift cost conscious shoppers ourselves we wanted to talk about the biggest retail event of the year, Black Friday! It's now grown into an entire month of sales. Here’s how to make the most of it. When is Black Friday This year, Black Friday officially falls on November 24, and it's followed by Cyber Monday on November 27. Most of us have seen sales starting already online and via email newsletters but majority of the official sales start late on Thanksgiving, though some of the best deals are on the Friday, usually at midnight. (A handful of stores provide exact start times.) Is Black Friday Worth It? For the good savings on things we have been watching usually. Most of the time, Black Friday deals...
This holiday season our team at Silked is launching an UNDER $30.00 category of MADE IN USA products. This has been an important project for our team as we watch consumer spending change and customers being more conscious of spending habits heading into the winter/holidays. We went back to the drawing board and looked at the trends we have seen with our customers for the last few years and asked ourselves how can we make a meaningful impact that gives our customers more of what they are looking for. The answer? Create a Made in USA line of Eco-Sustainable Designer Printed Limited Edition "Satin Pillowcase Sleeves" for the Holidays. For the last year due to manufacturing changes and lack of fabric supply locally Silked...
Happy Fall Equinox! We just launched our new FAE FLOWER Eco-sustainable pillowcase sleeve, so we wanted to explore more of the printed color trends in 2022. In response to the eye-grabbing, in-your-face trends we’ve seen over the past few years it was our thought that for Fall 2022 we needed something classic, simple and chic in our lives. This Fall we’ve opted for a slightly toned-down, print that feels softer and gentler than the bolder, louder prints and colors that dominated earlier this year. When we picked this print we had seen that one of the trends projected to take the spotlight in 2022 was floral hues in toned-down, desaturated color palettes. It is said that the muted colors of a flower bouquets give the flowers...
