The 2023 Global Innovation Awards (gia) recognizes 33 retailers from 32 countries for their merchandising excellence. The national gia winners will be celebrated during a special gala on Saturday, March 4 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. At that gala, five...
After undergoing treatment for breast cancer, Clea Shearer of The Home Edit has started the Clea Shearer Breast Cancer Fund to support cancer research, raise awareness for the importance of early detection and to give back to the medical field that saved her life....
For Select Brands President Bill Endres, the urgency of charity is something for which you are not always prepared. The 53-year small appliance industry veteran who founded Select Brands in 1998 has worked to cultivate for his company a charitable culture supporting...
Daniel Leppo said it doesn’t take long when you work for Bloomingdale’s to become immersed in the retailer’s philanthropic commitment to its customers, communities and colleagues. Leppo, Bloomingdale’s executive vice president and GMM of home, men’s, cosmetics and...
It’s showtime! The Inspired Home Show returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place this week (March 4-7) at a critical juncture in the pursuit of new growth by the home and housewares business. Plans for back-half programs should begin to firm up during and after the...