Feature Stories

April 2013

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International: Homewares blow up a storm in Chicago

Over 2137 exhibitors and 60,000 visitors from around the globe gathered for the 2013 International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago despite a tough US economy and blizzard conditions in the city. Martin Griffiths reports.
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Retail icon: Briscoes: From gold rush to housewares

The latest instalment in our Retail Icon series is Briscoes. Now half way through its second centenary in New Zealand, Briscoes developed from being an icon in ironmongery to arguably the king of homewares. Merv Robertson reports.
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It ain’t easy being green!

The green message has been out there for a while, but are people still listening? Jess Brunette reports.
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Digital imaging: Can cameras work with smartphones?

Will the rise of the smartphone make or break digital cameras? Or is it more a case of complementary technologies – more genesis than apocalypse? Sean Martin reports.
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Mother’s Day: Who cares wins!

Is Mother’s Day still a hot event on the consumer’s calendar? Or is it a dying trend? Sean Martin reports.
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Where are they now: “This industry is in my blood”

In the latest of our series, we catch up with Ross Kirkland. Merv Robertson reports.