Enjoy These Incentives While in Chicago: Rates Starting at $149.00 Complimentary Wi-Fi Complimentary Bottled Water Complimentary In-Room Nespresso Machine with a Selection of Coffees and Teas Complimentary Access to Fitness Facility LED Smart TV with Streaming Capabilities…
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Enjoy Award-Winning Cuisine at Imperial Lamian During the 2019 Show
Imperial Lamian invites diners to dig their chopsticks into fresh, authentic Chinese food and settle in for a high-level dining experience. The acclaimed River North restaurant features traditional, Chinese hand- pulled lamian noodles, creative wok dishes, inventive entrees, as well as award-winning…
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A Lot Can Change in a Year! See What’s New at the 2019 Show
Every March, we organize more than 2,200 exhibitors showcasing thousands of new home products into distinctive show-within-a-show expos at the International Home + Housewares Show. And just as the industry and consumers are constantly evolving, so is the Show. So in case you're thinking, 'I've been…
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CHESS 2018 Recap: Reduce Motivation for More Tariffs
Presented by: Harry Moser Founder and president, Reshoring Initiative Sell More “Made in USA” Product to Reduce Motivation for More Tariffs Harry Moser discussed the increasing advantages of reshoring now driving U.S. retailers and manufacturers to bring back manufacturing to North America.…
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CHESS 2018 Recap: How Brands Must Evolve to Thrive in the Digital Age
Presented by: Sucharita Kodali, vice president and principal analyst, e-business and channel strategy, Forrester Research Kodali studies retailers and brands in the rapidly evolving retail landscape. She offered proprietary Forrester Research data and insight about digital business strategy,…
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CHESS 2018 Recap: Trends Facing the Future of the U.S. Retail Landscape
Don Unser The NPD Group, Inc. Trends Shaping the Future of the U.S. Retail Landscape Don Unser prefaced his remarks by noting that he would present a trend outline with supporting data for the U.S. retail market, while at the same time some of these same concepts are playing out in other…
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IBC: Closing Out 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
Another year has come to a close and IHA is looking forward to 2019! We thank our IBC members for your support and participation throughout the year. Healthy retail sales numbers reported during the holiday season have capped off a successful year in the home and housewares industry. In 2018,…
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Global Retail Intelligence – January
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: January 15 – Ahold Delhaize to Open Additional Outlets in Belgium In addition to opening 200 new Fresh Atelier and Shop&Go stores, announced in late October, the group plans to add 100 new supermarkets (SM, AD or Proxy) and 30…
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December Currency Outlook
In their December 2018 Currency Outlook report, Tempus, an exchange rate and global payments company, provides a detailed report including the following topics and sections: In Brief The Fed has hinted at slowing the pace of interest rate hikes, thus slowing the momentum of the USD…
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A Tariff Update: Initial Implications of the “90-Day Hold”
China and the United States held high-level trade talks at the G20 in Argentina and although many of the details are unknown or being debated, the decision to halt additional tariffs is a welcome development to housewares manufacturers and retailers. The planned increase to “List 3” tariffs from the…
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More Capacity Management Expected from the Carriers
Shippers hoping that 2019 will bring some much-needed stability to their rates and supply chains may be disappointed. Carriers have already informed shippers that capacity management will be a major point of emphasis moving into 2019 and 2020. Shippers have been experiencing higher freight costs and…
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Asia to U.S. Space Crunch Persists
The space crisis has been dominating the Asia to U.S. market since the end of June 2018. The crisis continues to cause major disruptions in import supply chains and increase freight costs of container shipments to the United States. The experts that project supply/demand balances were way off the…
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Stats: Politics Plays Role in Shopping
When former Speaker of the House Thomas “Tip” O’Neill coined the phrase “All politics is local,” he didn’t know it at the time, but he could have been talking about retailing. According to a recent survey conducted by the NPD Group, consumers are paying closer attention than ever to politics these…
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Trends: International Home + Housewares Show Promotes Trends
Looking for the latest housewares trends? Search no further than the International Home + Housewares Show which runs March 2-5, 2019 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. That’s where current product and consumer lifestyle trends are showcased and a host of experts weigh in on just where those trends are…
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Small Business Saturday – Business as Usual?
If you are an independent gourmet retailer your store was probably going to be open Saturday, Nov. 24 anyway. But did the fact that the date was Small Business Saturday help your business? “While we are looking forward to a strong, successful Christmas season, we didn’t do well during Small…
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Adding History to Your Story
by Martin M. Pegler When you do a display—or merchandise presentation—you tell a “story”. It can be about how the products being featured complement a particular lifestyle or enhance an upcoming holiday dinner, or a new look or trend in home or housewares. Whatever you are trying to promote…
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Increasing Impulse Shopping
by Martin M. Pegler If visual merchandising or display is vital anywhere in the retail space, it must be where impulse items are being offered. The whole concept of “impulse shopping” is based on attracting the shopper to a product that she did not come into the store to buy. It means, “waving a…
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Retail: A Mix of Science and Art
Anna Berry is Partner and Head of Buying, Gifts, Cook and Dine, at John Lewis & Partners in the UK. After three decades with the company, she continues to inspire the industry by approaching buying as a mix of science and art. by Michelle Hespe Who doesn’t love a beautiful, immaculate…
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