by Peter Giannetti | Jan 27, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
After demonstrating strong holiday 2024 spending, U.S. consumers returned to cautious spending behavior as 2025 began and new distractions emerged, according to market analytics company Circana. In the combined five weeks ending January 4, 2025, there was a 9%...
by Peter Giannetti | Jan 17, 2025 | Trade Shows & Associations
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is launching a new trade show: Winter FancyFaire*, set to debut in San Diego in January 2026. The launch of Winter FancyFaire*, January 11-13, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center marks what SFA said is an immersive,...
by Peter Giannetti | Jan 15, 2025 | Cookware, Featured News, Home + Housewares, Kitchenware
The Cookware Sustainability Alliance, a cookware industry advocacy group, has sued the state of Minnesota seeking to block the ban of cookware made with fluoropolymer nonstick coatings. The ban is part of a Minnesota law that went into effect on January 1, 2025,...
by Peter Giannetti | Jan 8, 2025 | Featured News, The Inspired Home Show, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association announced The Inspired Home Show 2026 will shift to a new mid-week pattern after surveying show participants to assess the preferred scenario to meet their needs. The Inspired Home Show 2026 will run Tuesday, March 10, through...
by Peter Giannetti | Jan 7, 2025 | HomePage Views
Note from the Editor-in-Chief: The following column was written and published before the wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area. As the column projects a message of new year optimism, the HomePage News team understands the many people, businesses and communities...
