retailers

Location! Location?

When Money magazine named Sioux Falls, S.D., on its list of the top 50 places to live last year, it caught some retailers living in Sioux Falls by surprise. Not that they didn’t enjoy the city, but the honorific came along after they had sweated out building a retail business. There was a time Sioux Falls wasn’t close to being on that list. Many independent retailers start…

Sainsbury Wins Battle for Argos Owner, Home Retail

The Wall Street Journal reported April 1 that “Home Retail Group PLC … said it will recommend J Sainsbury PLC’s £1.4 billion ($2.01 billion) takeover of the company, ending a four-month-long battle to buy the Argos owner. “Sainsbury’s said Home Retail directors unanimously recommend its offer, which will be made through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and is…

Lowe’s, Home Improvement Retailer, to Buy Rona of Canada for $2.28 Billion

North Carolina-based retailer, Lowe’s announced that it has “reached a friendly deal to acquire Rona”, a Canadian chain. According to the New York Times, “The acquisition will make Lowe’s the dominant home improvement company in Canada.” Read more here. …

Housewares Marketing: Keeping Up with the Changing Trends

The home and housewares industry knows all about trends, changing styles and evolving technology. As much as those concepts apply to products and brands, they hold just as true for marketing practices. For brands to remain competitive and compelling, they not only need to keep their products and technology imaginative and functional, they also have to market those products…

Chicago: Be Inspired by Innovative Retailers “Experience the Best Retail Benchmarking and Comparative Shopping the World Has to Offer!”

Chicago is at the pulse point of the strong U.S. housewares market. Retailers from around the world visit the Chicago retail scene to accelerate their knowledge of visual merchandising and store branding and to find inspiration from unique stores and retail concepts. Examples of Chicago’s must-see retail stores and shops include: Bloomingdale’s Home Known…

Innovation Insights: An Interview with Richard Babick and Janine Michalek, Design Research

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. To help you plan your time at the Show, we give you a preview of the presentations that will take place in the…

CHESS Speaker Profile: Ryan Beach

A MULTI-CHANNEL RETAILER’S PERSPECTIVE In this session, learn more about Target’s focus on the changing needs of the Multi-Channel guest and what they are doing to respond to this evolution. Ryan Beach has spent 15 years in Merchandising at Target, including roles in Toys, Domestics, Decorative Home, School and Office and, most recently, Electronics and…

2013 HECNA Global Forum: Registration and Key Details

Registration is underway for the 2013 HECNA Global Forum taking place in Panama City, Panama from September 15-18. Within the agenda are key retailer presentations, networking events and a tabletop tradeshow at which participants will have a chance to showcase their products to Central American buyers. In addition, there will be an optional trip to the Colon Duty Free Trade…

Global Forum Presents Opportunities to Learn from non-US Retail Buyers

Save the date for the 2013 HECNA Global Forum, taking place September 15-18 in Panama City, Panama at the Trump Ocean Club. Registration and hotel booking details will be available by mid-June. With the focus of providing opportunities for attendees to increase exports through networking and education, the 2013 HECNA Global Forum will include: Executive…