While the recession took a big bite out of home-décor spending, it looks like consumers are spending more to live it up at home. A new study from NPD Group, a market research company based in
Port Washington, N.Y, says that 12% of Americans entertained at home more this year than they in years past, while 37% say they're entertaining at least as often as prior years.
And while the
entire dinnerware segment continues to show declines, the casual segment, which represents more than half of all sales—grew by 4% in a 12-month period.
