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The Joy Economy: In Search of Good Vibes at Home
It’s prime time for housewares retailers and suppliers to lean into products, marketing and merchandising that spark positive emotions and delight.
Spring Cleaning and Organizing Gets a Boost in 2025
Spring cleaning and organizing projects offer opportunities for retailers and suppliers to connect with consumers.
Influencers at The Inspired Home Show: Highlighting Trends Shaping Consumer Choices
By sharing their experiences, content creators give consumers a firsthand look at new products and emerging trends—driving awareness and demand.
Hyatt Regency Chicago: Fresh from $102M Renovation – The Inspired Home Show
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience a $102M renovation at Chicago’s largest hotel, located in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Winning Sales in Home Stretch of Holiday Shopping Season
As we approach the home stretch in this year’s shopping season, there’s still time and ways for sellers of home and housewares goods to win sales.
Housewares Growth Opportunities in Challenging Times
Consumers are more home-focused than ever before. That means the question to be asking in the coming months is not so much whether consumers will be buying housewares, but what and from where.
Resourceful Living: Empowering Consumers to Maximize Their Resources
It’s a great time for retailers to help consumers with resourceful living by offering home and housewares products that extend the life of our food, clothes, furniture and parts of our homes.
Raise a Glass to Holiday Home Decor
As consumers prepare to host at-home gatherings for Thanksgiving and the December holidays, interest in home decorating and holiday home décor is likely to remain strong.
A Taste for Soup Season
As temperatures go down, retailers can connect with consumers by leading with products that come in handy during soup season, as well as creative recipes and hacks.
Selling and Spreading Joy in a Down Economy
We’re supposed to be heading into “the most wonderful time of the year,” but many consumers aren’t feeling too joyful in this down economy. Retailers looking to engage with shoppers in the coming months.
IHA Announces 2023 Global Honorees for gia Top Window Awards
The Inspired Home Show® and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program, announced the Global Honorees for the gia Top Window Awards during the “The Window Stage in The Digital Age / gia Top Window Award” presentation by gia expert juror Anne Kong.
IHA Accepting Proposals for The Inspired Home Show Education
The International Housewares Association (IHA) is accepting topic proposals for education sessions during The Inspired Home Show 2024,