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George Foreman Lives On for Generations of Housewares Consumers
The latest generations of consumers likely know George Foreman as a...
Has It Really Been Five Years?
Please excuse me for a moment if I find myself reflecting back to...
Make a Difference Inside the Halls of The Inspired Home Show 2025
The countdown to The Inspired Home Show 2025 has begun.There is a litany of reasons to attend the milestone 125th...
Working Harder To Stay Happy in the New Year
Note from the Editor-in-Chief: The following column was written and published before the wildfires broke out in the...
Let the Real Holiday Shopping Season Begin
It’s November 1. Let the real holiday season begin.Yule-themed store resets right after Labor Day, an ever-expanding...
Look Back to the Future with the HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers
The third annual HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers report lands this week at a time when the housewares...
Harness The Power of Home & Housewares Trend ‘InSight’
Insight is a powerful tool. The just-launched HomePage News InSight Trend Index 2024/25, now in its second year of...
The Maturing of Sustainability Into a Cost of Doing Business
The benefit of following the housewares business as long as I have (34 years and counting) is the perspective I have...
The New Case for Good Old-Fashioned Retail Storytelling
Discovery of new products and new opportunity was a central theme going into the recent Inspired Home Show. And by all...
Celebrating the Green at The Inspired Home Show 2024
On a day the river turns shamrock green, as do parades, pubs and parties across Chicago, it's interesting how many...
Positive Signs As Housewares Industry Turns Toward Chicago
The first wave of industry trade shows to kick off 2024 is almost in the books.I just returned from a two-week journey...