Housewares

Profitable aspirations have certainly been ringing true for Taco Bell lately, with seven consecutive years of growth to tout for the YUM! Brands company. Due to all of their hard work, its bigwigs have earned a nice vacation, but it is the hope for supreme relaxation for fans that is guiding Taco Bell, which yesterday,…

Food and drink have literally brought people together since the beginning of time, and BBQ is no exception. This ancient culinary method of cooking meat over a flame has been practiced for centuries. If you didn’t already know, May was National BBQ Month and there’s no better way to celebrate than to head outdoors, fire…

Check out this little coaster that looks like a rug. Isn't it cute? It even has a fun little name: Mug Rugs! They're all over Amazon, and they come in all sorts of different designs. We love seeing new ways to create a common household product, especially if it…

We are pretty fond of misnomers around here, with Frederic Chopin’s “Minute Waltz,” which takes no fewer than 90 seconds to play, among our favorites. Since the Grammy Awards “gift bag” has come to include items valued at more than $30,000, we are tempted to add it to our misnomers list, as that thing has come to fit enough stuff to give Santa’s sack a run for its money...

Owing to their overall busyness, be it helming a business, having a thriving social life, rearing active children or engaging in a vast number of other pursuits, many end-users spend significant time away from their dwelling places. Since home will likely…

Natural Trends, Springville, Utah, announced that it has added Febreze to its exclusive channel partnership with the Procter and Gamble Company (P&G). As part of P&G’s Connect+Develop open innovation program aimed at developing new sales channels, co-branded Febreze CAR Air Freshener will now be available to the promotional products industry. In 1998, P&G gave households…

Exterior settings can certainly offer an excess of excellent experiences, but few can refute the contention that home is where the heart is. As winter whisks its way into our lives yet again, many end-users, depending on their geographic location, will rely more regularly on their dwelling places to provide comfort and encourage camaraderie. With…

Here's a fun fact you may not have known: Most household cleaning products, like dish detergent and shampoo, are 80 percent water. That means that the packaging is mostly just containing water. So, keeping that in mind, there has to be a way to package household items in a more efficient way, right? That's right.…

Playtex is recalling its children’s plates and bowls after receiving reports of the items’ clear plastic layers peeling and bubbling, posing a choking hazard. According to the CPSC, Playtex has received 372 reports of the plastic layers on the items bubbling over and peeling, and has received 11 reports of parents finding pieces of the…

Retail trends are a great indicator of what end-users are looking for. Distributors are always looking at popular items in the retail space, and using that information to craft ideas for their clients. While apparel has long been a leader in both retail and promotional products, new information shows that retailers are starting to focus…