New Podcast —Connect SPRING Expert Panels!
Select sessions from Connect SPRING are now available as a podcast! Listen in on educational panels from experts in the home + housewares industry as they discuss current topics within the industry. This virtual series is brought to you by the International Housewares Association (IHA) in partnership with The NPD Group and Springboard Futures. You can listen to the sessions on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Plenty of new consumer needs were established during the pandemic. Which are here to stay and which are fleeting? How will consumers navigate a world where contagious diseases are disruptive rather than irritating? And what is and will be important to consumers in their purchase decisions in the near term?
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While the home + housewares industry saw record growth from the pandemic, many other industries faced significant headwinds. What lessons can we, in the Housewares industry, learn from those industries that have had to think differently in order to survive- what of their experience can make us more adaptive?
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Given the changes in consumer needs and retailing during the pandemic, Smart technology is ripe for Housewares. In this discussion we will view the challenge of Smart through three distinct lenses – eating behaviors, technology and housewares – to help leverage Smart to solve these new consumer needs.
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Join Licensing International as they bring together a panel of industry leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities in establishing or enhancing diversity and inclusive practices in their workforces, culture, customer, and client bases.
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In this lively discussion, Mark Tritton highlights how the leading home retailer has been driving innovation in a time of change, cultivating a purpose-driven, customer-inspired brand and his transformation agenda for strategic growth in 2021 and beyond.
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Recap and discussion of various points raised from the sessions over the last two weeks with an eye toward what is most immediate and actionable.
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