Press & In The Media
Connect SPRING Sessions- Material Matters
During Connect SPRING, industry leaders led educational sessions around the most pressing topics of the industry today. From an overview on the new Administration’s policy agenda to predictions on a post-pandemic world to trends in product materials and holiday décor,...
IHA’s Connect Spring- A Virtual Collaboration with NPD Group & Springboard Futures
The International Housewares Association, in partnership with The NPD Group and Springboard Futures, presented Connect SPRING from March 16-26, 2021. This virtual event focused on bringing the industry together around education, inspiration and product discovery. The...
11 Months and Counting: How the Housewares Consumer is Coping at Home
Pandemic habits and behaviors in the kitchen are shifting as restless consumers, tired of sourdough starter and mac ‘n cheese mashups, look for new ways to make kitchen time quality time. Which changing aspirations will prove meaningful throughout the year? And how...
IHA Announces Updated Digital Marketplace and New Virtual Industry
Association working in partnership with Brandwise, The NPD Group, Springboard Futures and GMDC|Retail to offer e-commerce, content and connectivity. With The Inspired Home Show 2021 postponed to August, the International Housewares Association has announced several...
Kitchenware Today: An Interview with Tom Mirabile & Dorothy Belshaw
Despite the challenges of the prior 12 months, sales of kitchenware products were hot throughout 2020 and a continuation of this trend could result in another strong year for products related to food prep and presentation. To get a glimpse into 2021, Kitchenware...
Home Textiles Today Webinar Featuring Panelist Tom Mirabile, Greg Petro, and Buxton Midyette
2021: A New Chapter Begins A webinar Moderated by Home Textiles Today Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Marks. Featured panelists: Tom Mirabile, Founder of trend strategy and services firm Springboard Futures Greg Petro, Founder and CEO of predictive analytics firm First...
Tabelware Today- Dec/Jan 2021 Edition Featuring Tom Mirabile of Springboard Futures
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Gift & Home In the New Abnormal – Presented by Warren Shoulberg
Nobody ever said it was going to be easy…but nobody said it would this hard either. In this presentation, industry journalist Warren Shoulberg explores: the retail scene, sorting out winners and losers and how retailers will change their businesses to deal with the...
IHA Market Watch 2020 Webinar Series Session #5- RESPONSIBILITY
Join the authors of the IHA Market Watch 2020 Report, (NPD, Springboard Futures, and The IHA) as they take us through each lifestyle trend from the report. Whether you haven't had a chance to catch any particular episode in real time, or were able to attend and want...
IHA Market Watch 2020 Webinar Series Session #4- WELLNESS
Join the authors of the IHA Market Watch 2020 Report, (NPD, Springboard Futures, and The IHA) as they take us through each lifestyle trend from the report. Whether you haven't had a chance to catch any particular episode in real time, or were able to attend and want...
IHA Market Watch 2020 Webinar Series Session #3- EXPERIENCE
Join the authors of the IHA Market Watch 2020 Report, (NPD, Springboard Futures, and The IHA) as they take us through each lifestyle trend from the report. Whether you haven't had a chance to catch any particular episode in real time, or were able to attend and want...
comm collective Webinar REPLAY: The Now Normal: Realities, Recovery & The Road to Renewal
We've all read, heard, and seen enough doom and gloom to bring the most positive and industrious among us to our knees... except, that is, for the team of industry experts gathered for this comm collective webinar, 'The Now Normal: Realities, Recovery & The Road...