Emson Expands Granitestone Cookware Line
Emson is rolling out a hard-anodized aluminum extension of its DRTV-supported Granitestone non-stick cookware.
Author Peter Giannetti
Safety Focus Prompts August Inspired Home Show Timing
CHICAGO— Vendors and retailers told HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® the mid-summer timing of the rescheduled 2021 Inspired Home Show is too late…
Crux, Ghetto Gastro To Launch Kitchen Electrics Collaboration At Williams Sonoma
Made by Gather has teamed its Crux kitchen electrics brand with Ghetto Gastro, a Bronx, NY-born culinary collective, to launch with Williams Sonoma an exclusive collaboration of boldly designed, premium small appliances positioned along a theme of advancing social justice through food.
Pivoting To A More Responsive Retailer Ranking
First-half retail financials confirm sudden shifts in retailer market share during the pandemic. The results also confirm an unprecedented, yet necessary, pivot by the HomeWorld Business team in the development of its annual ranking of top housewares retailers.
Mark Rosenzweig And Mark Barrocas, SharkNinja
Mark Rosenzweig and Mark Barrocas have teamed to steer SharkNinja into a floor care and countertop kitchen appliance powerhouse with annual sales of around $2 billion.
Ed Vlacich, Lasko Holdings
Ed Vlacich was named CEO of Lasko Holdings in December, bringing more than 30 years of consumer products experience.
Jay Zilinskas, Legacy Companies
Jay Zilinskas, a 30-year housewares industry veteran, assumed Legacy’s newly created consumer products leadership post in August 2019.
Derek Miller, International Housewares Association
Derek Miller, president of the International Housewares Association since 2018, joined the IHA in December 1999 as director of international business development, then was named vp/international services in October 2001. He became IHA vp/global marketing in March 2014.
Janet Hayes, Crate & Barrel
Janet Hayes officially joined Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc. on August 1 as its new CEO. A seasoned executive with over 25 years of retail experience, Hayes brings a track record of developing and repositioning brands with deep expertise in the home category.
Nothing Cliché About Pursuing New Normal
Journalists learn early in their schooling and careers to avoid clichés. A cliché is a linguistic shortcut, an overused phrase devoid of original thought.
The Toughest Test For 2020 Impact Merchants
As it became clearer in March that retailing, an already fickle business in the e-commerce age, was in for a new disruption of immeasurable enormity and consequence, it also became clearer vendor-buyer relations, already confrontational at times, were about to be tested like never before.
Rescheduled 2020 National Hardware Show Cancelled, Virtual Show Planned
The 2020 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, originally postponed from early May to September 1-3 as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated during the spring, has been cancelled as an in-person event for this year because of the continuing impact of the pandemic, according to Reed Exhibitions.
Home Improvement eRetailer Summit Reschedules Conference
The Home Improvement eRetailer Summit has been rescheduled for March 7-9, 2021, from its previously scheduled date of October 7-9, 2020 in response to travel and public health uncertainties created by the spread of the coronavirus.
A Work In Progress
After nearly three months of working from home, it is a welcome relief to begin the first phase of a return to offices for the HomeWorld Business team.
Rosenthal & Rosenthal Supports Housewares Finance Through Pandemic
Rosenthal & Rosenthal is a provider of financial services for the retail business, specializing in factoring, asset-based lending, purchase order financing and direct-to-consumer financing.
The New Measure Of A Retail Champion
The need to pivot suddenly has marked much of the business world’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
As Seen On TV Outlet Stays Plugged In To Retail Recovery
NEW YORK— HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® premiered dedicated coverage of the As Seen On TV business in 2009 under the headline of…
The Responsibility Of Selling With Purpose
Kroger’s recently released “Blueprint for Businesses,” a guide to help companies navigate safely through and past the COVID-19 crisis, leads with six words:
NPD’s Derochowski Returns To IHA Webinar Series
Joe Derochowski, vp and home industry adviser for The NPD Group, will deliver a webinar update on shifting consumer spending during the coronavirus pandemic.
Watch For Answers To Unanswerable Questions
Calls have been streaming in from industry executives seeking answers to questions that can’t be answered yet amid so much…