Wayfair/CastleGate: European e-Market Overview
As a preview to the upcoming IBC Global Forum, to follow is additional information on the European e-Market session presented by Evangeline Wiles, Associate Director, Wayfair/CastleGate: Wayfair’s order fulfillment and logistics division, CastleGate, partners with suppliers to provide access to a portfolio of services, including inventory management and reporting, shipping and handling, returns processing and […]
Lakeland: Key UK Retailer Update
As a preview to the upcoming IBC Global Forum, to follow is additional information on the Key UK Retailer session presented by Samm Swain, Buying & Merchandising Director for Lakeland: With more than 50 years of operating a successful business, Lakeland is a renowned home and housewares retailer in the UK. In addition to their […]
KoolaWorld: South Africa Market Overview
As a preview to the upcoming IBC Global Forum, to follow is additional information on the South Africa Market Overview session presented by David Nourse, General Manager of KoolaWorld: KoolaWorld is an importer and distributor of home and housewares products in South Africa. The company relies on their established relationships with department stores, independent retailers, […]
July Currency Outlook
In their July 2018 Currency Outlook report, Tempus, an exchange rate and global payments company, provides a detailed report including the following topics and sections: In Brief Mexico elected Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the new president, bringing a new era of leftism to the country, but the Mexican Peso recovered steadily The USD saw […]
Global Retail Intelligence – July
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: July 31 – Sodimac’s First Store Opens in Mexico This first store in Mexico is located in the Municipality of Cuautitlán Izcalli, in the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City. The 10,700 m2 store is part of an agreement formed by Falabella and […]
London Drugs: Key Canadian Retailer Update
As a preview into the upcoming IBC Global Forum, to follow is additional information on the retail overview session presented by James Norris, Merchandise Manager of London Drugs: With more than 17 years of experience working for London Drugs, James Norris, Merchandise Manager, has vast experience working with products in the non-electric housewares, hardware, laundry, […]
IHA Members Explore the Home and Housewares Market in Colombia
Nine IHA member companies, looking to enhance sales within Colombia or begin exploring this market as a target for new business joined IHA during the recent Colombia Trade Mission. To begin the Mission, attendees visited home and housewares retail stores in Bogotá during a retail tour. Having the opportunity to see the retail stores prior […]
June Currency Outlook
In their June 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 appreciated 2.2% in May against other major currencies The USD saw its best 2-month advance since 2016 with the April and May appreciation After a month […]
Global Retail Intelligence – June
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: June 20 – JD.com Reaches Record Sales During its Annual 6.18 Shopping Event More than 43 million customers visited online pop-up stores and brought sales for the Chinese online retailer to $24.7 bn during the company’s anniversary on June 18. This falls […]
Let’s Go – Let’s Grow: Reaching Success Factors for Global Growth
As a preview into the upcoming IBC Global Forum, to follow is additional information on the Executive Education Session presented by Dr. Richard Ettenson, Professor of Global Marketing and Brand Strategy of Thunderbird School of Global Management. Dr. Ettenson is an entrepreneur who has founded three start-ups and has published extensively, producing nearly 100 articles, […]
