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Retail’s New Best Friend

As the heart and soul of retailing further evolves, stores and the essence of shopping will continue to morph in unimaginable ways. However, amidst the storm of change, there is one aspect of shopping that remains pure, constant and motivational – the aspirational moment. For some, an aspirational moment is walking through the ABC Carpet Emporium in New York City, where the…

2018 International Home + Housewares Show is Sold Out

The 2018 International Home + Housewares Show sold out in late December, more than 10 weeks before opening day, according to the International Housewares Association (IHA), the Show’s owner and operator. The Show begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 10 and closes at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13. “The high demand to be a part of our world-class marketplace continues for our…

Change & Challenge in the Economy of Expectations

Tom Mirabile, the IHA’s lifestyle trend forecaster and the senior vice president, Global Trend and Design, at Lifetime Brands, Inc., was joined at his annual International Home + Housewares Show keynote presentation by Peter Giannetti, editor-in-chief of HomeWorld Business and Gourmet Insider, and Susan Yashinsky, vice president of innovation trends at Sphere Trending. The…

Show to Sell: Cross Merchandising

by Martin M. Pegler Visual Merchandising is really a very simple concept to understand. “Visual” refers to sight and “showing” while “Merchandising” is about “selling”. WE—people who believe in and are practitioners of VM—believe that it is very important to show your products in a way that makes the shopping process simple—easy—convenient for the shoppers. It is important…

Top 5 consumer trends affecting housewares revealed at 2017 Int’l Home + Housewares Show

The consumer marketplace is changing in dramatic ways, so it’s important to get to know today’s ‘real’ consumers, said IHA’s trend forecaster Tom Mirabile at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show today. Mirabile, who is also senior vice president, global trend & design at Lifetime Brands, was joined at his annual keynote presentation this year by Peter Giannetti,…

Inspiring Innovation: A Conversation with Joanne Domeniconi, The Grommet, Abigail Kiefer, Red Clay, Kate Drane, Indiegogo, and Lisa Q. Fetterman, Nomiku

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Learn how to develop and launch the right products for the right customer—with the right methods! Be sure to attend some of the free executive-level educational sessions at the Innovation Theater. These programs will give you a new perspective as you walk the Show and will inspire, inform and improve your business. The four…

Innovation Insights: An Interview with Bill Fienup and Mike Vasquez

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator The four days of the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show will be packed with events as well as educational sessions. In these final days before the Show, we preview presentations that will take place in the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center. Today we are speaking with Chicagoans Bill Fienup and Mike Vasquez. These…

Innovation Insights: An Interview with Tim Woods, POCO Labs

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs + Services Learn how to develop and launch the right products for the right customer—with the right methods! The four days of the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show will be packed with events as well as educational sessions. In these final weeksbefore the Show, we preview presentations that will take place in the Innovation Theater…

Knowing Innovation: Allison Zisko, HFN, and A.J. Riedel, Riedel Marketing Group

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator At the International Home + Housewares Show in March, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday morning and ending Tuesday afternoon. At the Theater, located in Room E350 (near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby), experts in new product development and launch…