Six IHA member companies participated in the IHA Trade Mission to Sydney and Auckland, October 30 – November 4 to develop sales opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. The participating IHA members, Astage, Candle Warmers, Honey-Can-Do, Hutzler Mfg., Nordic Ware and Whitmor, met with key home and housewares retailers and toured retail stores to learn more about how…
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John Lewis to Tie Up with Myer in Australia
The Sydney Morning News reports that British department stores operator will bring its “successful homewares category” to a partnership with Australia retailer Myer. The News reports that “by the end of the year the first of this new ‘department store within a department store’ concept will open in Sydney's Northern Beaches Warringah Mall retail centre followed by rapid-fire…
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From November 10-15, twelve IHA-member companies took part in the IHA sponsored Australia Trade Mission in Sydney and Melbourne. Attendees had the opportunity to visit key housewares retail stores and shopping malls to complete a competitive analysis of market opportunities. Meetings also took place with many key retailers including: King of Knives Howards Storage World Hard…
CONTINUE READINGGLOBAL INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS FROM 22 COUNTRIES CELEBRATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW IN CHICAGO
By Piritta Törrö The International Home + Housewares Show and International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the gia (Global Innovation Award) program, today announced the national gia winners of 2012-2013 – including 23 innovative and unique home and housewares retailers from 22 countries around the globe. Also announced was a very…
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