Creating strategies for success in the current economic marketplace will be the focus of this year’s presentations in the Innovation Theater at The Inspired Home Show 2023, March 4-7, 2023, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Innovation Theater sessions will explore such topics as inflation’s influence on the housewares consumer; directional dining and drinking trends; purchasing […]
Read MoreTrending Today Preview Event at The Inspired Home Show Spotlights Products That Enhance At-Home Entertaining As economic concerns begin to dominate the news cycle and consumers feel the pinch of inflation, they are responding by bringing more experiential activities back into their homes. At-home entertaining is one of these activities and it is back in […]
Read MoreConnect FALL Features Sessions on Shifting Lifestyle Trends and Critical Business Developments The International Housewares Association will hold the Connect Fall Virtual Event October 11-13 and will feature segments on housewares, food, cooking and culture; a preview of the second annual IHA Occasions Report, examining the renewal of key life moment celebrations and how the […]
Read MoreTop Brands Commit to the Premier Housewares Marketplace Top housewares brands that were unable to participate in The Inspired Home Show 2022 are committing to returning to the Show in 2023, the International Housewares Association announced today. More than 100 exhibitors that sat out the 2022 Show have already submitted space applications for the 2023 […]
Read MoreTwo-day Strategic Planning Meeting Codifies International Housewares Association’s Direction: Rebuilding the Show Based on 2022 Enthusiasm, Continuing to Offer Member Services to Support Industry Members of IHA’s Board of Directors and several past Chairs gathered together along with senior IHA staff to review the results of The Inspired Home Show 2022 and to discuss strategic direction […]
Read MoreOn behalf of the IHA Board of Directors and Staff, thank you to everyone who participated in The Inspired Home Show 2022. Buyers from 84 countries came to Chicago to meet with 1,016 exhibitors from 40 countries. While the show was smaller than in previous years, the benefits for those attending were tremendous. Best Show […]
Read MoreThe Inspired Home Show 2022 wrapped up on March 7, 2022, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., after three highly successful days. It was the first time that the event, formerly known as the International Home + Housewares Show, has taken place since 2019. Twenty thousand attendees and more than 1,000 exhibiting companies signed-up to discover […]
Read MoreWhen Coronavirus first surfaced in late January of 2020, no one could ever have predicted that we’d still be having conversations about the virus more than two years later, but here we are. Although we’ve been a bit beaten and battered at times, we are still standing together as an industry and supplying desired products […]
Read MoreFollowing the January Board of Directors’ meeting, the International Housewares Association has announced The Inspired Home Show 2022 will take place March 5-7. COVID-19 safety-related policies and protocols have also been established as has a shortened schedule for the event. Before collecting a badge at McCormick Place that provides access to The Inspired Home Show, […]
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