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 […]
2019 Global Forum Offers Educational Sessions on Global Markets
2019 Global Forum: Educational Sessions on Markets Housewares suppliers new to the international arena or veteran sales executives wanting to grow their global business will benefit from the 2019 IBC Global Forum, to be held Sept. 15-17 in San Diego, Calif at The Guild Hotel. Overviews by housewares buyers and distributors covering Asia, Spain and […]
2018 Global Forum Recap: Canadian Tire
2018 Global Forum Recap: Canadian Tire Presented By: Doug Young Vice President, Merchandising – Living Division Canadian Tire Retail Doug Young, vice president of merchandising for Canadian Tire Retail, is responsible for merchandising and inventory management for the Living Division, which includes everything for inside the home including Kitchen, Home Décor, Organization, Cleaning, Essentials, Electronics […]
2018 Global Forum Recap: Wayfair/CastleGate
2018 Global Forum Recap for Wayfair/CastleGate Europe Presented by: Evangeline Wiles Head of Account Management, U.S. Suppliers Wayfair/CastleGate Europe Evangeline Wiles has held management roles at Wayfair/CastleGate Europe for more than two years. She leads the account management and customer acquisition teams, helping Wayfair’s U.S. suppliers enter the European market by providing a market entry […]
2018 Global Forum Recap: Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter)
2018 Global Forum Recap for Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter) Presented by: Marta Cordoba Merchandise Manager, Housewares Division Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter) Marta Cordoba has worked for Sodimac Colombia (Homecenter) for 19 years, where she is the buyer for a wide range of product categories. She leads the team responsible for development of new lines of business and […]
