Managing Uncertainty Will Likely Be Name of Game Again in 2020
A strong economy has helped the housewares industry make new investments, despite continued uncertainty surrounding tariffs and cost pressures from the top and bottom. Many housewares suppliers in...
Redesigned Special Displays Help Buyers Focus on Consumer Trends, Retail & Product Innovation at The Inspired Home Show 2020
Keeping in line with the new, more consumer lifestyle-focus of the event, The Inspired Home Show (formerly the International Home and Housewares Show) has reimagined all of its display areas to...
New Look, New Locations Planned for Special Displays at The Inspired Home Show 2020
When the housewares industry meets in Chicago next March for The Inspired Home Show, exhibitors and attendees will find not just a new name but new displays and new locations for many Show destinations. Formerly known as the International Home + Housewares Show, The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market, will be held March 14-17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Complex.
Housewares Charity Foundation Raises 1.8 Million at Annual Gala
ROSEMONT, IL (March 20, 2019)—The housewares industry came together to raise $1.8 million during the 2019 Housewares Cares Charity Gala presented by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) on Monday, March 4. Proceeds from the event, held at Chicago’s Navy Pier, benefited the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the HCF’s legacy charity, and the James Beard Foundation, the gala’s partner.
Color Expert Lee Eiseman Shares Updates to Consumer Color Preferences at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show
ROSEMONT, IL (March 12, 2019)—We must be especially clever when trying to attract consumers’ eyes with color, Leatrice Eiseman – executive director of the Pantone Color Institute and color expert for the International Housewares Association (IHA) – told the audience last week during her second keynote session, “Color/Texture/Finish: Back to the Future,” at the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show.