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IHA’s CHESS, IBC Global Forum Offer Guidance for a Transforming Industry
Housewares industry executives will convene next week outside of...
One Meeting Was All It Took To Appreciate Whitford’s Dave Willis
Writing about the passing of industry leaders is one of the...
The Surprising Home Depot Holiday Catalog
My wife was perusing The Home Depot holiday catalog that recently arrived in the mail. A holiday-themed bedding set on...
Another Reason to Give Thanks This Thanksgiving
When retailers and malls started opening on Thanksgiving a few years ago, I wrote that despite some blowback,...
The Redeeming Quality of Holiday Gift Cards
Holiday retail sales are off to a strong, early start this year. The early surge would seem to validate forecasts that...
HomePage News to Deliver Special Print Editions in 2022
As we turn the page to what should be an eventful season of giving thanks and celebrating togetherness, I’d like to...
Nothing Trivial About Video in Today’s Marketplace
Trivia question: What was the first music video played on MTV in 1981?Before we get to the answer, if you don’t...
It’s Time to Turn Perception Into a New Product Reality
I’m certain the following statement is an exaggeration: There have been no new products in home and housewares the...
Don’t Fall Behind in Digital Commerce Education
The IHA Connect DIGITAL conference this week presented two days of insights and strategy from specialists representing...
Are Retailers Ready to Fulfill Holiday Growth Expectations?
With the home and housewares business calendar poised to turn into the fourth quarter, a pair of bullish holiday...
CHESS Is Back, Live and In Person
I have had the privilege of participating in the International Housewares Assocation’s CHESS (Chief Housewares...