Retail Overview: Tmall Global China
Presented By: Tom Sheng- category leader, consumer electronics and home cleaning, Tmall Global On Monday, September 16, Tom Sheng provided valuable information and insights to Global Forum attendees about the advantages of working with Tmall’s ecommerce platform in China. Tom Sheng has worked for Alibaba/Tmall Global for three years. His current responsibilities include computer hardware, […]
2019 Global Forum Recap: The Rise of Global Influencers
Housewares 2019: The Rise of Global Influencers – 2 Executive Education Patrick Lynch, Ph.D. Digital Trends Today Clinical Assistant Professor of Analytics and Leadership Thunderbird School of Global Management The Rise of Global Influencers: How to Engage Micro Influences to Fuel Sales – Part One The 2019 Global Forum devoted Monday morning to a deep […]
2019 Global Forum Recap: The Rise of Global Influencers
Housewares 2019: The Rise of Global Influencers Executive Education Patrick Lynch, Ph.D. Digital Trends Today Clinical Assistant Professor of Analytics and Leadership Thunderbird School of Global Management The Rise of Global Influencers: How to Engage Micro Influences to Fuel Sales – Part Two After a refreshment break and conversations, Dr. Patrick Lynch reconvened to dig […]
Retail Overview: Westwing Brazil
Presented By: Andrés MutschlerFounder & CEO – Westwing Brazil On Tuesday, September 17, Andrés Mutschler began the Global Forum’s second day with a success story that demonstrated how one retailer navigated difficult market conditions to launch a new concept to engage consumers. Andrés Mutschler founded Westwing Brazil aiming to inspire and transform every home into […]
Retail Overview: Culinarium Spain
Carles Montori is responsible for design and implementation of Culinarium’s marketing and communication plan, product selection based on trend evaluation, merchandising strategy, product mix improvement and budget administration. Prior to working for Culinarium, Carles held positions at Mango, Volkswagen-Audi and Y&R, a global marketing communications firm. Carles speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and French. Carles Montori, chief […]
2019 Global Forum Recap: Top Market Opportunities: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia/Ecuador, India
Forum 2019 Recap of Key Latin and Asian Markets Eduardo Lemus, IBC Global Forum program chair, opened Day Two with a summary of the day’s sessions and introduced the IHA Offices and representatives who outlined retail conditions in their countries. Lourdes Ramirez, Mexico; Alex Pinheiro, Brazil; Catalina Moscoso, Colombia and Ecuador; and C.K. Nair, […]
2019 Global Forum Recap: Top Market Opportunities in International Markets Part One
Top Market Opportunities: 2019 Forum Recap Part One Directly after a delicious lunch in the lovely garden of The Guild Hotel, Monday afternoon sessions began with a 30-minute group presentation by five IHA global sales offices and representatives. Linus Kolmevik – Denmark, Norway, Sweden Mark Chapman – United Kingdom, Ireland Pascal Glorieux – France, Belgium […]
2019 Global Forum Recap: Reception and IBC 101
2019 Global Forum: Reception and IBC 101 Recap Every fall, IHA presents the IBC Global Forum, sponsored by the International Business Council (IBC), a special interest group of International Housewares Association members dedicated to increasing their international business. The 2019 Global Forum, at The Guild Hotel in San Diego, Calif., opened Sunday afternoon at 4:30 […]
Global Retail Intelligence – August
August 19 – France’s Les Mousquetaires Plans Store Openings in Portugal Intermarché, the banner under which Las Mousquetaire’s stores will operate in Portugal, plans invest €200 million to open 105 stores by 2023, of which €60 million will be invested in 2019 to open 15 new stores. From European Supermarket Magazine August 19 – Retailers Rethink […]
Global Retail Intelligence – July
July 15 – Spar International Plans to Enter KosovoWith the opening of three stores in Kosovo, three more by the end of 2019 and seven additional stores by 2020, Spar International confirmed that it will work alongside the newly established consortium of wholesale and resale partners in the country. From European Supermarket Magazine July 12 – David […]
