Viewpoint : Peter Giannetti, Editor-in-Chief

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The Wellness Opportunity Is Bigger Than You Think

You can’t read through an issue of HomeWorld Business without encountering references to health and wellness.

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The Entire Game Counts

The retail housewares year is played in halves, like college basketball games.

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A Significant Housewares Development At Kohl’s

HomeWorld’s annual Retailer of the Year selection (see the May 28 issue) typically prioritizes significant housewares development as a top consideration.

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Actions Speak Louder Than Buzzwords

Let me start by admitting I’m party to the proliferation of certain buzzwords dominating retailing talk these days.

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Hardware Strengthens Housewares Connection

The National Hardware Show hits Las Vegas May 8 riding a robust home improvement market validated by the strong performance by key retailers in the segment.

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Wayfair A Welcome Alternative For Housewares

Putting political leanings aside, there’s probably more than a few housewares suppliers finding pleasure in the President’s recent Twitter rampage against Amazon.

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Tell A Truly Exceptional Tabletop Story

The ability to find truly exceptional products in what can seem like a sea of options is what historically has separated truly exceptional merchants.

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Some Retail Obituaries Can Wait

It might surprise you that news services historically have kept files of pre-written obituaries for famous people that need only be topped off when that inevitable day arrives.

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An Industry United By Charity

We live and work in an era of great division. It seems harder than ever to get people to come together with so much societal, political or even competitive tension pulling them apart.

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No Such Thing As Too Much Insight

Day two (March 11) of the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show should see a busy slate of exhibitor and buyer meetings.

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Housewares Lands In Chicago With A Tail Wind

The 2018 International Home + Housewares Shows arrives at what by many measures should be an encouraging time for the home and housewares business.

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Design Can Be A Winning Experience

I was honored to preside over the presentation of the 2018 Housewares Design Awards during the recent Winter Las Vegas Market.

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Beware In The Age Of Disruption

Welcome to the age of disruption.

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The Focus Is Again On Sustainability

Sustainability just took on a new meaning for 2018.

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Placing Bets On The Retailers To Watch

The holiday retail predictions are in.

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