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Consumer Confidence Hits An All-Time Low The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined to a new all-time low in December. The Index now stands at 38.0 down from 44.7 in November. Continued... Posted 12/30/2008 - 11:30:23 AM |
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Amazon.com Says 2008 Holiday Selling Season Best In Company History Amazon.com reported that the 2008 holiday season was the best in the company’s 14-year history, but the online retailer offered no specifics on sales figures or year-over-year sales comparisons. Continued... Posted 12/29/2008 - 9:50:10 AM |
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Jarden Named to Business Week's List Of World's Most Influential Companies Jarden Corporation has been named to BusinessWeek's newly released list of the World's Most Influential Companies. Continued... Posted 12/24/2008 - 10:21:19 AM |
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Walmart Settles 63 Wage/Labor Class Action Lawsuits Walmart has settled 63 wage and hour class action lawsuits that have been pending against the company for several years, the world’s largest retailer announced on Tuesday. Continued... Posted 12/24/2008 - 9:19:27 AM |
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NRF Asks Obama For 2009 National Sales Tax Holidays The National Retail Federation has asked President-elect Barack Obama to incorporate a series of national sales tax holidays into any upcoming economic stimulus legislation, saying the idea would be a step in helping the economy recover. Continued... Posted 12/23/2008 - 10:54:47 AM |
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Plastics Supplier Aero Housewares Shuts Operations Plastics supplier Aero Housewares has ceased operations in its McDonough, GA, plant and closed its Leominster, MA, administrative offices on May 30, the company announced. Continued... Posted 6/9/2008 - 11:11:13 AM |
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2009 Housewares Design Awards Finalists Named, 'Green House' Winners Selected The 65 finalists are set for the 2009 Housewares Design Awards. In addition, the winners were selected for the Housewares Design Awards first annual "Green House" honors. Continued... Posted 12/1/2008 - 11:41:52 AM |
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Sustainable Packaging Website To Launch In Fourth Quarter A new website, which will offer tools and resources for materials suppliers, package development professionals and packagers looking to make environmentally responsible business decisions is set to debut in fourth quarter 2008. Continued... Posted 7/22/2008 - 12:58:37 PM |
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Lifetime Brands Acquires Mikasa Lifetime Brands Inc. has acquired the business and certain assets of Mikasa, Inc. from Arc International SA. Continued... Posted 6/9/2008 - 8:56:36 AM |
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Agroplast Aims To Transform Pig Urine Into Plastic Dinnerware Denmark-based Agroplast recently announced that it wants to transform pig urine into plastic dinnerware and household items Continued... Posted 6/16/2008 - 11:32:47 AM |
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SonicScrubbers Names Lowe To Head Manufacturing, Product Development The SonicScrubbers Company has appointed David J. Lowe senior vp/manufacturing and product development effective immediately. Continued... Posted 1/8/2008 - 9:12:26 AM |
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Jaccard Offers Lifetime Replacements On Advanced Ceramic Knives Jaccard Corporation is launching a Lifetime Replacement Guarantee on its complete line of Advanced Ceramic knives. Continued... Posted 6/5/2008 - 12:12:11 PM |
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Brand Power Focus Of Licensing Panel NEW YORK—Target’s director/marketing planning Sally Mueller, speaking on a panel about Brand Licensing principles, at the recent Licensing International Expo here, noted that expanding a brand is a “major investment” that Target “doesn’t take lightly,” reinforcing the importance of the right partnerships between licensees, licensors and retailers. Continued... Posted 7/7/2008 - 2:31:35 PM |
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Inaugural Homewares Show Awards Recognizes New Innovations Four housewares/home goods suppliers were honored for innovative new products at the first annual Homewares Show Awards. Continued... Posted 5/26/2008 - 10:25:21 AM |
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Advertised Retail Prices Dip Below Standard $399 On Dyson’s DC07 CHICAGO— A flurry of retail ads in early May offering Dyson DC07’s (the silver and yellow model) caught many in the industry by surprise and has raised questions over whether Dyson’s six-year run of price stability may be coming to an end. Continued... Posted 6/23/2008 - 1:26:52 PM |
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Weak Economy, Late Holiday Shopping Start Hit November Retail Sales Hard The continued slowdown in consumer spending and a later start to the all-important holiday shopping season were key factors in many retailers reporting significant drops in comparable store sales for November. Continued... |
NEW YORK— January 20, 2009, is shaping up to be quite a day. While much of the country will direct its attention to the steps of the Capitol in Washington for the presidential inauguration, the housewares industry will be focused on midtown Manhattan, where the year’s top housewares designs will be crowned inside the Marriott Marquis. Continued... |