Webinar: Changing European buyer practices in home decoration and home textiles
What do European buyers expect from their HDHT suppliers in 2026, and how can your business stay competitive in a changing market? Join CBI’s webinar on Changing European buyer practices in HDHT on 24 November 2026 to understand what these shifts mean for your company.
Why join?
The home decoration and home textiles (HDHT) sector is changing. Trade disruptions, supply chain uncertainties, rising prices and cautious consumer spending are influencing how European buyers source products, select suppliers and build business relationships.
For HDHT exporters from low- and middle-income countries, these developments offer both challenges and opportunities. Understanding changing buyer practices and expectations is essential for HDHT exporters that want to successfully enter the European market or strengthen their existing position.
Webinar
During this webinar, we will explore the following questions:
- How are European buyer practices changing in the HDHT sector?
- What do these changes mean for SME exporters from low- and middle-income countries that want to access or strengthen their position in Europe?
Based on recent interviews with core stakeholders in the European HDHT market, we will share relevant developments, insights and recommendations.
For whom?
This webinar is for entrepreneurs and business support organisations active in the HDHT sector who are interested in exporting to the European market.
Agenda
| 10:00 – 10:10 CET | Introduction CBI and its support to the HDHT sector. |
| 10:10 – 11:20 CET | Conversations and interactions about changing buyer practices in HDHT between presenters, guest(s) and the listening audience. |
| 11:20 – 11:30 CET | Q&A and closing remarks. |
Presenters
Myrthe van der Gaast, programme manager market intelligence at CBI, will host this webinar. Presenters include:
Kees Bronk, export coach and owner of GO! Good Opportunity
Kees has over 30 years of experience in the European HDHT sector and business development, focusing on export. He works as an independent consultant, coach, trainer, matchmaker and is the owner of GO! Good Opportunity, focusing on businesses sustainability.
Remco Kemper, business consultant and CEO of Quokka
Remco is an entrepreneur, an international product developer and a business consultant for HDHT. Since 1995, he has worked in the private sector and for public institutes, and has been involved with CBI since 2007. He also owns quokkabag.com, an innovative line of mobility bags.
Guest Speaker
Pending.
Join this webinar
Join us for this webinar on 24 November 2026 from 10:00 – 11:30 CET.
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