Despite vast differences in geography, climate and clientele, retailers across the country point to similar consumer trends they say are helping drive business this summer. For instance, from the Deep South to the Far West, products that inspire healthier cooking are a hit with shoppers; the market for grilling tools continues to flourish year round in all sorts of weather…
CONTINUE READINGRetail Profile: Pamplemousse
Retailing is like parenting: adding another kid (or location) to the family doesn’t double the work— it triples the effort. Diana Manahan, who opened the doors to the second location of her successful store Pamplemousse in Reading, Mass., more than a decade after opening her first store in Salem, Mass., agrees. Partly because the second store is the one she always wanted to…
CONTINUE READINGGlobal Retail Intelligence – September
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: September 27 - Carrefour Is Rumored to Being Bought by Amazon According to French publication, "Les Echos", Carrefour share had the largest increase of the CAC 40 ((Cotation Assistée en Continu), a benchmark French stock market index) on Tuesday, an increase of 3.45% to €17.09. This revaluation follows a…
CONTINUE READINGInfluencer Marketing: Melissa Maker Interview
Cleaning and baking—two core categories in the housewares industry. CHESS presents two women who influence world-wide audiences about these home activities. Melissa Maker and Gemma Stafford saw fresh opportunities in the emerging social media space and they built their businesses and their audiences the old-fashioned way—with a lot of hard work. Melissa will be joined on by her…
CONTINUE READINGCHESS 2017 Offers Robust Exploration of Disruption, Evolution in Housewares Marketplace
Wayfair CEO Narij Shah, Futurist David Houle Lead Keynote Sessions The agenda for the 2017 Chief Housewares Executives SuperSession (CHESS) is shaping up as a robust exploration of disruption and evolution in the housewares marketplace, varying consumer lifestyle demographics and the changes suppliers must embrace to grow their business. Recently added to the schedule are…
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