Home’s Biggest Challenge in 2018 – Beating 2017

The home industry continues to travel along its growth trajectory, but 2018 may look a little different, merely because 2017 results took such a dramatic leap forward.

Hot Home “Gifts” for Holiday 2017

Home-related products will continue their hot streak during the 2017 holiday season.

The Power of a Back-to-College Connection

Excitement and happiness are present for many of today’s back-to-college shoppers, but they also report feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed, especially as moving day gets closer.

A Long-Term Proposition

The general thinking around healthy-living has evolved. Instead of “going on a diet,” which is a short-term behavior, more people seem to be thinking of their diet in the broader sense and are focused on eating more healthfully, which for them is a longer-term proposition.

Will a Holiday Hero be a 2017 Trailblazer?

When many key general merchandise categories struggled to meet holiday sales of the previous year, let alone beat them, home products categories proved to be a key component of retail sales success during Holiday 2016.

Holiday Performance Extended Year of Growth in Small Appliance Market

Market to the Moment, Not Just to Millennials

I often get asked, should I focus on Millennials or should I focus on Baby Boomers? My response is, “Why not both?” They are more alike than most people think.

Grabbing Your Fair Share of the Back-to-College Pie

Grabbing Your Fair Share of the Back-to-College Pie

Being Green vs. Thinking Green

Being Green vs. Thinking Green

The Changing Tides of Coffee

The Changing Tides of Coffee