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HOME & HOUSEWARES [ N E W S ]
SMART HOM ES BRINGING
UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE
TO HOUSEWARES INDUSTRY
Thought leaders discuss challenges, opportunities at
2017 International Home + Housewares Show
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hat's working in the world of smart home products,
where are we going, and what is needed to get there?
These are just some of the questions that were
addressed at a lunchtime panel discussion entitled "How the
Smart Home is Disrupting Housewares (and What to Do About
It)" at the 2017 International Home + Housewares Show.
The show — owned and operated by the International Housewares
Association (www.housewares.org) — was held in March at
McCormick Place and featured more than 2,200 exhibitors and over
62,000 total attendees from 125 countries.
The panel was moderated by Mike Wolf, creator of the Smart
Kitchen Summit, host of the Smart Kitchen Show podcast and
founder of NextMarket Insights, a research and advisory firm focused
on the connected home. He was joined by Chris Young, CEO and
