Viewpoint : Peter Giannetti, Editor-in-Chief

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Turning Bad Fortune Into Good Business

The housewares business thrives as a business that creates simple solutions to everyday problems. And the business is reminded from…

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Sorting Through The Trends For Retail Clarity

It can be a challenging exercise to distill from  the thousands of products at the International Home + Housewares Show…

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Don’t Justify Pulling Buyers Off Show Floor

The crowded winter trade show season culminated for many with the recent International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. The…

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‘Made In Europe’ Back In The U.S. Spotlight

With the spotlight on resurgent American-made housewares in recent years, one might miss the “Made in Europe” renewal gaining momentum…

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More Roads Lead To McCormick North

Day one of the rebranded and reorganized International Home + Housewares Show is in the books, and exhibitors should have…

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Forget Omnichannel. Are You Omnipresent?

An industry colleague told me his investment advisor has been trying to arrange a meeting the past few weeks to…

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Give Everyone Behind The Scenes A Big Hand

As this HomeWorld Business preview of the International Home + Housewares Show arrives this week (February 15, 2016 issue), much…

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The Forecast Calls For Unpredictability

Here we are, flush into the busy first-quarter trade show season and trying to forecast the business climate over the…

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The Real Joy Of Housewares

I have to admit I was surprised when I first read more than a year ago about a movie in…

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Another Reminder Consolidation Is No Joke

Upon hearing news of Newell Rubbermaid’s pending acquisition of Jarden Corp., I was reminded of a conversation some 20 years…

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