by Mike Duff | Dec 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail strength helped keep the service Purchasing Managers Index in growth territory for November even as manufacturing slipped. Economic activity in the services sector continued expanding in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management Services PMI...
by Mike Duff | Nov 14, 2025 | Retail Articles
The Institute for Supply Management reported the services sector returned to expansion in October, registering Purchasing Managers Index reading of 52.4 with a boost from retail. The ISM also reported contraction for the manufacturing sector. Purchasing and supply...
by Peter Giannetti | Oct 9, 2025 | Featured News, The Inspired Home Show, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association reported that several key brands are set to exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2026, March 10-12, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. More than 2,000 brands, including the following, will be represented at The Inspired Show next...
by Mike Duff | Sep 5, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector grew in August for the third consecutive month, according to purchasing and supply executives across the United States surveyed for the latest Institute for Supply Management Services PMI Report, with retail among the...
by Peter Giannetti | Aug 28, 2025 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
Jamie Jo Cockrell, senior vice president and GMM of home décor superstore chain At Home, will deliver the retail keynote at the International Housewares Association’s Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) 2025. With a theme of “Tackling Uncertainty with...
