The Future of Smart in the Home

The Housewares industry has flirted with Smart in the home for a few years with varying degrees of success. Given the dramatic changes in consumer needs and retailing during the pandemic, Smart technology is ripe for Housewares; but to be successful it needs the integration of the Food, Technology and Housewares industries working together to solve these new consumer needs. In this discussion we will view the challenge of Smart through three distinct lenses – eating behaviors, technology and housewares – to help leverage Smart to solve these new consumer needs. Speakers: Joe Derochowski, Home Industry Advisor, The NPD Group Ben Arnold, Industry Analyst – Consumer Electronics, The NPD Group Darren Seifer, Industry Analyst – Food Consumption, The NPD Group Moderated by Peter Giannetti Director, Editorial, Content and Education, IHA Sponsored By: Jura