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Key Retailer Update: Canadian Tire Corporation

Key Retailer Update: Canadian Tire Corporation

Douglas Young, vice president, Merchandising—Living Division, Canadian Tire Retail Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC), founded in 1922, has grown to more than 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets with tens of thousands of employees across Canada. CTC aims to grow its business to provide Canadians with everything they need for life. Recent acquisitions include the 2018 purchase of…

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Market Opportunities in Taiwan and Australia

Market Opportunities in Taiwan and Australia

IHA Offices and Representatives IHA brought insights from around the world to Global Forum attendees with short presentations by its offices in varied regions to close the day’s programming. Top Five Trends Monica Lee, IHA Representative – Taiwan “Glamping” is the newest vacation trend in Taiwan. With the COVID-19 pandemic restricting international travel, families…

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Latin American Market Update

Latin American Market Update

Patricia Barreiro, GMM, Home Décor and Garden, Sodimac Sodimac, founded in 1952, has stores in seven countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay. It has been on a steep growth track since 2012, when the company served a market of 137 million residents with 134 locations for sales of nearly US$46 billion. In 2020, Sodimac has served about 480 million…

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Latin American Market Update

Latin American Market Update

Juan Francisco Espana, EPA Director   EPA is a home center chain that operates in four countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Venezuela. Founded in 1992, EPA has more than 3,000 employees working at its 27 stores, whose average size is 7,000 sq. ft. Speaking from San Jose, Costa Rica, Juan Francisco Espana summarized operations in each country: store…

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Spain Market Update

Spain Market Update

Gabriel Solar, Founder, Yestis Speaking from Barcelona, Gabriel Solar, whose company represents major international brands in Spain, prefaced his remarks on the Spanish market by addressing current conditions. Before Covid-19, Spanish consumers purchased mid-range products, but the pandemic conditions caused households to reduce purchasing and shift toward lower-priced…

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Market Opportunities in Europe: Top Five Trends in UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany IHA Offices and Representatives

Market Opportunities in Europe: Top Five Trends in UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany IHA Offices and Representatives

IHA brought insights from around the world to Global Forum attendees with short presentations by its offices in varied regions to close each morning and afternoon session. Mark Chapman, IHA UK Office Online Retail: The online retail space in the UK continues to diversify, even in the shadow of Amazon. There are many new, independent online retailers finding their niche in…

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2020 Global Forum

2020 Global Forum

IHA’s first live-streamed Global Forum presented three days of informative sessions by experts in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The series of virtual education programs took place September 22 - 24.  As the housewares industry has learned new ways to conduct business remotely this year, suppliers eager to grow their global business and learn about current market…

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Global Retail Intelligence – September

Global Retail Intelligence – September

September 15 – Auchan to Invest in Urban Development of Retail OutletsFrance’s Auchan aims to increase market share in urban centers by investing heavily in both proximity and digital services.  From European Supermarket Magazine September 9 – Australia’s Myer Partners with AmazonAustralians are now able to buy items on Amazon and have them sent to their nearest…

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2020 IBC Global Forum Offers Buyer Connections, Networking Through Virtual Education Series

2020 IBC Global Forum Offers Buyer Connections, Networking Through Virtual Education Series

ROSEMONT, ILL (Sept. 10, 2020)—The 2020 IBC Global Forum, the annual gathering of the International Housewares Association’s International Business Council (IBC), will be held Sept. 22-24 as a series of virtual education sessions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The live-streamed event will offer housewares suppliers new to the international arena or veteran sales executives…

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