The Influence Of Perceptive Communication
According to Mark Jeffries, business influence starts with perceptive communication.
VIEWPOINT: PETER GIANNETTI, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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.
30 Years Later: Different Look, Same Principles
What a difference 30 years makes.
A Critical Year For People Watching
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.
Millennials Are Ready To Act Their Age
Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe are widely credited with coining the term Millennials in 1987. That’s right, 32 years ago.
What It Takes To Be An Impact Merchant
HomeWorld Business salutes influential housewares buyers and merchandise managers in this annual Impact Merchants edition (July 22, 2019).
Don’t Risk Missing An Opportunity
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.
Selling A Better Quality Of Life
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.
Paying A Steeper Price For Tariffs
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.
Hitting The Target Once Again
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.
Harness Hubert Joly’s Best Buy Transformation
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.
Home Improvement Spotlights Housewares
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.
Respectfully Speaking Of As Seen On TV
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.
Amazon Sets Off Alarming Wakeup Call
Amazon sparked panic during the International Home + Housewares Show when several exhibitors had their Amazon Vendor Central codes deactivated and orders halted without notice.
It’s Not Always Written In The Stars
HomeWorld Business has learned that Walmart recently told some vendors it might drop items from its e-commerce platform that don’t have at least a four-star rating.
United By Transformative Vision And Charity
The Housewares Charity Foundation celebrates its 22 years of philanthropy this evening at the Navy Pier when it honors Wayfair co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine; Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon; and Libbey Chairman and CEO William Foley.
Follow The Signs To Retail Artistry
The International Home + Housewares Show honored 30 home and housewares retailers from 29 countries for their merchandising excellence during last night’s annual gia gala.
Yes, People Still Shop In Stores
“Nobody shops in stores anymore.” How many of you get irritated when you hear that?
Back To School
It didn’t take long, traveling through a full slate of year-opening trade shows and conferences, to get schooled on the housewares business outlook for the year.
Look Beyond The Shiny New Objects
This time of year, as the housewares industry turns from Frankfurt’s Ambiente toward the International Home + Housewares Show, the race to discover the latest, greatest new products shifts into higher gear.