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Impact Merchants Raise Bar With Versatile Skills
Reading through the profiles of 2008’s HomeWorld Business® Impact Merchants, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to sit in on job interviews for the next generation of retail housewares buyers.
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Reading through the profiles of 2008’s HomeWorld Business® Impact Merchants, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to sit in on job interviews for the next generation of retail housewares buyers.
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Survival Today Requires Asking The Right Questions
At its root, reporting is about asking questions and accurately communicating the answers. Knowing the right questions to ask often can separate excellent reporting from average reporting.
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At its root, reporting is about asking questions and accurately communicating the answers. Knowing the right questions to ask often can separate excellent reporting from average reporting.
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To Sharper, LnT: Don’t Let Closings Strand Shoppers
NEW YORK— Every now and then, certain acquaintances, knowing I cover the retail housewares business, like to let me know how in tune they are with current events affecting the business.
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NEW YORK— Every now and then, certain acquaintances, knowing I cover the retail housewares business, like to let me know how in tune they are with current events affecting the business.
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No Simple Solution To Gourmet Show Challenges
LAS VEGAS— Put another Gourmet Housewares Show in the books. Despite a crowded springtime trade show slate that continues to challenge the show’s attendance and vitality, it was not hard to find exhibitors and retailers at the Sands Convention Center reporting a productive couple of days here.
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LAS VEGAS— Put another Gourmet Housewares Show in the books. Despite a crowded springtime trade show slate that continues to challenge the show’s attendance and vitality, it was not hard to find exhibitors and retailers at the Sands Convention Center reporting a productive couple of days here.
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Exchange The Sinking Dollar For Export Growth
HONG KONG— This is a risky time to gamble on the sinking U.S. dollar, a major topic of anguish among U.S. importers visiting the recent Hong Kong Houseware Fair.
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HONG KONG— This is a risky time to gamble on the sinking U.S. dollar, a major topic of anguish among U.S. importers visiting the recent Hong Kong Houseware Fair.
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Inspire Tabletop Shoppers With The Unexpected
It’s about taking advantage of one of tabletop’s strongest assets— fashion— to stand out on shelves and to surprise and inspire shoppers.
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It’s about taking advantage of one of tabletop’s strongest assets— fashion— to stand out on shelves and to surprise and inspire shoppers.
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Don’t Let The Bubble Burst After Productive Show
CHICAGO— For three days earlier this month, McCormick Place here was a safe haven for the housewares industry.
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CHICAGO— For three days earlier this month, McCormick Place here was a safe haven for the housewares industry.
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Don’t Abandon Strategic Thinking For Quick Fix
CHICAGO— The industry will do its best to serve up a hearty helping of enthusiasm at the International Home + Housewares Show. However, amid the usual fanfare of new product and marketing presentations, the talk on the McCormick Place floors could turn often to the unprecedented convergence of market pressures faced by suppliers and retailers this year.
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CHICAGO— The industry will do its best to serve up a hearty helping of enthusiasm at the International Home + Housewares Show. However, amid the usual fanfare of new product and marketing presentations, the talk on the McCormick Place floors could turn often to the unprecedented convergence of market pressures faced by suppliers and retailers this year.
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