Allstar Products Group and the Debbie Meyer brand have formed a partnership to expand distribution of Debbie Meyer GreenBags and Debbie Meyer GreenBoxes food-preserving storage products.
Results emerging from the 33rd annual Deloitte holiday shopping survey include a second year of online shopping gains as consumers said they expect to spend 57% of their budgets online and 36% in brick and mortar stores.
Publix has promoted several executives, effective January 1, 2019, including a new president of the company.
Alessi has debuted the Food à Porter lunch box, as well as new kitchenware in golden pink, for the fall/winter season.
Bluestar Alliance has closed its acquisition of the Brookstone brand. The company said that, participating in the acquisition, is Apex Digital Inc., a U.S. consumer electronics company that will operate the Brookstone website and airport stores.
Pier 1 Imports has formed two new philanthropic partnerships with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Wounded Warrior Project.
Generation X has entered its prime earnings years, and Statista, referencing a poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of MarketingCharts, pointed out that TV ads and word-of-mouth are the most important purchase influencers for Gen Xers, beating any type of paid online advertising by a significant margin.
OtterBox has expanded its Elevation tumblers collection. The tumblers are double-walled stainless steel with copper lining, which is said to help keep beverages hot or cold for a longer period of time.
Brian Fricano, founder and CEO of online B2B retailer Sustainable Supply, during the upcoming Home Improvement eRetailer Summit, will address implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling freeing states and local governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers.
As the holidays approach, Walmart is preparing to launch what it characterized as major changes to its online marketplace operation affecting both delivery and returns.
To give gamers a dedicated place to play, PBteen has struck a deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment to develop a PlayStation licensed collection of home furnishings and décor.
United Natural Foods has completed the previously announced acquisition of Supervalu for $32.50 per share in cash, or $2.9 billion, including the assumption of outstanding debt and liabilities.
Core Home has introduced the TrueDivide food storage container collection.
A week after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Sears Holdings Chairman Edward Lampert looking for financial partners on a $300 million loan sought by the retailer, Reuters reported on Monday.
The Overstock Customer Day promotion doubled the amount of furniture the e-tailer sold and generated a 20% rise in market basket versus the comparable day in the year earlier, according to Overstock.com.
Nordstrom hosted a company-wide hiring day on Friday, October 19, with events taking place in every Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack store across the U.S. and Canada, as well as in its distribution and fulfillment centers.
The deadline to apply for the 2019 Housewares Design Awards has been extended from October 26 to November 2, 2018. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at an awards ceremony held during the 2019 Las Vegas Winter Market.
On Tuesday, October 16, Walmart held its annual Investment Community Meeting, where executives emphasized Walmart’s leadership in technology innovation initiatives. The Shop the Room function that Walmart.com introduced in the online home department is one example of how the company has been evolving.
After several years of solid acceleration, annual growth in the national home improvement and repair spending sector of the economy is expected to soften in 2019, according to the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies.
NY Now has launched a new initiative, NY Now Cares, to foster community between its market registrants and noteworthy charitable causes by giving back, the market said.