Our annual Top 100 Housewares Retailers report (September 12, 2016, issue) presents a vivid look at shifting market share in a demanding retail economy. It follows a flurry of second quarter retail sales reports that further underscore today’s judicious consumer shopping patterns.
Our readers probably have already noticed a new homeworldbusiness.com launched in early August, representing an exciting direction in how we present our ever-expanding digital content.
Timing can be tricky when determining who makes the cut for our annual Players report, which profiles “People to Watch” in the housewares business.
The prevailing sentiment of many housewares vendors and retailers finds the guarded optimism typical of challenging times overwhelmed by uneasiness as they head deeper into the second half.
The 2017 Housewares Design Awards competition is officially underway with the opening of the entry period. Created by HomeWorld Business…
There is a lesson in the swift and sudden discontinuation of Keurig Kold that by many accounts was doomed from…
The return of the Housewares Design Awards after a brief hiatus serves up a reminder of how fast things change…
You could ask a dozen people and get a dozen answers as to when a business turnaround actually becomes a…
There are plenty of companies that still sentimentally wish they didn’t need to navigate the disruption to generations of reliable…
The housewares business thrives as a business that creates simple solutions to everyday problems. And the business is reminded from…
It can be a challenging exercise to distill from the thousands of products at the International Home + Housewares Show…
The crowded winter trade show season culminated for many with the recent International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. The…
With the spotlight on resurgent American-made housewares in recent years, one might miss the “Made in Europe” renewal gaining momentum…
Day one of the rebranded and reorganized International Home + Housewares Show is in the books, and exhibitors should have…
An industry colleague told me his investment advisor has been trying to arrange a meeting the past few weeks to…
As this HomeWorld Business preview of the International Home + Housewares Show arrives this week (February 15, 2016 issue), much…
Here we are, flush into the busy first-quarter trade show season and trying to forecast the business climate over the…
I have to admit I was surprised when I first read more than a year ago about a movie in…
Upon hearing news of Newell Rubbermaid’s pending acquisition of Jarden Corp., I was reminded of a conversation some 20 years…
In this special year-end edition of HomeWorld Business (December 14, 2015), our editors recap the companies, products, people, trends and…