Specialty retailing is one of the most exciting segments of homegoods retailing today. The Specialty Retailer University at the International Home + Housewares Show is a full-day educational session focused on tools to make your specialty retail business both more efficient and profitable, with noted speakers presenting information on inventory and buying plans, how design in merchandising can attract and sell, how to create a community of retail customers, getting into the mind and buying thought process of today’s consumer and how social media can take care of your customers.