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Discovering Design: Meet Urban Trend

IHA gets acquainted with Rob Kushner, co-founder of Urban Trend, based in Costa Mesa, Calif., creators of unique and affordable kitchen gadgets. They will display their innovations in everyday tools in Discover Design N8408 at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. Growing up around the corner from each other in a typical Los Angeles suburb, Rob Kushner and Michael…

Discovering Design: Meet meori

IHA speaks with Deirdre Meyer, general manager, North America, of Seattle-based meori. meori’s range of foldable organization and storage boxes will be shown in Discover Design N8637 at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. meori® is the 'go anywhere, hold anything' storage solution designed to organize everyday life. In three simple steps, meori foldable boxes…

Mastering Human Connection through Connected Products

IHA connects with Dan Kraemer, founder and chief design officer of IA Collaborative, a global design and innovation consultancy, to chat about his views on connecting humans with connected products. He will address these complex topics in his presentation at the upcoming 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in the Innovation Theater. Chicago-based IA Collaborative is an…

Inspiring the Industry: Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen

gia Expert Juror and CEO of ReisbyConsult, Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen, is inspiring the retail industry. Michelle Hespe finds out how he does it. Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen would never use the word “bored” because he is continually entertained by how much inspiration there is around him. He has drawn from this inspiration to carve out a career for himself in retail,…

Export 101: Understanding Sales Channels

One of the first decisions to be made when choosing to sell into a new market/region internationally is how to go to market. From one end of the spectrum, there is the allure of selling Direct to Retail (DTR), establishing a selling relationship directly with a key retailer, and on the other end of the spectrum, the completely hands-off method of utilizing an Export Management…

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Connected Things

IHA catches up with digital lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, for a preview of her discussion about Smart Home technologies at the upcoming 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in the Innovation Theater. Carley Knobloch is on a mission to help people improve their relationship with technology, one tap or swipe at a time. She’s a home automation expert and host for…

Food Storage Matters: For Consumer Health & Retail Profits

IHA gets acquainted with Mark Mechelse, Director of Research, Industry Insights and Communications for the Global Market Development Center (GMDC), for a preview of the panel discussion he will moderate about the importance of food storage products for consumers and grocery retailers at the upcoming 2017 International Home + Housewares Show in the Innovation…

Global Retail Intelligence – March

To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: March 31 – Amazon in Australia Not the End of Retail There After months of teasing, Amazon will reportedly “greatly expand” its online offer in Australia over the next year. The move has been predicted to “decimate retailing as we know it”, but the sky will not fall in. Shopping centres won’t close and…

The Recipe for Strategic Merchandising

IHA learns from Steven L. Katz, MAN THE KITCHEN, CEO and founder, about his presentation at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show. Steve looks at what happens in the kitchen through a lens that blends anthropology and psychology to capture and understand the unique traits observable among male home cooks. Steve’s presentation kicks off the four days of programs at…