Participants take advantage of top-level connections, products, trends and new insights Moving business forward was a major theme at The Inspired Home Show 2026, as home and housewares buyers and sellers from around the world gathered to discover new products, explore new trends and make invaluable connections with top decision-makers.
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Lilly Brush Co, Scrub Daddy, and Gleener among the cleaning and pet care leaders advancing to the final round of judging at The Inspired Home Show 2026. The International Housewares Association (IHA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Excellence in Product Design. While the awards recognize 60 […]
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) has named housewares industry veteran Tony Kircher as Vice President, Buyer & Exhibitor Relations, succeeding Sean Daly, who has held a similar role at IHA since 2021 but will be retiring at the end of March.
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Mike Otterman of Lodge Cast Iron Elected IHA Chairman Three industry veterans were elected to the International Housewares Association’s (IHA) Board of Directors at IHA’s fall Board meeting. In addition, three continuing Board members were appointed to officer positions for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. New Board members (three-year terms) are: Mark Adkison, president, Kuhn Rikon […]
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Discounted rates, payment flexibility are latest efforts to help industry navigate tariff volatility The International Housewares Association (IHA) announced a Tariff Relief Program to provide support and flexibility for companies interested in exhibiting at the upcoming Inspired Home Show. This program includes discounted space rates, an extension of the early application deadline and payment flexibility […]
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The newly released IHA State of the Industry MarketOutlook report indicates that home and housewares should continue to be a key driver of general merchandise sales in 2025. The report, detailing consumer purchase intent and the factors influencing buying plans, was published on IHA’s independent news and information platform, HomePageNews.com.
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Global Authority on U.S.-China Trade Strategy to Keynote on Trade Options at IHA’s Annual Education and Networking Event on October 7-8, 2025. Navigating trade complexities will take center stage at the International Housewares Association’s (IHA) Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) 2025, as Allen Morrison — senior professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and […]
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Companies that sell home and housewares products continue to struggle with substantial tariffs, according to a new survey of International Housewares Association (IHA) members. The survey shows 87% have been impacted significantly (97% have been impacted significantly or somewhat), and many have already canceled product shipments, increased retail prices and/or reduced their workforce.
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) has launched the 2025 IHA State of the Industry report, a new total market resource for the home and housewares industry. The first of the report’s three installments, which provides data and analysis on U.S. market size by category and retail channel, was published May 1.
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AI software platform helps companies calculate tariffs, navigate rulings and regulations in real time Members of the International Housewares Association (IHA) now have access to new tools to help them keep up to date on rapidly changing tariffs, regulations and rulings through the organization’s new collaboration with Quickcode. The partnership, which features discounted pricing to […]
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