HomeWorld’s People To Watch selections each year (August 19 issue) typically include executives in newly appointed leadership posts. But never in the 14-year history of this special annual edition has the group been filled with so many recently installed heads of major housewares and retailing operations.
Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe are widely credited with coining the term Millennials in 1987. That’s right, 32 years ago.
HomeWorld Business salutes influential housewares buyers and merchandise managers in this annual Impact Merchants edition (July 22, 2019).
The summer gift-and-housewares trade show circuit is in full swing, presenting, as these mid-term shows typically do, a valuable first chance for exhibitors and retailers to begin mapping out the next year.
NEW YORK— Emson is expanding its DRTV-supported non-stick cookware core with an accelerating retail rollout of GraniteStone and continuing extension…
The annual HomeWorld Business Health & Wellness Report in the June 24, 2019, issue underscores an evolving consumer state of mind and the brimming opportunity for housewares suppliers and retailers that have responded by placing healthy living and wellness at the heart of their marketing and merchandising execution.
We’re approaching the midway point of a year that started with so much forward momentum. But after the uneven retail sales results released the past few weeks, uneasiness is setting in as the housewares business speeds toward the second half.
Ontel is following up the Huggle Hoodie blanket-like, oversized hooded sweatshirt with Huggle Pet Hoodies, a line of collectible plush…
NuWave is prepping an expanded lineup of specialty kitchen electrics, many slated for infomercial support. NuWave recently introduced Jubilee countertop…
Emson showcased an expanding lineup of DRTV-supported garden products during the recent National Hardware Show in Las Vegas. Emson presented…
The Bulbhead division of TeleBrands is showcasing the new FastBall, a versatile mobile phone holder for auto, home and office.…
Allstar Products Group has taken over retail distribution of PainCakes hands- and strap-free adhesive cold packs, backed by a multi-channel…
The pending sale of IdeaVillage’s Flawless and Finishing Touch hair removal brands to Church & Dwight for what could be nearly $1 billion requires some historical perspective.
LAS VEGAS— New licensed housewares lines greeted home improvement retail buyers at the recent National Hardware Show. Also, innovative homewares,…
Target, the 2019 HomeWorld Business Retailer of the Year (see the May 27 issue), was the first mass retailer I could claim as my own.
Hubert Joly was an unconventional pick to lead Best Buy in 2012. Skeptics wondered then how a former hotel chief with no retail experience could stop Best Buy’s spiral toward oblivion.
This week’s National Hardware Show promoted the upcoming debut of the “Independent Home Improvement Show— Powered By NHS.”
New licensed housewares lines greeted a steady flow of home improvement retail buyers Tuesday, May 7, on the opening day of the 2019 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas.
The 2019 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas (May 7-9) marks the 14th year for HomeWorld Business as the show’s official housewares publication. The partnership reflects the commitment by the show to keep housewares in the home improvement retailing spotlight.
Parvez Patel, general manager for eFaucets.com and Hausera.com, will be the keynote speaker at the 4th annual Home Improvement eRetailer Summit, set for November 6-8 at the Hotel Monaco Chicago in downtown Chicago.