Connect WAYFAIR to offer IHA members opportunities to pitch retailer’s buyers The International Housewares Association is collaborating with online retailer Wayfair to create Connect WAYFAIR, a virtual event bringing together IHA suppliers with Wayfair buyers. Scheduled for November 11, 2021, the event will provide an opportunity for IHA members not currently selling to Wayfair to […]
Read MoreBy Meg Cooper The ABMA Emerging Leaders group held a “Back to School” Zoom meeting on September 16, 2021, with eight members participating. From the prior meeting in June, the Emerging Leaders (EL) group asked all members to read “Discover Your CliftonStrengths” and then proceed to take the CliftonStrengths™ test to identify which five strengths […]
Read MoreQuarterly Series Delivers Important Educational Topics to Reach Deep Within Your Organization The ABMA Educational Institute’s next quarterly webinar series installment is titled “Introduction to the Advantages of Member-Owned Group Captive Insurance” and will be held October 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EST. This installment will be presented by Sam Meccia, Captive Resources.
Read MoreGb Boucherie NV will double up next week to visit shows in the US and Germany to demonstrate their HSU 35b machine. The HSU 35b is suitable for sustainable packaging made of double card blister or solid cardboard for toothbrushes. From medium and high volume machines to modular machines for a variety of packaging materials, […]
Read MoreYvette Laugier Elected Chairman of the Board Glenn DeStefano, president of StoreBound LLC, has been elected to the board of directors of the International Housewares Association (IHA), the full-service trade association for the housewares industry. His three-year term begins October 1, 2021 and ends September 30, 2024. Also elected were new board officers: Chairman – Yvette […]
Read MoreThree new year-round digital platforms designed to serve the hardware and home improvement communities will be added to the 2021 in-person event The National Hardware Show® (NHS) has launched registration for its 75th edition, which will take place October 21-23, 2021 in the new West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The most comprehensive […]
Read MoreCHESS, the Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession, returns in 2021 with an in-person event October 5-6, 2021 in Rosemont, Ill. As consumers and the housewares industry continue to recover from the Coronavirus pandemic, supply chain issues, post-pandemic growth strategies, changing consumer purchase behavior and new retail models are some of the topics facing suppliers that will […]
Read MoreABMA Emerging Leaders Back to School Event: “STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 by Tom Rath and Gallup” – A book club learning and exchange session ZOOM EVENT: 2:00 p.m. – Thursday, September 16, 2021 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88583948130?pwd=NGVYNXMvYUdnMXhlT2t2NnNtQnRSZz09 Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don’t. All too often, our natural talents […]
Read MoreFreiburg Wirtschaft Touristik and Messe GmbH & Co. KG (FWTM) has announced an adjustment of the 2024 Interbrush dates to April 24-26, 2024. The date had been previously announced as May 24-26, but the organizers have indicated this was an error. The exhibition for the brush and paintbrush industry will be held in Messe Freiburg, […]
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