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The big got bigger. The public went private. And the conglomerates sold off their housewares divisions. In the past year, the face of the housewares industry has been changed by [...]

The clock industry's love affair with contemporary styling is showing no sign of cooling off. Retailers can expect a rash of new clocks in contemporary design for the 1985-86 season [...]

Irish firm to buy Ham Beach WATERBURY, Conn. -- Glen Dimplex Ltd., a supplier of heaters and small appliances based in Dunleer, Ireland, has agreed to acquire the Hamilton Beach [...]

CHICAGO--Higher-priced gas grills and patio furniture will key retail promotion of outdoor lines next spring if action at this month's National Hardware Show is any indication. Coming off a strong [...]

Despite encouraging reports from Hoover, Eureka and Panasonic, the rest of the floor caree industry is approaching today's sophisticated electronic technology in product development cautiously. Many firms, such as Douglas [...]

Housewares show: Fray gets hotter NEW YORK -- The scramble for dates and sites for a second housewares show in 1988 is underway, with two new organizations entering the crowded [...]

Hardware show: Stocks OK CHICAGO--Retailer are turning out in force for the National Hardware Show here this week to nail down strong spring programs they hope will make next year's [...]

NHMA studies show dates After just two years under a spring-fall schedule, the National Housewares Manufacturers Assn. is studying the possibility of switching the semiannual show dates back to the [...]

DEPARTMENT STORES Foley's: Setting sights on profits HOUSTON (FNS) -- Despite a sluggish Houston retail economy, Foley's is looking for an increase in floor care volume this year by continuing [...]

KANSAS CITY--Select Brands Industries Inc., one of the largest of the few remaining family-owned housewares distributors, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by Trivest Group, a diversified operating company [...]

As an excellent barbercue grill season winds down, many retailers across the country are planning for another big season in 1985 with gas models as the focal point. Some buyers [...]

CHICAGO--Retailers, who are coming off a strong first half, said the National Hardware show offered the attractive products and programs they needed to sustain that momentum into 1985. Buyers applauded [...]

Warehouse clubs come on strong Membership warehouse clubs are coming on strong to challenege catalog showrooms and department stores for leadership in the high end floor care business. With the [...]

Vacuum sales raise dust Aggressive promotion combined with expanded assortments and revised product mixes have paid off in increased first-half vacuum cleaner sales for many retailers across the country. Many [...]

A new breed of supplier has come along to give contemporary clock design a new, more free spirited dimension. Many of the companies are from Italy, West Germany, and England. [...]

Douglas pursuing specialty niche Douglas Products has found its niche in the floor care market with specialty vacuum cleaners. This is where its president, Richard Ostroski, and sales and marketing [...]

Makers hope fashion will reverse sales slide Suppliers of digital clocks, who have watched sales in the category tumble 30 percent since 1980, are hoping to reverse that trend in [...]

Retailers are finding 1984 fan lines prices as much as 5 to 10 per cent lower than last year. Mounting competition, particularly from abroad, has been the key factor behind [...]

NEW YORK--Many heater retailers are breathing easier thanks to an early winter cold spell that numbed much of the nation at the year end. The bone-chilling deepfreeze created a demand [...]

Genie: Transformed beyond hardware AKRON, Ohio -- John Gray is in a good position to prove that a hardware-oriented company like Genie Home Products can make it as big in [...]

Toyotomi's execs are bullish on kerosene heater industry Toyotomi America Inc. executives are bullish about the long-range prospects for the kerosene heater industry despite its bad press the past two [...]

NHMA: Single show a year starting Jan. '88 The National Housewares Manufacturers Asociation's board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday to go to a schedule of one show a year in [...]

Sharp taking small steps with its vacuum cleaners Executives at Sharp Electronics concede it will take time for the company to achieve its initial goal of five percent share of [...]

NEW YORK--Housewares-small appliance distributors across the country are betting that 1983's strong second half sales pace will be sustained through the first six months of this year. Many wholesalers see [...]