by Peter Giannetti | May 25, 2021 | HomePage Views
My wife and I, like everyone, had to forgo many things the past 15 months. One thing our family and friends seemed to miss even more than we did was our annual holiday party. I’m sure it’s not extraordinary as holiday parties go, but it had become an automatic entry...
by Peter Giannetti | May 20, 2021 | HomePage Views
Off-price retailing for years has been an immovable brick-and-mortar object against the irresistible force of e-commerce. Such physical store reliance, though, was put to the test when most off-price stores had to close—without a meaningful digital commerce...
by Peter Giannetti | May 5, 2021 | HomePage Views
Recent news that Food52 was acquiring Dansk probably caught more than few industry observers by surprise. Perhaps it was no surprise that Centre Lane Partners, the new private-equity owner of a Lenox business in transition, spun off a Dansk cookware and tableware...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 28, 2021 | HomePage Views
I was greeted upon my arrival at the International Housewares Association in March with the opportunity to participate in the inaugural IHA Connect SPRING virtual event. The event’s array of keynotes, sessions and virtual product demonstrations delivered compelling...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 21, 2021 | HomePage Views
Encouraging signs at retail continue as we head toward a back half of widespread vaccination and potentially easing pandemic restrictions. But under the surface of such positive development bubbles some uncertainty for a home and housewares business that has soared as...
