IHA Members Explore the Home and Housewares Markets in Spain and France
Five IHA member companies interested in learning about new export markets and increasing sales within Spain and France joined IHA on a recent Trade Mission to Europe. To begin the Mission, attendees visited home and housewares retail stores in Madrid, Spain, during a retail tour. Visiting the stores prior to meeting with buyers allowed the […]
Global Retail Intelligence – November
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: November 15 – Australia’s Coles Opens Small Format Stores Coles has unveiled its answer to competitor, Woolworths’ Metro small-format store, Coles Local. The first outlet is about half of the size of a full supermarket and will offer gourmet local produce, specialty […]
November Currency Outlook
In their November 2018 Currency Outlook report, Tempus, an exchange rate and global payments company, provides a detailed report including the following topics and sections: In Brief The USD was boosted as a safe-haven due to concerns over “tit-for-tat” tariffs After the cancellation of a $13 BN airport project was cancelled the Mexican Peso fell […]
