HomePage News Accepting New Product Info for The Inspired Home Show
Special HomePage News reporting before, during and after The Inspired Home Show will highlight coverage of new product introductions and other exhibitor marketing news and developments.
IHA Sets On-Site COVID-19 Protocols, Shortens The Inspired Home Show Schedule
The International Housewares Association announced The Inspired Home Show 2022 will take place on a shortened three-day schedule March 5-7 with COVID-19 safety-related protocols requiring attendees and exhibitors to show proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID-19 test administered in the previous 72 hours.
Best Buy’s Barry Identifies Five Key Retail Trends at NRF Show
In a presentation at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry revealed the five retail trends she believes are critical to Best Buy and the market in which it competes.
Walmart’s Furner Tells NRF Retail Choice Beats Loyalty
The National Retail Federation’s newly elected board chair John Furner, Walmart U.S. president and CEO, told participants in NRF’s annual Big Show that retail needs to understand today’s consumers as looking at the range of shopping options available and choosing what suits them best rather than committing to any one store’s selling proposition.
Gourmet Housewares Retailers Buying at Atlanta Market
The winter Atlanta Market opened this week at AmericasMart with steady retail traffic, demonstrating the resolve of independent housewares, gift, decor and lifestyle retailers to resume in-person product discovery and planning.
NPD: Consumer General Merchandise Spending Bumped Up in 2021
Consumer spending on general merchandise finished 2021 up 15% versus the year earlier, with a 6% increase in unit sales, according to The NPD Group, and it wasn’t all holiday action.
Yamazaki Home Launches Redesigned Website
Yamazaki Home has launched a redesigned website...
Investors Express Interest in Buying Kohl’s
Kohl’s Corp. is in demand as bidders and...
Conn’s Debuts Daytona Store, Looks Forward to More Growth
With an eye toward future growth, Conn's...
Sam’s Club Plans Kevin Hart Super Bowl Commercial, Supplier Summit
In a profile-raising move, Sam’s Club is...
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Find What You’ve Been Missing at The Inspired Home Show
The Inspired Home Show 2022 is moving forward confidently and carefully at a pivotal moment when the industry can benefit greatly from the return of the show.
The Future is Now for Home + Housewares
Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection...
RapidFire: Forecasting the 2021 Holiday Consumer
HomePage News presents RapidFire with NPD, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven...
The Real Truth About Trend Forecasting
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Home + Housewares
Jura Brews Up New Coffee Centers, Continued Growth for 2022
As Jura looks ahead to this year, it looks forward to continued growth in 2022 with new products, good news and hopefully, another year of record sales.
Honey-Can-Do Launches Electric Tortilla Toaster
Honey-Can-Do has introduced a new small kitchen appliance, an Electric Tortilla Toaster.As part of Honey-Can-Do's continued support of inventors and...
Saks Digital Wellness Shop Highlights Housewares
Saks is launching a wellness shop on its website and promoting the January 11 introduction with five events on Saks Live running through January...
Helen of Troy Q3 Benefits From Housewares, Beauty
Helen of Troy Limited reported consolidated net revenue of $624.9 million, a 2% percent decrease compared to the same period in 2021 and a 31.6%...
LG To Debut All-Season Home Air Care Solution
LG Electronics will debut at CES 2022 the PuriCare AeroTower Air Purifying Fan, an all-season home air care solution that works as an air purifier,...
New Pioneer Woman Bath Collection, Cutlery Roll on Walmart.com
The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond has added a new bath line following on the recent release of a fresh cutlery collection.
Bamboozle Home Releases Prep N’ Serve Tray
Bamboozle Home has released a full kitchen prep set, the Prep n' Serve Tray Set.The set includes one large tray, one half tray and six prep cups...
Typhoon Homewares Names Eckert VP
Typhoon Homewares appointed housewares and tabletop veteran Jim Eckert vice president, sales and marketing.Eckert previously spent 20 years with...
Brabantia Acquires Lékué to Expand Kitchenware Reach
Dutch housewares designer and marketer Brabantia has acquired Lékué, a Barcelona, Spain-based developer and marketer of kitchenware, including...
Helen of Troy Q3 Benefits From Housewares, Beauty
Helen of Troy Limited reported consolidated net revenue of $624.9 million, a 2% percent decrease compared to the same period in 2021 and a 31.6%...
Bamboozle Home Releases Prep N’ Serve Tray
Bamboozle Home has released a full kitchen prep set, the Prep n’ Serve Tray Set.
Typhoon Homewares Names Eckert VP
Typhoon Homewares appointed housewares and tabletop veteran Jim Eckert vice president, sales and marketing.Eckert previously spent 20 years with...
Michaels Adding Affirm Payments Online, In Store
Michaels has added Affirm payment at online checkout, allowing eligible customers to purchase on a buy-now-pay-later basis.Available on Michaels.com...
Philips, Aquashield Debut GoZero Hydration Collection
Philips, with its global brand partner, Aquashield, launched Philips GoZero water-filering bottles, the first time Philips hydration products are...
Pantone Color of the Year Emerges in Very Peri Blue
In a shade of dawning blue, Pantone has introduced Very Peri as its color of the year.A lively periwinkle blue hue with a violet red undertone, the...
New Pioneer Woman Bath Collection, Cutlery Roll on Walmart.com
The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond has added a new bath line following on the recent release of a fresh cutlery collection.
Yamazaki Home Launches Redesigned Website
Yamazaki Home has launched a redesigned website with the goal of elevating the user shopping experience.The website has been updated to feature a...
‘Clip Strip’ Pioneer Edward Spitaletta Passes Away
Housewares and supermarket industry veteran Edward Spitaletta, who pioneered Clip Strip point-of-purchase merchandising, passed away this week. He...
Target Introduces Brightroom Home Organization Brand
Target has introduced Brightroom, Target's first dedicated storage and home organization owned brand.With the new Brightroom collection, Target...
Container Store Expands with Closet Works Acquisition
The Container Store has acquired Chicago-based home storage solutions and closet organization company Closet Works for $21.5 million.The storage...
Office Depot Parent Sheds CompuCom Amid Focus on Smaller Businesses
As it sharpens its focus on small, medium and enterprise businesses, The ODP Corp., which operates Office Depot and OfficeMax stores, sold its CompuCom Systems subsidiary to an affiliate of Variant Equity in a transaction valued up to $305 million.
Michaels Adding Affirm Payments Online, In Store
Michaels has added Affirm payment at online checkout, allowing eligible customers to purchase on a buy-now-pay-later basis.Available on Michaels.com...
Food52 To Acquire Home Decor Company Schoolhouse
Food, kitchen and home media and commerce company Food52 announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire lifestyle lighting and home...
Pantone Color of the Year Emerges in Very Peri Blue
In a shade of dawning blue, Pantone has introduced Very Peri as its color of the year.A lively periwinkle blue hue with a violet red undertone, the...
HoMedics Debuts Sandscape Table Promoting Wellness
Wellness and home health company, HoMedics, has launched a sandscape table promoting mental health and wellness.The Drift table from HoMedics was...
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HomePage News Accepting New Product Info for The Inspired Home Show
Special HomePage News reporting before, during and after The Inspired Home Show will highlight coverage of new product introductions and other exhibitor marketing news and developments.
Show Gallery: Winter 2022 Las Vegas Market
The Las Vegas Market, set for January 23-27, will showcase a wide array of home goods, including gourmet housewares, tableware, textiles and décor. Scroll through the slide show below for a preview of new products that will be on display in Las Vegas.
IHA Sets On-Site COVID-19 Protocols, Shortens The Inspired Home Show Schedule
The International Housewares Association announced The Inspired Home Show 2022 will take place on a shortened three-day schedule March 5-7 with COVID-19 safety-related protocols requiring attendees and exhibitors to show proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID-19 test administered in the previous 72 hours.