Chief Housewares Executive Super Session

After a witty comical video about millennials, Maureen Azzato, chief brand officer and editor of HFN, addressed the differences between millennials, Boomers and Gen Xers for creators of new products for these groups. She pointed to demographic trends that marketers should focus on for the growth of consumers over the age of 50.  Boomers have the greatest disposable income and…

Attorney Scott Sanders addressed sensitive concerns faced by many CHESS attendees whose companies manufacture products in China.  Housewares makers often painfully discover that their intellectual property and supply chain is at risk when working with Chinese factories. Business there has changed dramatically in the past decade and contracts have become critical.  Sanders posed…

After lunch and information about the services offered by CHESS sponsor companies, Bernard Baumohl presented a thought-provoking analysis of current domestic and international economic and political conditions. Baumohl, chief global economist at The Economic Outlook Group, based in Princeton, NJ, specializes in economic analysis, forecasting and geopolitical risk assessment.…

Navigating Transitional Times… Through Political, Economic and Cultural Shifts Chief housewares executives eager to hear the latest from the front lines of the industry learned from experts who addressed IHA’s 2016 CHESS conference on October 6 and 7. The two-day conference, held at the Westin O’Hare hotel, attracts top executives at IHA-member companies who look forward to…