The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show

March 2–4, 2025 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show
March 2—4 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

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Recent News from The Inspired Home Show!

Making Homes Warm and Cozy

Whether it involves well-loved items like candles or incorporating the recent trend of textured walls, shoppers are sure to appreciate inspiration.

Warming Up to Hot Beverages

Home and housewares retailers can help encourage shoppers with in-store tastings, clever recipes and tips for trying out new products or techniques.

At-Home Holiday Baking: Joyful Ideas for Retailers

The holiday season is steeped in nostalgia, drawing people to baked goods and baking tools that evoke memories of childhood and Grandma.

Exploring Product Resale and Rental

Exploring Product Resale and Rental

While resale and rental may seem counter-intuitive to new product sales, retailers and product manufacturers who take advantage of this shift may find ways to reach new customers and build brand loyalty.

Living It Up Outdoors

Living It Up Outdoors

Summer is here and even though outdoor entertaining hit new heights during the pandemic, many consumers are looking for new ideas or ways to expand on what they’ve got.

Growing Importance of Social Responsibility

Growing Importance of Social Responsibility

Consumers increasingly are looking for companies to help make their communities and the world a better place through social responsibility, which can include philanthropy, ethical business practices and economic development.

La Iberica—Generations of Joy

La Iberica—Generations of Joy

La Iberica in Uruguay is an enchanting retail space where heritage and modern-day retailing are seamlessly blended to enhance the charm of a business devoted to offering its customers’ endless moments of joy.

Environmental Responsibility at Home

Environmental Responsibility at Home

Consumers are increasingly looking for sustainable solutions for their homes, and they’re turning to retailers and brand companies to take the lead on environmental responsibility.

Retail, with Love and Sugar on Top

Retail, with Love and Sugar on Top

As well as celebrating 20 years in business in 2023, U.S. retailer A. Dodson’s became a Global Innovation Awards (gia) Global Honoree in Chicago, and showed the world how you don’t have to be big retail chain to be a winner.

Exciting Changes to The Inspired Home Show 2024

Exciting Changes to The Inspired Home Show 2024

The Inspired Home Show® 2024, next March in Chicago, will undergo several exciting changes. After carefully considering feedback received from two industry-wide surveys and four special committees made up of both exhibitors and retailers, the IHA Board of Directors has decided to reduce the overall length and to optimize the Show layout to create the most vibrant, productive and efficient trade show experience possible for the industry. The Show will now open on Sunday, March 17 and close on Tuesday, March 19.

Multisensory Magic and the Gift of Memories

Multisensory Magic and the Gift of Memories

Ambiente Living in Colombia is a true retail success story that started out two decades ago in the garage of an entrepreneur who understands the priceless nature of memories.