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 Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Spring 2026 ISM Supply Chain Planning Forecast is more optimistic on the growth of the United States economy through the end of 2026 than was the case at the year’s beginning. The Institute for Supply Management noted that the U.S. economy continues to...
by Mike Duff | May 11, 2026 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector expanded in April, although retail slipped during the month, according to the Institute of Supply Management Services Purchasing Managers Index report. Economic activity in the manufacturing sector also expanded in April for...
by Mike Duff | Apr 7, 2026 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector continued to grow in March, although retail declined, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s latest Purchasing Managers Index report. The Manufacturing PMI registered 52.7% in March, a 0.3-percentage point increase...
by Chandler Harvey | Mar 6, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association (IHA) is helping its members engage with the U.S. Congress to demand refunds of unlawfully collected global tariffs through a pair of direct-outreach initiatives. The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the Trump...