HFN

HFN stands out as the sole source for Total Home Retail Innovation and Inspiration. It is a trusted publication among high-ranking executives from various retail sectors that offer home products, including department stores, specialty shops, mass merchandisers, online platforms, wholesale clubs, and discount retailers. The editorial content of HFN highlights market leaders, innovators, and disruptors, focusing on the journey towards comprehensive omnichannel retailing in the home sector. As the only business-to-business brand that spans all categories of home goods—such as housewares, tabletop items, textiles, rugs, furniture, lighting, and home décor—HFN's monthly print edition reaches 12,000 retail executives. Additionally, it boasts around 15,000 subscribers to its e-newsletter and digital content.

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All-Clad goes al fresco with pizza oven, griddles

3 days ago | hfndigital.com | Andrea Lillo

All-Clad heads outdoors with the debut of its new pizza oven and, under the Forge by All-Clad brand, outdoor griddles. All-Clad's 16-inch pizza oven ($1,299.95) can bake a brick-oven style pizza in less than 90 seconds, and goes up to 752 degrees, the company said. The oven has a compact, foldable design for easy storage, and includes a premium aluminum pizza peel and a 360-degree rotating stone. It also has a built-in thermometer. It's now available on All-Clad's website.
Dollar General boosts forecast as trade-down shoppers come calling

3 days ago | hfndigital.com | Jennifer Marks

Q1 results top expectations Fast Facts Q1 average transactions rose 2.7%, helping lift net sales 5.3% Comps increased in every discretionary segment: seasonal, home and apparel Middle- and higher-income consumers are shopping Dollar General more frequently in the face of economic uncertainty The retailer plans to add 575 new stores this yearGoodlettsville, Tenn.
Variety Wholesalers might go bigger with revamped Big Lots chain

4 days ago | hfndigital.com | Jennifer Marks

Henderson, N.C. - As it grand opens the final group of Big Lots locations it acquired earlier this year, Variety Wholesalers is considering taking on more sites. The company will conduct the fourth and final wave of its store reopenings on June 5 at 78 locations. The stores are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. acquires Dormify intellectual property

1 week ago | hfndigital.com | Anne Flynn Wear

SAN FRANCISCO - Williams-Sonoma Inc. has acquired the intellectual property of Dormify, an e-commerce site tailored to college students and young adults seeking curated, space-saving home solutions, for an undisclosed sum. "The acquisition of Dormify's intellectual property aligns with our strategy to build and acquire brands that meet customers at every stage of life across various aesthetics," said Laura Alber, President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Glassware company acquires mini fridge business

1 week ago | hfndigital.com | Allison Zisko

BROOKLYN, N.Y.- JoyJolt, a glassware and kitchenware provider, has acquired Cooluli, a company that makes mini portable fridges, from Lisse Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition expands JoyJolt 's portfolio to small appliances and JoyJolt's parent company, MM Products, into lifestyle-oriented product categories, the company said in a release. JoyJolt is a family-owned, Brooklyn-based company founded in 2014 whose motto is to find joy in the everyday.
TJX talks about home, tariffs after Q1 sales beat expectations

1 week ago | hfndigital.com | Jennifer Marks

Framingham, Mass. - Higher transactions propelled sales and comp growth for every nameplate in TJX Cos.' retail portfolio during the first quarter. Company comps were up in both apparel and home, with home turning in the stronger performance. "Bucking a trend in the home industry now is our home business, especially HomeGoods. We're quite proud the way they're beginning Q2 as well," TJX president and CEO Ernie Herrman told investors during a recent Q1 call.
Fiskars president and CEO steps down

1 week ago | hfndigital.com | Allison Zisko

Fiskars Group President and CEO Nathalie Ahlström, who took over the company during the pandemic and oversaw the acquisition of Georg Jensen, is stepping down. Jyri Luomakoski has been appointed interim president and CEO, the Finnish company said. Fiskars is the parent company of tabletop brands Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Copenhagen, iitala and Georg Jensen, which it refers to as BA Vita.
Know a young gift executive who deserves to be honored?

1 week ago | hfndigital.com | Adelaide Elliott

The Gift and Home Trade Association is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Chad Corzine Young Gift & Home Executive Award. The Gift and Home Trade Association ( GHTA) has opened nominations for its fifth annual Chad Corzine Young Gift & Home Executive Award. Named for the late Chad Corzine, founder of Urban Agriculture Co., the award seeks to honor Corzine's legacy as a young business leader by recognizing a rising executive in the gift industry.
Family Dollar's new owners tap former company exec as chairman and CEO

2 weeks ago | hfndigital.com | Jennifer Marks

Chesapeake, Va. - Duncan MacNaughton is returning to Family Dollar after a six-year hiatus. He will serve as chairman and CEO when Family Dollar's new owners - Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management - close their $1.007 billion acquisition deal with previous parent company Dollar Tree Inc. MacNaughton served as Family Dollar's president and chief operating officer of Family Dollar from 2017 through 2019.
Burlington foot traffic tops competitors' during Q1

2 weeks ago | hfndigital.com | Jennifer Marks

Santa Cruz, Calif. - In terms of store visits, off-pricers had a good first quarter, with all four major chains seeing year-over-year gains. Burlington topped the list, with traffic up 6.5% for the period from January through March, according to Placer.ai. TJMaxx store visits were up 3.8% year-over-year, followed by Marshalls (up 3.3%) and Ross Stores (up 0.5%).