Honey-Can-Do Names VanDyke VP/Business Development
Honey-Can-Do International has named Amber VanDyke vp/business development.
Author Peter Giannetti
eRetailer Summit: Optimize Home Improvement Channels
CHICAGO— The fourth annual Home Improvement eRetailer Summit provided an information-packed exchange for retailers and suppliers looking to optimize their…
The Future Won’t Wait
The future is now for Matt Woods. The CEO of Woods Hardware, with five full-line hardware stores in the Cincinnati area, took home the 2018 Reimagine Retail award at the National Hardware Show for reinventive vision and execution by independent home improvement retailers.
eRetailer Summit Optimizes Home Improvement Channels
The fourth annual Home Improvement eRetailer Summit, held in Chicago, provided an information-packed exchange for retailers and suppliers looking to optimize their participation in a growing e-commerce market for home improvement.
Ontel Expands Arctic Air Brand Lineup With Tower Model
FAIRFIELD, NJ— Ontel Products is expanding its Arctic Air evaporative cooling appliance series, moving the brand into its third year…
Rooting For The Tabletop Business
Everyone loves an underdog, right? If true, then everyone should be rooting for the tabletop industry.
BB&B Gives Tritton A Big-League Opportunity
I’ve been known to drop a sports metaphor in this space from time to time (the former sportswriter in me breaking loose). So, please indulge me if the hiring of Mark Tritton as Bed Bath & Beyond’s president and CEO had me thinking of all the Major League Baseball teams currently interviewing for a new manager.
Housewares Plays Key Role In Fueling Restock Kroger Growth Initiative
Kroger’s chief housewares merchant, Greg Parsons, told attendees of the IHA Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) that housewares plays an important role in the company’s “Restock Kroger” strategic transformation initiative.
Housewares Plays Key Role In Fueling Restock Kroger Growth Initiative
OAK BROOK, IL— Kroger’s chief housewares merchant, Greg Parsons, told attendees of the Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession that housewares plays…
CHESS: Adapt To Experience-Focused Market
OAK BROOK, IL— Talk of the urgency for retailers and suppliers to adapt to an experience-focused marketplace gripped industry leaders…
The Influence Of Perceptive Communication
According to Mark Jeffries, business influence starts with perceptive communication.
Secure The Next Generation Of Leadership
I had the privilege again of opening the annual Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) by moderating the Housewares Hot Seat panel discussion.
NuWave Heats Up Cooker Infomercial Campaigns
NuWave is heating up informercial support for a trio of new countertop kitchen appliances: the Duet air fryer/ pressure cooker combo; the Brio 14-quart air fryer/oven; and the Primo countertop convection oven.
2020 Campaign Could Heat Up As Seen On TV Business
The 2020 presidential campaign is beginning to heat up, and that’s big news to the As Seen On TV business.
Ontel Eyes Wellness Market With Two DRTV Products
Ontel Products eyes the wellness market with a pair of new DRTV products: the Posture Doctor posture aid and Mighty Sight LED-equipped magnifying eyewear.
Allstar Mounts Holiday Season DRTV Launches
Allstar Innovations (formerly Allstar Products Group) reported a strong launch for a trio of its holiday-season direct-response products: the Sharper Image Socket Shelf, the Perfect Cushion seat cushion, Secure Stitch liquid fabric mender and the Pop-N-Play cat toy.
Emson Expands DRTV-Driven Non-Stick Cookware Brands
Emson is expanding its DRTV-supported non-stick cookware core with an accelerating retail rollout of GraniteStone and continuing extension of Gotham Steel.
30 Years Later: Different Look, Same Principles
What a difference 30 years makes.
Zilinskas Named President Of Legacy’s Consumer Division
The Legacy Companies has named veteran housewares executive Jay Zilinskas president of the Legacy Companies’ consumer division.
Chefs Catalog Ceases All Operations
Chefs Catalog, the latest incarnation of the veteran specialty kitchenware merchant, has informed its suppliers that it has ceased all operations.