Education
A lot has changed over the last few years. Manufacturers have come up with new ways to bring products to market. Retailers have innovated both online and off. Consumers have adapted to new ways of living, working and connecting. Join industry thought leaders and experts as they share strategies, experiences and data-driven insights, and return to your business with new ideas for how to operate in the post-pandemic world.
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Keynotes
Strategy and Thought-Leadership
Take a look back at 2024 education session recordings
High-level directional insights for the year ahead in home + housewares, the 2024 keynote presentations include guidance on consumer trends and purchase preferences, color and style forecasts, strategies for the growing Hispanic market, and revealing analytics on an industry primed for renewed retail growth.
Global Householder Trends: A View to 2025
Anna Ward
TrendBible
Session Video
Future-Proofing Your Brand with America’s Growth Engine: The Hispanic Marketing Imperative
Roberto Ruiz
TelevisaUnivision
Session Video
U.S. Hispanics are the single biggest growth opportunity today, comprising 20% of the U.S. population (and 30% of Gen Z!) and on their own, a massive economy contributing $3.2 Trillion to the U.S. GDP. Now is the time to build brand awareness and affinity with this cohort, with intention and authenticity. Hear from TelevisaUnivision’s Roberto Ruiz, executive vice president, research, insights and analytics, as he shares actionable insights on the Hispanic Opportunity – its growing contribution to the home and housewares industry, and how brands and retailers can make meaningful connections with this powerhouse population to ensure growth and success.
Uncovering Growth Opportunities for the Home + Housewares Industry: 2024 & Beyond
Joe Derochowski
Circana
Session Video
2024 will be a transformational year. After lockdown, returning to activities, many supply chain challenges, and widely varying pricing and promotion, 2024 will be the year that all of the dramatic changes in consumer behavior and the marketplace start to settle into the new norm. In this presentation, Joe Derochowski, home industry advisor for Circana, will lay out a plan for the rest of the decade with some short, mid-, and long-term innovation opportunities to point the home and housewares industry toward growth.
A New Harmony: Pantone Home & Interiors Color Forecast
Leatrice Eiseman
Pantone Color Institute
Session Audio
The everlasting search for harmony filters into every aspect of our lives and the informed use of color helps us to achieve that much-needed harmonious balance. Featured in the PANTONEVIEW home and interiors color forecast, the theme A New Harmony offers inspiration, clarity and meaning to future color and design trends. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, will provide direction and insights on color palettes and design application in a presentation that will highlight consumers’ needs and motivations as they seek a more harmonious life and lifestyle. Join us as she features and explains the appropriate color blends, moods and hues that will resonate with your clients or customers.
Going Beyond for the Housewares Business
Marcus Lemonis, Chandra Holt
Bed Bath & Beyond
Session Video
Beyond, Inc., formerly Overstock.com, Inc., recently implemented a new leadership structure to lead the transformation and new strategic direction of the Bed Bath & Beyond business it acquired in 2023 and the rollout of the next generation of its longtime Overstock platform. In their first keynote to the home and housewares industry, veteran retail leaders Marcus Lemonis, executive chairman of Beyond, Inc, and Chandra Holt, the new CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, will outline Beyond’s aggressive growth plans and how it is partnering with suppliers to drive the next wave of industry growth.
Inspiration Theater
Analysis and How-To
Critical topics presented by subject matter experts, including supply chain insights, intellectual property law, omni-channel marketing strategies, merchandising best practices and global consumer and retail trends.
Location: South Building — S101A
Inventors Revue
All about product
With an eye toward encouraging industry innovation, Inventors Revue features sessions on product development and marketing—and the “Pitch to the Pros” series, where inventors present their ideas to an expert review panel and receive essential insights and feedback.
Location: South Hall — Dine + Décor
Inventors Revue
All about product
With an eye toward encouraging industry innovation, Inventors’ Revue features sessions on product development and marketing – and the “Pitch to the Pros” series, where inventors present their ideas to an expert review panel and receive essential insights and feedback.
Location: South Hall — Dine + Décor
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