IHA spoke with Mintel household care analyst Rebecca Cullen to learn about how the health movement impacts how consumers interact with home and household products, which she will discuss at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show. At the Show, the Innovation Theater will feature 21 presentations over four days. Topics will include design innovation, smart home, digital…
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Is it Time to Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.?
IHA got acquainted with reshoring advocate Rosemary Coates, who will explain the latest in tariff policies that can move a company to bring production back to the U.S. in her presentation at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show. At the Show, the Innovation Theater will feature 21 presentations over four days. Topics will include design innovation, smart home, digital…
CONTINUE READINGSofitel Chicago: Showcasing High Design and International Brand
Take Advantage of Special International Home + Housewares Show Amenities: Waived $15.00 Amenity Fee Which Includes: Premium WiFi in Guestroom with up to 5 mbps of bandwidth Unlimited local and long distance calls within the continental USA Complimentary Morning Coffee & Tea Station until 10:30 AM in Café des Architectes 10% discount in all Food and Beverage…
CONTINUE READINGTrends: There’s a Trend for That Food
’Tis the season for protracted food trend announcements from just about everyone. From mitochondrial optimization (courtesy of Natural Grocers) to hemp (courtesy of Whole Foods) to cricket flour (it’s out there), few foods are not trending for 2019. And yes, fermentation is still considered trending. The more obscure the food, the better for the trend PR machine, it…
CONTINUE READINGGrounded | Spring Summer 2019
by Rebecca Charlton, Trend Researcher, Trend Bible Trend Bible is a home and interiors-dedicated forecasting agency working with leading international brands to help them understand the future of their market. They forecast future trends in the behavior of consumers in a two-to-five year timeframe and analyze how this will impact the home environment. A longing sense of…
CONTINUE READINGIBC: 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, the International Housewares Association, through the International Business…
CONTINUE READINGGlobal 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 to 50 Albert Heijn supermarkets in Flanders, Belgium for a total of 350 new…
CONTINUE READINGRetail Class of 2018
Independent gourmet retailers opening a store or getting through their first full 12 months of business in 2018 benefitted from a relatively upbeat economy (albeit a tight labor market), but still faced the ins and outs of product assortment, merchandising and marketing that vex all new stores. How did they fare? We talked with three retailers about the joys and challenges…
CONTINUE READINGConcept. In the Words of a Successful Concept Retailer
by Terri Winter We asked Terri Winter, co-owner and founder of the world-recognized concept retail store top3 by design in Australia, to share her thoughts on “experiential shopping” and concepts – what she sees is important in retail today and what has made top3 by design so successful. Your customers no longer come to your store just to shop. They go shopping to…
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