2024-2025 gia Winners to be Honored at The Inspired Home Show in Chicago Excellence in housewares retailing will be an important focus at The Inspired Home Show 2025 in Chicago as the world’s most innovative and creative home and housewares retailers are honored at the 25th annual IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program.
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International Housewares Association (IHA) announced that its 2026 show will shift to a new mid-week pattern after surveying participants for the best scenario to meet their needs. The 2026 show will run Tuesday, March 10–Thursday, March 12, rather than the Sunday–Tuesday pattern that the upcoming 2025 show will follow.
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Happy Holidays to the Brushware community! To celebrate the season and begin wrapping up 024, Brushware is proud to present the year’s most engaging articles. From pivotal industry events to insightful thought leadership and key business developments, this list captures the stories that resonated most with our readers. Dive into our recap of the year’s […]
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Paul Cosaro Elected Chairman of the Board Five industry veterans have been elected to the board of directors of the International Housewares Association (IHA), the full-service trade association for the housewares industry. The new directors are: Alexander Gransbury, founder and CEO, Dreamfarm; Lauren Greenwood, president, YouCopia Products, Inc.; Henry Liu, president & CEO, Cangshan Cutlery; […]
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To assist members and housewares suppliers that sell product in New Jersey, the International Housewares Association (IHA) is presenting a webinar focusing on the key details of the New Jersey post-consumer recycled (PCR) content law, including background on the legislation, manufacturers and products covered, PCR content requirements, compliance, exemptions/waivers and penalties. The free program, “Decoding […]
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2024 Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) Looks to Address Houseware Industry’s Pain Points The housewares industry’s resilience is once again being tested amid the uncertainty of economic, technological and global disruption during a consequential election year whose outcome, one way or the other, is sure to affect policy and response that directs business strategy and […]
Read MoreWith just over four weeks before the opening of The Inspired Home Show, we are truly excited about the industry’s focus shifting to Chicago. More than 1,700 exhibitors from 40 countries and more than 30,000 attendees from over 125 countries are slated to participate. The total number of exhibitors and exhibition space will exceed that […]
Read MoreContinued pressure on consumer spending remains the biggest challenge After almost four tumultuous years that included a pandemic, supply chain chaos, dramatic lifestyle shifts and strains on consumer spending, the home and housewares industry finds itself forever changed but ready to drive growth in 2024 and beyond. Amid continued pressures on consumer spending, many housewares […]
Read MoreInspiration Theater, Inventors Revue Sessions Explore Critical Issues, Bringing Products to Market The International Housewares Association (IHA) is accepting topic proposals for education sessions during The Inspired Home Show 2024, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market. Retailers, trend forecasters and marketers, intellectual property attorneys and designers, along with experts in branding, packaging, smart home and […]
Read MoreWilliam C. McHenry, president and CEO of Widgeteer, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of the International Housewares Association (IHA), the full-service trade association for the housewares industry. His three-year term begins October 1, 2023 and ends Sept. 30, 2026. Also elected were new board officers: Chairman – Neal Asbury, president & CEO, […]
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