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Consumer Confidence Gains Suggest Shoppers Are Ready To Spend
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased in October to 108.7, jumping from just below to well over the dividing line between positive and negative sentiments, which is a rating of 100. The September reading was 99.2.
Softer Retail Sales by Office Depot/Office Max Hit ODP in Q3
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CVS Initiates Restructuring as Q3 Earnings Miss Expectations
CVS Health third-quarter earnings fell far short...
Lowe’s Adds Digital Personalized Product Support to Loyalty Program
Lowe's Cos. is giving loyalty members access to...
Dollar Tree’s Dreiling Steps Down, Creedon Named Interim CEO
Dollar Tree Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling,...
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Let the Real Holiday Shopping Season Begin
The next two months could mark an indelible inflection point retailers and suppliers have long awaited.
Special Reports
HomePage News InSight Trend Index 2024/25: Future Focus
The fourth portfolio in the HomePage News InSight™ Trend Index 2024/25 examines Future Focus: products that reflect consumer awareness and collective conscience.
2024/25 InSight™ Trend Index
The HomePage News InSight Trend Index 2024/25 is the second annual series of digital portfolios providing a guide to emerging and enduring housewares trends through the products and innovations that embody them.
This comprehensive series is produced and presented in partnership with Springboard Futures and its founder and industry trend authority Tom Mirabile, along with creative director Dawn Evans, who also serves as director of marketing for the International Housewares Association.
Click here to view the portfolios.
2023/24 InSight™ Trend Index
The HomePage News InSight™ Trend Index 2023/24 is an exclusive digital guide that explores emerging and enduring home and housewares trends through the products and innovations that embody them.
This comprehensive series is produced and presented by HomePage News in partnership with Springboard Futures and its founder and industry trend authority Tom Mirabile, along with creative director Dawn Evans, who also serves as director of marketing from the International Housewares Association.
Click here to view the full report.
The 2024 IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys (in partnership with market researcher Morning Consult) underscore the product development, marketing and sales opportunities available to the home and housewares industry by serving key life moments and increasing frequency of at-home entertaining for all sorts of get-togethers.
2024 Occasions & At-Home Entertaining Reports
The 2024 IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys (in partnership with market researcher Morning Consult) underscore the product development, marketing and sales opportunities available to the home and housewares industry by serving key life moments and increasing frequency of at-home entertaining for all sorts of get-togethers.
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2023Occasions Report: Housewares Joins The Celebration
The 2023 International Housewares Association (IHA) Occasions Report provides insight into how consumers are once again embracing key life moments and plan to in the year ahead and beyond.
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The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers report demonstrates that while the biggest retailers command the majority of housewares sales, the variety of companies that generate significant revenues in the sector is noteworthy. The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers report demonstrates that while the biggest retailers command the majority of housewares sales, the variety of companies that generate significant revenues in the sector is noteworthy. Click here to view the full report. The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers ranking underscores the strength of the top 10 operators in the United States but does indicate that, although the biggest dominate, opportunity exists elsewhere as well. Click here to view the full report. The HomePage News Top 50 Housewares Retailers ranking demonstrates the dominance of the top 10 store runners in the United States. It also reveals the opportunity for those retailers, and anyone working with them, that can develop a niche in the housewares market. Click here to view the full report.
HomePage News Ranks Top 50 Housewares Retailers of 2023
2023 Top 50 Housewares Retailers
2022 Top 50 Housewares Retailers
2021 Top 50 Housewares Retailers
The HomePage News 2023 Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year. This exclusive report reveals housewares purchase intent across core categories.
2023 Consumer Outlook Report
The HomePage News 2023 Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year. This exclusive report reveals housewares purchase intent across core categories.
Click here to view the full report.
2022 Consumer Outlook Report
Sizing Up Housewares Purchase Intent Category By Category
The first annual HomePage News Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers pinpoint home and housewares opportunities in the coming year.
Click here to view the full report.
In this episode of RapidFire, Circana’s Joe Derochowski will reveal how the consumer path to purchase is evolving and the opportunity for suppliers and retailers to clear that path more effectively… online and in stores. HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... This post has been updated to report Phase VII of the Lacey Act Declaration was implemented May 30, 2024, the Federal Notice was published May 31,... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... Mega issues like inflation, political instability and climate change continue to influence our world, but today’s consumers are looking to cope by...
RapidFire | Clearing an Effective Path To Purchase
RapidFire | The Impact of Pricing on the 2024 Housewares Consumer
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RapidFire | Q1 Winners & What’s Next For Housewares
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In this episode of RapidFire, Circana’s Joe Derochowski will reveal how the consumer path to purchase is evolving and the opportunity for suppliers and retailers to clear that path more effectively… online and in stores. HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and... HomePage News presents RapidFire with Circana, an exclusive video series spotlighting data-driven insights on key home + housewares trends and...
RapidFire | Clearing an Effective Path To Purchase
RapidFire | The Impact of Pricing on the 2024 Housewares Consumer
RapidFire | Q1 Winners & What’s Next For Housewares
RapidFire | What To Look for at The Inspired Home Show 2024
RapidFire: The Lessons and Surprises of 2023
Nancy Fire of Nancy Fire Design joins the Truth On Trend team for part two of a lively discussion on the current industry landscape on environmentally responsible behavior, and the importance of “walking the talk” when serving a consumer who is more informed (and demanding) than ever before. Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... Truth on Trend is an exclusive HomePage News video series that examines the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home + housewares... HomePage News introduces Truth On Trend, an exclusive video series examining the evolving connection between consumer behavior and the home and...
Truth on Trend | Nancy Fire: The New Language of Sustainability, Part 2
Truth on Trend | Nancy Fire: The New Language of Sustainability, Part 1
Truth on Trend: The Expanding Influence of Branding & Licensing
The Future is Now for Home + Housewares
The Real Truth About Trend Forecasting
In this episode of Design Driven, Tom Mirabile talks to industrial designers Steve Cozzolino and Scott Henderson about how generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is being used increasingly in design applications. HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a new video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the... HomePage News presents Design Driven, a new video series hosted by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend analyst for the...
Design Driven | Generative AI: Design’s Rising Reality
Design Driven | Sustainability 2.0: Expanding Definitions, Forecasting New Realities
Design Driven | Objective Development: The Role of External Design Resources in Home & Housewares Development
Design Driven | The Power of Reinvention: Growth Through Consumer-Centric Development
Design Driven | Speaking in Color: Messaging, Motivating and the Power of the Palette
The week’s Housewares TrendHive spotlights Face Forward: obvious or obscured, fanciful or flirty, faces are taking the stage as an evolving and expanding focal point across home and décor categories. Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend... Housewares TrendHive is an exclusive video series created for HomePage News by Tom Mirabile, founder of Springboard Futures and consumer trend...
Housewares TrendHive | Face Forward
Housewares TrendHive | Neo-Primitive Nexus
Housewares TrendHive | Into the Woods
Housewares TrendHive: Gold Rush
Housewares TrendHive: Hot Tropics
As stores and services continue to evolve, so must retail design and its techniques, visual merchandising expert Anne Kong said during her Connect FALL session, “Enhancing Your Visual Toolbox.” The final session of Connect FALL 2022 featured an overview of the IHA Occasions Report 2023, offering key findings, conclusions and changes from... Trend forecasters like to talk about things that influence an industry including lifestyle, food & beverage, economy, cohorts and generations,... "If your product comes into contact with food, you're part of this," said Fran Groesbeck, managing director of the Cookware and Bakeware Alliance,... A tote bag with the saying "Nobody's Normal" was the inspiration for Tom Mirabile's Connect FALL session on Tuesday. "Everyone who saw the bag said,...
Enhancing Your Visual Toolbox
IHA Occasions and At-Home Entertaining Surveys: Housewares Joins the Celebration
Growth at the Intersection of Food, Housewares and Lifestyle Trends
PFAS Chemicals and Housewares: Answering the Critical Questions
Never Say Normal: Navigating Change and Enabling Growth in the Modern Marketplace
Home + Housewares
Andis Launches Explorer Series of Personal Grooming Trimmers
Andis Company, a manufacturer of personal grooming appliances, has launched its Explorer Series of ceramic trimmers, including a Body & Groin Grooming Trimmer and a Beard & Body Grooming Turbo Trimmer.
Hamilton Beach Cites New Premium Products in Reporting Q3 Sales Gain
Hamilton Beach Holdings Co. reported a year-over-year revenue gained while earnings declined in its third quarter.Net income was $1.9 million, or 14...
Narwal Introduces AI-Enabled S20 Pro Cordless Vacuum/Mop
Narwal, known for its smart home cleaning appliances, has introduced the Narwal S20 Pro, an all-in-one cordless vacuum mop cleaner with AI-powered...
SharkNinja Posts Q3 Gains with a Lift from All Divisions
For the third quarter, SharkNinja beat analyst estimates on sales and earnings as revenues gained across all the company’s business segments.Net...
Cosori Launching Kitchen Electrics Campaign for TikTok Super Brand Day
Kitchen electrics brand Cosori will present activations, livestreams and discounts from October 31 through November 6 as part of a campaign in...
Dreamfarm Introduces ‘Champop’ Cork Catcher
Dreamfarm has introduced Champop, a champagne cork remover that safely pops and catches a cork or lets its fly as each user chooses.
Meater Expands Pro Collection with Dual-Probe Thermometer
Meater is expanding its Pro Collection of wireless smart meat thermometers with the Meater Pro Duo, the first two-probe device in the series.Meater...
SharkNinja Posts Q3 Gains with a Lift from All Divisions
For the third quarter, SharkNinja beat analyst estimates on sales and earnings as revenues gained across all the company’s business segments.Net...
PackIt Adds New Freezable Wine Cooler Bags
PackIt has expanded its premium, on-the-go cooling bag collection with two new items: the Freezable Wine Cooler and the Freezable Wine Carrier.Both...
Housewares Recognized Among Time Magazine’s 2024 ‘Best Inventions’
Time Magazine has released its 2024 "Time's Best Inventions" issue, highlighting the most impactful new products and ideas.To compile the list, Time...
Dreamfarm Introduces ‘Champop’ Cork Catcher
Dreamfarm has introduced Champop, a champagne cork remover that safely pops and catches a cork or lets its fly as each user chooses.
Zoku Unveils Cocktail Ice Sets with Molds, Glasses
Zoku has unveiled two new cocktail ice sets showcasing silicone ice molds and cocktail glasses.The Daisy Cocktail Set (pictured above) includes two...
Cutlery Maker Cangshan Launches Its First Flatware Lines
Cutlery manufacturer Cangshan has ventured into flatware with two new lines designed to expand the brand's mission of helping consumers make...
Over&Back Expands 2024 Tabletop Collection with Emphasis on Shape, Color
Dinnerware and serveware designer and marketer Over&Back expanded its 2024 tabletop collection at this week's New York Tabletop Show.The brand...
Birch Lane Partners with Social Media Personality ‘Brunch with Babs’
Wayfair's Birch Lane brand has partnered with content creator, author and social media personality Barbara "Babs" Costello of the TikTok and...
Ikea Presents 2024 Fall and Holiday Collections
Ikea has announced the 2024 iteration of its holiday collection Vinterfint + Stråla, a new line of New Year’s Eve-inspired products, Fröjda, and a variety of multifunctional autumn-focused products.
Designer Jeremiah Brent Children’s Collection Rolls Out at Crate & Kids
Crate & Kids is launching its first collection with interior designer and TV personality Jeremiah Brent, offering some 80 pieces inspired by the...
Mid-Year Gallery: Home Storage, Organization, Non-Electric Cleaning
HomePage News presents a mid-year gallery of key product introductions from the first half of 2024. This gallery looks at home storage, organization...
Umbra Presents Black Wood Functional Decor with Curved, Sustainable Designs
Umbra has unveiled its latest collection, showcasing modern furniture made from renewable sources in black wood designed to combine soft curves with...
Study: Renters Giving a Boost to Home & Housewares
Renters helped drive second-quarter home furnishings and housewares gains in the United States, according to the Home Furnishings Digest report...
Yankee Candle Introduces Festive Holiday Collections
Yankee Candle Company, part of the Newell Brands portfolio, has introduced two new holiday collections: Passport to the Holidays, inspired by global destinations, and Après Ski, inspired by the mountain air, fresh snowfall and ski lodge celebrations.
Birch Lane Partners with Social Media Personality ‘Brunch with Babs’
Wayfair's Birch Lane brand has partnered with content creator, author and social media personality Barbara "Babs" Costello of the TikTok and...
Ikea Presents 2024 Fall and Holiday Collections
Ikea has announced the 2024 iteration of its holiday collection Vinterfint + Stråla, a new line of New Year's Eve-inspired products, Fröjda, and a...
Designer Jeremiah Brent Children’s Collection Rolls Out at Crate & Kids
Crate & Kids is launching its first collection with interior designer and TV personality Jeremiah Brent, offering some 80 pieces inspired by the...
Umbra Presents Black Wood Functional Decor with Curved, Sustainable Designs
Umbra has unveiled its latest collection, showcasing modern furniture made from renewable sources in black wood designed to combine soft curves with...
Inspired Home Show 2025 To Debut Pet Products Pavilion
The International Housewares Association (IHA) is partnering with the American Pet Products Association (APPA) on a Pet Products Pavilion to be featured at The Inspired Home Show 2025, March 2-4 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
IHA Announces 2024 Global Honorees for gia Top Window Awards
The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program, announced the Global Honorees for the gia Top Window Awards during the “Shoppers Just Want To Have Fun: Visual Trends Captivating Millennial and Gen Z Consumers/gia Top Window Award” presentation by gia expert juror Anne Kong earlier today.
Attendee Registration Opens for Inspired Home Show 2025
Badge registration for The Inspired Home Show 2025 is open, the International Housewares Association (IHA) announced.