by Peter Giannetti | Aug 20, 2026 | HomePage Views
Let’s get the controversy out of the way before delving into the urgent AI issue confronting the home and housewares business. There is plenty to debate about whether the potential economic and national security gains from the fast-escalating AI sphere outweigh the...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 23, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association (IHA) announced that Target’s top home merchant, Mara Sirhal, will present the retail keynote at the 2026 Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) conference this fall. CHESS 2026 is set for September 29-30, 2026, at the...
by Peter Giannetti | Feb 27, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Economist Keith Prather this week laid out three scenarios related to the new Section 122 global tariff enacted this week in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling reject certain tariffs imposed by President Trump. Prather (pictured above), co-founder and managing...
by Peter Giannetti | Jan 22, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association (IHA) has named industry veteran Tony Kircher vice president of buyer and exhibitor relations. Sean Daly (pictured left), who has held a similar role at IHA since 2021, is retiring at the end of March, IHA announced. “I would...
by Peter Giannetti | Dec 4, 2025 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
Retail and AI experts will examine the surging development of agentic commerce in a forthcoming presentation of the International Housewares Association Webinar Series. The IHA webinar — “AI & Housewares: Navigating Agentic Commerce” — is set for Monday, December...
