In a summary of 2018 year-end results and 2019 projections, four of IHA’s global partners give members an update of what happened in 2018 in their markets of responsibility as well as some indicators of what 2019 holds: Canada Based on conversations with retailers across the country, the 2018 holiday season in Canada was ‘okay’ or flat. Either on par or slightly below 2017,…
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HECNA: Australia’s Most Powerful Retailers Revealed
This past fall, Australia trade publication, Inside Retail Magazine, published its list of the most powerful retailers and coming out on top was Grant O’Brien of Woolworths. “This year Woolworths’ Grant O’Brein comes in at number one. O’Brien succeeded Michael Luscombe as MD and CEO of Woolworths in October 2011 after previous roles as COO Australian food and petrol, director…
CONTINUE READINGHECNA: The Two Latin Americas
Companies who sell to Latin America or those who wish to in the future will be interested in David Luhnow’s essay in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal entitled “The Two Latin Americas.” As Luhnow says, “There are two Latin Americas right now. The first is a bloc of countries—including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela—that faces the Atlantic Ocean, mistrusts globalization and…
CONTINUE READINGScandinavia Trade Mission: A Great Success!
By Derek Miller, VP International Business Earlier this month, representatives from the International Housewares Association and nine IHA member companies expanded their international knowledge with a trade mission to Scandinavia – Stockholm in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark. In both cities, the international knowledge program included individual meetings with key home and…
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