The just-concluded 2019 International Home + Housewares Show is garnering rave reviews from the industry, according to its owner and operator International Housewares Association (IHA), with ‘an overall sentiment that the quality of buyer attendees was the strongest in years’. The Show was sold-out with 2,205 exhibitors from 43 countries …
Read More »Chicago exhibition to be renamed ‘The Inspired Home Show’ in 2020
The International Housewares Association (IHA) has announced that it is changing the name of the International Home + Housewares Show to ‘The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market’ in 2020. IHA, which is a not-for-profit, full-service association that sponsors the International Home + Housewares Show, said the change …
Read More »IHA announces new UK contact
The International Housewares Association (IHA), which owns and operates the annual International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, has opened a new UK office. Chester-based specialist housewares PR [public relations] agency PR Direct, operated by Sarah Selzer and Mark Chapman, is partnering with the IHA to serve as the new …
Read More »Housewares Charity Foundation honours four industry veterans
Wayfair co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, Ulta Beauty ceo Mary Dillon; and Libbey chairman & ceo William A. Foley will be honoured for their philanthropic endeavours by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) during its annual Housewares Cares Charity Gala on March 4, held during the 2019 International Home + …
Read More »2019 International Home + Housewares Show is sold out
The 2019 International Home + Housewares Show is sold out, according to the event’s owner and operator International Housewares Association (IHA). More than 2,200 exhibitors (including 400 new companies) from over 50 countries will show their wares at the Show, which takes place from Saturday March 2 to Tuesday March …
Read More »Experts to discuss retailing trends at Chicago show
Digital marketing and omnichannel retailing trends will be the subject of several presentations at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show, held from March 2 to March 5 at Chicago’s McCormick Place complex. A total of 20-plus sessions will be offered in the show’s Innovation Theater over the four …
Read More »Swan collaborates with Eureka
British brand Swan has announced a partnership with North American vacuum cleaner manufacturer Eureka to bring a new floorcare collection to the UK. The products, which were previewed at Berlin consumer electronics and home appliances exhibition IFA (which ran from August 31 to September 5), are available in the UK …
Read More »Chicago housewares show announces details of networking events
Buyers and exhibitors at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show will have several opportunities to network on and off the show floor, according to the event’s owner and operator International Housewares Association (IHA). Nearly 60,000 visitors (including buyers from 130 countries) and more than 2,200 exhibitors are expected to …
Read More »Harrods wins two global awards for housewares retail excellence
The International Home + Housewares Show of Chicago and the International Housewares Association (IHA) of the US, the global sponsors and organisers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia), have announced the 2018 gia Global Honorees for Retail Excellence. The Global Honorees are: Harrods (UK), The Chopping Block (US), Tugo (Colombia), …
Read More »IHA reveals winners of 2018 Student Design Competition
Health, safety and hydration were key themes of the winning entries of the 2018 International Housewares Association (IHA) Student Design Competition. This annual contest challenges students to redesign a current housewares product to meet the needs of the future – or to create a concept for a new product. Projects …
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