by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) failed to reach a last-minute agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to prevent a strike at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts that went into effect this morning. This prompted concerns about...
by Chandler Harvey | Sep 26, 2024 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association’s 2024 CHESS (Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession) wrapped up Wednesday with retail insights from Circana, intellectual property in the age of AI and how to measure ROI from retail media networks. CHESS is IHA’s strategic...
by Chandler Harvey | Sep 25, 2024 | Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association’s 2024 CHESS (Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession) began yesterday with an industry education program that covered topics including regulatory and legislative issues, updates on shipping, the state of retail, sourcing...
by Peter Giannetti | Sep 13, 2024 | Featured News, Home + Housewares, Trade Shows & Associations
Five industry veterans have been elected to the board of directors of the International Housewares Association. The new directors are Alexander Gransbury, founder and CEO, Dreamfarm; Lauren Greenwood, president, YouCopia Products, Inc.; Henry Liu, president & CEO,...
by Peter Giannetti | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
Key housewares supplier executives will sit in the Housewares Hot Seat during the International Housewares Association’s Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession 2024 (CHESS), September 24 and 25 in Rosemont, IL. The Housewares Hot Seat panel — “Strategies for a...