by Peter Giannetti | Aug 18, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association has set an educational program for its upcoming Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) aimed at providing suppliers with strategic direction on balancing the speed of AI with the power of human experience. With the...
by Mike Duff | Aug 14, 2026 | Retail Articles
Amazon is making its case for conversational commerce by detailing how its Alexa for Shopping service is designed to help consumers navigate the retailer’s large product selection through increasingly personalized interactions. In a blog post following up on a...
by Mike Duff | Aug 6, 2026 | Appliances, Featured News, Home + Housewares, Kitchen Electrics
Hamilton Beach reported that a $36.5 million International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff refund helped boost gross margin in the second quarter, and the company provided an update on AI initiatives intended to improve its digital commerce visibility. Net income...
by Mike Duff | Aug 4, 2026 | Retail Articles
Kohl’s has announced it has developed a digital shopping assistant that can help consumers discover products, compare options and get quick answers. Building on Kohl’s successful Mother’s Day Gift Finder, the new AI-enabled function, produced with Google Cloud’s...
by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
A survey from Alchemer, a developer of customer experience and intelligence technology, indicated that more consumers plan to shop in person at brick-and-mortar stores this year than online, as they cope with economic pressures and navigate a retail landscape...
