Author: Phillip Brandl, President, IHA As 2009 comes to a close and 2010 emerges, the International Housewares Association would like to wish everyone a very prosperous New Year! To fulfill IHA’s mission to connect, inform, support and enable our members to lead in the global marketplace, we are working hard to provide beneficial events and services to more than 1,800…
CONTINUE READINGRing in the New Year with cost savings!
Author: Sharon Janota, Manager, Trade Show Operations, IHA Within the last two years, the need to reduce Trade Show-related costs has been a frequent conversation with housewares industry exhibitors. Although exhibitor cost reduction has always been a top priority for the International Housewares Association (IHA), we sat down and strategized new ways to reduce your total…
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Author: Robert Trudeau, Chairman of the Board 2009 – 2010, IHA,Chairman, Trudeau Corporation As the year draws to a close, I would like to wish the best and most prosperous of holiday seasons to our entire industry. We send our best to our fellow suppliers who have persevered and driven innovation in the face of a difficult year, to our retailer partners around the world who…
CONTINUE READINGIndia’s Retail Market Emerges
Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, IHA India’s retail market continues to develop with shopping malls, department stores and hypermarkets being opened on a regular basis. Major corporations are aggressively pushing ahead into the retail sector in order to build retail brands and to capture market share through new concepts, formats and joint…
CONTINUE READINGCelebrating Design & Innovation
Author: Peter Giannetti, HomeWorld Business The 65 finalists in the 7th Annual Housewares Design Awards are set. A special celebration of their innovation will be held during a luncheon on February 3, 2010, at the New York Marriott Marquis. The Housewares Design Awards competition recognizes the creative efforts of the 65 finalists and this year’s nearly 300 entrants who…
CONTINUE READINGBuild It AND Market It and They Will Come…
Author: Marie Kulik, Manager, Exhibitor Business Development, IHA Building a booth and waiting for buyers to appear isn’t necessarily a formula for success. A successful trade show is closely tied to your pre-Show marketing, which creates excitement and drives traffic. Eighty-nine percent of the retailers who attend the International Home + Housewares Show are in search of…
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Author: Phillip Brandl, President, IHA This day of giving thanks celebrated in the U.S. on Thursday is the official beginning of the holiday season – bringing families together and putting consumers into a shopping frenzy for holiday gift-giving. And housewares plays a vital role on both fronts. As families gather for the Thanksgiving meal, housewares and homegoods products…
CONTINUE READINGWhat’s “Out” in Consumer Lifestyle Trends
Author: Perry Reynolds, Vice President, Marketing & Trade Development, IHA Continuing our series on the “ins” and “outs” in consumer lifestyle trends, here is a list of housewares products that consumers say are “out” for 2009 and beyond. See the list of what housewares products they say are “in”. This list is from a focus group of consumers held in mid-October. The…
CONTINUE READINGNotes from the Road…
Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, IHA If you’re like me and engaged in the international part of the housewares industry, and really, who’s not these days, you might have traveled to or are planning a trip to Hong Kong in the coming months. So what’s new and exciting? Hong Kong Convention Center – The remodeling construction is finally over with the total…
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