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The gourmet trade is a driving force in today’s housewares industry.

IHA’s Gourmet Home is designed as a service to the gourmet trade. We hope to provide retailers, manufacturers’ representatives and suppliers with tools and information that will support the growth of the gourmet trade. We will share tips from industry veterans, spotlight retailers, offer the opportunity for communication among community members and highlight opportunities at the International Home + Housewares Show.

Please let us know what we can do to help make your business more successful.

Perry Reynolds on behalf of IHA’s Gourmet Trade Development Council

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Issue #14 | August 16, 2010

A Message from IHA Gourmet Trade Development Council to the Gourmet Retail Community
As you may know, the International Home + Housewares Show sponsors no-charge, one-on-one consulting sessions during the Show with experts on areas of need for independent retailers.

IHA Develops Best Practices White Paper for Gourmet Industry
The gourmet specialty channel accounts for nearly $3 billion in annual housewares sales at U.S. retail, and the International Housewares Association wants to continue that success. IHA’s Gourmet Trade Development ...

Best Practices: What Gourmet Retailers, Suppliers and Reps Want
The relationships among independent gourmet retailers, manufacturers' representatives and suppliers are as fundamental to the health of the gourmet kitchenware industry as they are complex. Here are a few of the...

Retail Snapshot

Litchfield, Conn., boasts one of New England’s most beautiful town greens: a rolling expanse bordered by historic buildings, brick sidewalks, a large black cannon and a graceful Congregational Church.

Summer Statistics: Farmers Markets Gain in Popularity

Farmers markets continue to grow in popularity with statistics showing the number of farmers markets in the U.S. climbed 16 percent in 2010 from 2009, according to the U.S. ...