Tabletop offers deals, fashion

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There were many new products a+ the New York Tabletop and Accessories show, and retailers, optimistic about the rise in consumer spending, were buying heavily. Many were looking at upscale fashion-oriented dinnerware. That, combined with the sharp price deals led one merchant to label it "a buyer's market."

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Specialists will reap the trade-up

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Specialty stores will have sales spurt and squeeze out department stores - the more educated consumer of the '80s will move to top quality products and more knowledgeable sales people which department stores can't provide.

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Bathique is sued by franchisee

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Owner of 3 Bathique franchise stores in N.Y. sues franchisor, 2 principals and 52 bath and linen suppliers - he accuses the suppliers of discriminatory pricing - and that Bathique use misleading and deceptive information.

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