The Dallas Total Home & Gift Market opened this week as the...
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The Right Change at the Right Time for The Inspired Home Show
Change is a complicated concept in business. The sudden, radical...
Moving On From Inevitable Demise of Bed Bath & Beyond Still Hurts
The Bed Bath & Beyond saga has long had the feeling of a gravely...
Another Reason Spectrum’s Tristar Acquisition Is a Big Deal
It was big deal this week when Spectrum Brands announced it would acquire the appliance and cookware business of...
Find What You’ve Been Missing at The Inspired Home Show
There is just something about an in-person trade show that can’t be recreated digitally. An in-person show can be both...
Continue Forward Progress in 2022, One Hurdle at a Time
In business, as in life, it seems we are confronting hurdle after hurdle. And success over the long course, now more...
The Surprising Home Depot Holiday Catalog
My wife was perusing The Home Depot holiday catalog that recently arrived in the mail. A holiday-themed bedding set on...
Another Reason to Give Thanks This Thanksgiving
When retailers and malls started opening on Thanksgiving a few years ago, I wrote that despite some blowback,...
The Redeeming Quality of Holiday Gift Cards
Holiday retail sales are off to a strong, early start this year. The early surge would seem to validate forecasts that...
HomePage News to Deliver Special Print Editions in 2022
As we turn the page to what should be an eventful season of giving thanks and celebrating togetherness, I’d like to...
Nothing Trivial About Video in Today’s Marketplace
Trivia question: What was the first music video played on MTV in 1981?Before we get to the answer, if you don’t...
It’s Time to Turn Perception Into a New Product Reality
I’m certain the following statement is an exaggeration: There have been no new products in home and housewares the...