Target (TGT) Brings Back 'Shabby Chic' as It Tries to Boost Sales
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Target is relaunching the 'Shabby Chic' home décor and clothing line to boost holiday sales. Starting Oct. 11, items like bedding and pillows will be available under $50. This move supports Target's strategy of partnering with professional designers, such as Isaac Mizrahi and Rosie Assoulin, to enhance its Threshold brand and drive momentum during the critical year-end shopping season.
Discount retailer Target (TGT) is bringing back the home décor trend known as "Shabby Chic" as it tries to boost sales heading into the year-end holidays. The company said it will launch a new "Simply Shabby Chic" line of clothing at its stores starting on Oct. 11 of this year. The initial line will feature bedding, decorative pillows, and throws. It will shortly be followed by a holiday collection of new items.
Shabby Chic was created in 1989 by British interior designer Rachel Ashwell. It offered a line of bedding and home goods that reflected a romantic, relaxed, and vintage aesthetic. Target said that most of its new Shabby Chic items will be priced under $50 heading into the holidays. Target first sold a line of Shabby Chic home décor items in 2004, though it was later discontinued.
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The new line of Shabby Chic products will return to to Target stores nationwide in the U.S,, as well as the company's Target.com website with a holiday assortment to follow the October relaunch. The "Simply Shabby Chic" line is part of a broader strategy by Target to introduce more outside labels and increase sales of its in-house home furnishing and décor brand called "Threshold."
Target is leaning into professional designers. The company recently hired Isaac Mizrahi as the company's first-ever "Creative Director at Large." Target also launched a new collection from designer Rosie Assoulin. The company is pulling out all the stops to generate sales momentum heading into the crucial year-end holiday shopping season.