by Peter Giannetti | Nov 1, 2024 | HomePage Views
It’s November 1. Let the real holiday season begin. Yule-themed store resets right after Labor Day, an ever-expanding array of early October sales extravaganzas by key retailers and the early-autumn rollout of gift-themed television commercials have widened the...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 23, 2024 | HomePage Views
The benefit of following the housewares business as long as I have (34 years and counting) is the perspective I have when it comes to tracking a meaningful trend from its birth to maturity. I recall the buzz in the mid-1990s about how the industry was ripe to take...
by Peter Giannetti | Mar 16, 2024 | HomePage Views, The Inspired Home Show, The Inspired Home Show 2024
On a day the river turns shamrock green, as do parades, pubs and parties across Chicago, it’s interesting how many vivid connotations are invoked by the color. Luck. Nature. Envy. And, of course… Money. One could make a case that each of those can apply to the...
by Peter Giannetti | Feb 1, 2024 | HomePage Views
The first wave of industry trade shows to kick off 2024 is almost in the books. I just returned from a two-week journey that took me from the Atlanta Market, where year-starting programs by the GC and HTI buying groups cultivated a busy show for the gourmet housewares...
by Peter Giannetti | Dec 19, 2023 | HomePage Views
I received an invitation this week from an industry supplier inviting me to take part in its “newness webinar.” I must admit, I’ve never been one to use the term “newness.” In its overuse, to me, the term had evolved into arbitrarily vague marketing-speak. I can’t...
