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Rosti’s Margrethe Bowl Turns 70
A classic product from Rosti, the Margrethe bowl has turned 70 and continues on, given its vibrant colors and unique functionality, the company stated.
Walgreens Q2 Beats Wall Street but Retail Comps Lag
Walgreens Boots Alliance beat second-quarter Wall Street sales and earnings despite a decline in retail comps.
Consumer Interest in Refurbished Goods Keeps Gaining
ThredUp’s annual Resale Report, in its 12th year...
Amazon Expanding Palm-Print Identification, Boosting AI Investment
Palm-print identification is available at Amazon...
Mercari Removes Seller Fees To Facilitate Trading in Used Goods
Online reused goods marketplace Mercari is...
BJ’s Identifies Locations for Five Coming Wholesale Clubs
BJ's Wholesale Club has revealed the locations...
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Celebrating the Green at The Inspired Home Show 2024
The next three days inside Chicago’s McCormick Place could be remembered one day as a critical inflection point for a housewares business ready to renew its legacy of reliable growth.
Special Reports
The 2024 IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys (in partnership with market researcher Morning Consult) underscore the product development, marketing and sales opportunities available to the home and housewares industry by serving key life moments and increasing frequency of at-home entertaining for all sorts of get-togethers.
2024 Occasions & At-Home Entertaining Reports
Housewares Continues The Celebration
The home and housewares industry, after a wild ride of unpredictable life- and business-altering ups and downs the past several years, is primed for a new market stability and eager to celebrate the next wave of enduring growth.
One way to spark such growth is to serve a consumer base embracing relative normalcy after living the same volatility and eager to celebrate… well, everything.
The 2024 IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys (in partnership with market researcher Morning Consult) underscore the product development, marketing and sales opportunities available to the home and housewares industry by serving key life moments and increasing frequency of at-home entertaining for all sorts of get-togethers.
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2023 Occasions Report
Housewares Joins The Celebration
The exclusive HomePage News Report on the 2023 International Housewares Association (IHA) Occasions Survey offers an in-depth look into how consumers are currently celebrating life moments and what that means for home and housewares purchasing in 2023.
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2022 Occasions Report
Rising to the Occasion
Exclusive HomePage News Report on the 2022 IHA Occasions Survey offering an in-depth look into how consumers are currently celebrating life moments and what that means for home + housewares purchasing in 2022.
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The final portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines The World of Wellness: how expansion and innovation are continuing across the many facets of wellness, creating new opportunities within the housewares industry.
Portfolio 9 — The World of Wellness
The eighth portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines The Shape of Things To Come, examining form, function and finish are defining the future of home and housewares.
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Portfolio 8 — The Shape of Things to Come
The eighth portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines The Shape of Things To Come, examining form, function and finish are defining the future of home and housewares.
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Portfolio 7 — Second Nature
The seventh portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines Second Nature, elements of the living world cultivate renewed inspiration, innovation and growth in home and housewares.
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Portfolio 6 — The Great Outdoors
The sixth portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines The Great Outdoors, inspired products to take The Inside out or bring The Outside in.
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Portfolio 5 — Fine Lines
The fifth portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines Fine Lines, the design and material trends that bring style to life.
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Portfolio 4 — Pantone ColorWatch
The fourth portfolio in the HomePage News InSight™ Trend Index 2023/24 examines Pantone ColorWatch, palettes inspiring the home and housewares industry for 2023-24 from the latest Pantone/IHA collaboration.
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Portfolio 3 — All About Ease
The third portfolio in the HomePage News InSight™ Trend Index 2023/24 examines All About Ease, new and next solutions for everyday living.
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Portfolio 2 — Material Evidence
The second portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines Material Evidence, material innovations reaching across international markets, ready to satisfy a thirst shared by retailers and consumers for everything “new and next.”
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Portfolio 1 — The Great Entertainers
The first portfolio in the HomePage News 2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index examines The Great Entertainers: The Artist, The Contemporist, The Naturalist, The Postmodernist, The Traditionalist and The Great Gifter.
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The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers ranking underscores the strength of the top 10 operators in the United States but does indicate that, although the biggest dominate, opportunity exists elsewhere as well. The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers ranking underscores the strength of the top 10 operators in the United States but does indicate that, although the biggest dominate, opportunity exists elsewhere as well. Click here to view the full report. The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers ranking demonstrates the dominance of the top 10 store runners in the United States. It also reveals the opportunity for those retailers, and anyone working with them, that can develop a niche in the housewares market. Click here to view the full report.HomePage News Ranks Top 50 Housewares Retailers of 2022
2022 Top 50 Housewares Retailers
2021 Top 50 Housewares Retailers
The HomePage News 2023 Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year. This exclusive report reveals housewares purchase intent across core categories.
2023 Consumer Outlook Report
The HomePage News 2023 Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year. This exclusive report reveals housewares purchase intent across core categories.
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2022 Consumer Outlook Report
Sizing Up Housewares Purchase Intent Category By Category
The first annual HomePage News Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year.
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Marcus Lemonis, executive chairman of Beyond, Inc, and Chandra Holt, the new CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, offered a candid look at the company’s bold strategic plans and how they hope to partner with home and housewares suppliers for mutual success in the closing keynote session at The Inspired Home Show 2024. Take a look inside Day 1 of The Inspired Home Show 2024.This video recap, courtesy of the International Housewares Association takes viewers on the... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the...
WATCH: Beyond’s Lemonis, Holt Outline Transformation, Expansion at Inspired Home Show
An Inside Look at Day 1 of The Inspired Home Show
RapidFire | What To Look for at The Inspired Home Show 2024
Design Driven | Generative AI: Design’s Rising Reality
Design Driven | Sustainability 2.0: Expanding Definitions, Forecasting New Realities
In this episode Circana’s Joe Derochowski provides a preview of his forthcoming keynote “Uncovering Growth Opportunities for the Home + Housewares Industry: 2024 & Beyond” at The Inspired Home Show 2024 in Chicago. The presentation will take place on Monday, March 18 at 10 a.m. He shares his data-fueled insights on the renewed growth prospects for the home and housewares business and what show attendees should expect to see. HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with NPD, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and topics...
RapidFire | What To Look for at The Inspired Home Show 2024
RapidFire: The Lessons and Surprises of 2023
RapidFire: Forecasting the 2023 Holiday & Beyond
RapidFire: Leveraging the Product Replacement Cycle
RapidFire: Inflation & The Housewares Opportunity
Nancy Fire of Nancy Fire Design joins the Truth On Trend team for part two of a lively discussion on the current industry landscape on environmentally responsible behavior, and the importance of “walking the talk” when serving a consumer who is more informed (and demanding) than ever before. Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... HomePage News introduces Truth On Trend, an exclusive video series examining the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home and...
Truth on Trend | Nancy Fire: The New Language of Sustainability, Part 2
Truth on Trend | Nancy Fire: The New Language of Sustainability, Part 1
Truth on Trend: The Expanding Influence of Branding & Licensing
The Future is Now for Home + Housewares
The Real Truth About Trend Forecasting
In this episode of Design Driven, Tom Mirabile talks to industrial designers Steve Cozzolino and Scott Henderson about how generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is being used increasingly in design applications. HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a new video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a new video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the...
Design Driven | Generative AI: Design’s Rising Reality
Design Driven | Sustainability 2.0: Expanding Definitions, Forecasting New Realities
Design Driven | Objective Development: The Role of External Design Resources in Home & Housewares Development
Design Driven | The Power of Reinvention: Growth Through Consumer-Centric Development
Design Driven | Speaking in Color: Messaging, Motivating and the Power of the Palette
The week’s Housewares TrendHive spotlights Face Forward: obvious or obscured, fanciful or flirty, faces are taking the stage as an evolving and expanding focal point across home and décor categories. Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend...
Housewares TrendHive | Face Forward
Housewares TrendHive | Neo-Primitive Nexus
Housewares TrendHive | Into the Woods
Housewares TrendHive: Gold Rush
Housewares TrendHive: Hot Tropics
As stores and services continue to evolve, so must retail design and its techniques, visual merchandising expert Anne Kong said during her Connect FALL session, “Enhancing Your Visual Toolbox.” The final session of Connect FALL 2022 featured an overview of the IHA Occasions Report 2023, offering key findings, conclusions and changes from... Trend forecasters like to talk about things that influence an industry including lifestyle, food & beverage, economy, cohorts and generations,... "If your product comes into contact with food, you're part of this," said Fran Groesbeck, managing director of the Cookware and Bakeware Alliance,... A tote bag with the saying "Nobody's Normal" was the inspiration for Tom Mirabile's Connect FALL session on Tuesday. "Everyone who saw the bag said,...
Enhancing Your Visual Toolbox
IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys: Housewares Joins the Celebration
Growth at the Intersection of Food, Housewares and Lifestyle Trends
PFAS Chemicals and Housewares: Answering the Critical Questions
Never Say Normal: Navigating Change and Enabling Growth in the Modern Marketplace
Home + Housewares
Cuckoo Delivered Unique Electrics for The Inspired Home Show
Cuckoo Electronics is focused on helping consumers enjoy a conveniently healthy home, with products ranging from small kitchen appliances to bidets, the company stated. When developing products, Cuckoo focuses on three factors: healthy food, fresh air, and clean water. It does so with an eye toward value.
Zavor Debuts ‘Lux Edge 2’ Multicooker to Simplify One-Pot Meals
Zavor has introduced the Lux Edge 2 Multicooker, designed to make one-pot meals easier with the cooker's functionality, versatility and minimal...
KitchenAid Introduces Automatic Grain & Rice Cooker
KitchenAid has introduced the brand's first Grain and Rice Cooker, said by the company to sense automatically how much grain has been added and...
Tormek Gives Knife Sharpener a New Look
Tormek, a manufacturer of edge-tool sharpening systems, has released the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener in a new colorway: Carbon Black.The new...
Dreo Releases New Series of Air Purifying Tower Fans
Dreo has released the MultiComfort Series of two-in-one air purifying tower fans. The initial product of the series, the MC710, is powered by...
Kamenstein Showcases Ceramic and Cork Collection at The Inspired Home Show
The Kamenstein Ceramic and Cork Collection, now available from Lifetime Brands, offers stylish and functional terracotta kitchen storage pieces with unique features, the company said.
Taylor Introduces Measurement Products for Wide Range of Needs
As part of its introductions for The Inspired Home Show, Taylor USA, a division of Lifetime Brands, has released a variety of body scales, food...
PlanetBox Containers Keep Food Warm, Cold and Safe
Lifetime Brands' PlanetBox introduced new stainless steel, durable lunchbox options at The Inspired Home Show 2024. PlanetBox Explorer The PlanetBox...
Umbra Names Zadorsky EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Umbra Ltd., known for its original modern designs in housewares and home décor, named Paul Zadorsky executive vice president, marketing and business...
Tramontina Covers Multiple Kitchen Needs with Its Latest Designs
Tramontina featured fresh designs at The Inspired Home Show including the Tramontina Guru, a smart portable induction cooktop the company said is...
Prodyne Introductions Ready Users To Host the Party
Prodyne returned to The Inspired Home Show to showcase a blend of innovative new and cherished classic products, the company noted.
10 Strawberry Street Acquires Global Amici
Dinnerware provider 10 Strawberry Street has acquired Global Amici, an importer and wholesaler of artisanal glassware and kitchen accessories.10...
Tramontina Covers Multiple Kitchen Needs with Its Latest Designs
Tramontina featured fresh designs at The Inspired Home Show including the Tramontina Guru, a smart portable induction cooktop the company said is...
S’well Explorer Takes Beverages a Little Further
The new S'well Explorer is crafted with performance and functionality at the design forefront, according to producer Lifetime Brands, using the same...
Pnumix Takes Drink Making Anywhere for The Inspired Home Show
Pnu Corp. brings the party on the go with its own take on cocktail making and drink concocting. At The Inspired Home Show, the company showcased the...
Tramontina Covers Multiple Kitchen Needs with Its Latest Designs
Tramontina featured fresh designs at The Inspired Home Show including the Tramontina Guru, a smart portable induction cooktop the company said is “like no other.”
YouCopia Celebrates 15 Years with New and Upgraded Product Lineup
Visitors to The Inspired Home Show found some carefully designed home organization products at YouCopia. As part of the company’s 15-year...
Veteran Housewares Leader Michelson Retires From Bradshaw Home
Veteran cleaning product and kitchenware industry leader Robert Michelson is retiring as president and chief commercial officer of Bradshaw...
MÜkitchen Delivers Cleaning Expertise to The Inspired Home Show
As more consumers exercise their meal prep skills, MÜkitchen is helping home chefs keep their cooking spaces neat and tidy. Modern Terry Stripe...
Rescue LLC Built the Forever Sponge To Clean for the Long Term
The Forever Sponge from Rescue LLC is the world’s first cut-resistant and antimicrobial kitchen sponge built to last, the company asserted. The...
Umbra Names Zadorsky EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Umbra Ltd., known for its original modern designs in housewares and home décor, named Paul Zadorsky executive vice president, marketing and business development, effective April 1, 2024.
MÜkitchen Delivers Cleaning Expertise to The Inspired Home Show
As more consumers exercise their meal prep skills, MÜkitchen is helping home chefs keep their cooking spaces neat and tidy. Modern Terry Stripe...
Solo Enterprise To Show the ‘Butterly Sleep’ Line at The Inspired Home Show
The Butterfly Sleep Pillow is designed to help users sleep better, as Solo Enterprise will demonstrate at The Inspired Home Show.It is the...
Umbra Design Enlivens Chicago Introductions
For The Inspired Home Show 2024, Umbra is putting its unique spin on decor and storage products. Umbra Cubiko Wall Planter Umbra designed the Cubiko...
Wayfair Offering Decorify Room Modeling on Apple Vision Pro
In an initiative that brings 3D capabilities to virtual shopping, Wayfair is giving Apple Vision Pro users access to Decorify, Wayfair's generative...
IHA: New Format, New Products Fueled Strong Exhibitor, Retailer Participation at Inspired Home Show 2024
The International Housewares Association reported nearly 30,000 home and housewares professionals from more than 120 countries convened at The Inspired Home Show 2024, which concluded its new three-day, two-hall format on March 19 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Show featured 1,648 exhibitors from 38 countries, according to IHA.
Andmore Appoints Valle to New VP Role for Business Development
Andmore announced Joy Valle will lead new business development for the omnichannel wholesale gift and home market operator in the newly created role of vice president, business development.
Cookware & Bakeware Alliance Releases PFAS, PFTE Educational Series
The Cookware and Bakeware Alliance (CBA) has released of a comprehensive three-part educational series on the topic of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in cookware and bakeware manufacturing.