How has the housing crisis affected home fashion retail?

With the recession in play, it is obvious that houses are not selling well. With our economy falling each and every day, more than houses are not being bought. With houses that are unable to sell comes many problems. Real Estate agents jobs are in trouble.
Right now, people only want to buy the necessities they need in life. Most of these people already have a home that is already furnished so therefore the housing market and the home fashion market are continuing to decrease in sales. Since people are not buying houses, they are also not furnishing or remodeling them as they did in previous years when the economy was in a better standing.
With the recession, the last thing people are thinking about doing is refurnishing their home. They are only thinking about how they can get through this recession without causing problems within their finances. Once the economy does finally go back up, you can expect to see the home fashion retail market go up as well.

What I Learned from Elyse Mullis

Today when Elyse came and spoke with us, I was unsure of what she was going to be talking about. When she explained that she was a recent UNCG graduate and was going to tell us about the job she now has, I was all ears.
Elyse told us she was an English major and decided her junior year she wanted to minor in CARS. Before then she didn't even know UNCG had a CARS department. She then got an internship at the Greensboro Coliseum (which she didn't get credit for) but she wanted the experience to further assist her with her career. This was interesting to me because she still got a job with her minor of CARS after majoring in English.
She told us that it was important in the real world to have connections with people and it's all about who you know. This was true for her since she got the job at Westminster Fibers through her roomate's dad. She seems to really love her job since she gets to be really creative and do the graphic design side of the fabric business.
I really enjoyed hearing her speak. She was funny and entertaining and very informative. This opened my eyes to see all the jobs and opportunities a degree in CARS can give me.