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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.
The Inspired Home Show 2023 Shows Strong Performance
More than 1,600 exhibitors and nearly 30,000 home + housewares professionals from 125 countries came together at The Inspired Home Show 2023 to discover new products, reconnect with colleagues and advance the industry.
Overheard at The Inspired Home Show 2023
The Inspired Home Show 2023 at Chicago’s McCormick Place concluded on Tuesday, but the opportunities, relationships and ideas that were generated here will live on in the year ahead.
Color and Design Trends Reflect The Art of Living Our Post-Pandemic Lives
Both art and science are important factors in the color and design trends influencing home and housewares right now, said color expert Lee Eiseman in her keynote address, The Art of Living: Directional Color/Design Trends, at The Inspired Home Show 2023.
Consumer-Centric Approach for Home + Housewares Success – The Inspired Home Show
Consumers are prioritizing wellness, but they also value time, space, experience and responsibility said the IHA Market Watch authors at a keynote session at The Inspired Home Show 2023.
Trust and Quality Most Important to Consumers’ Perception of Value
Trust and quality emerged as the two most important in new research revealed today by IHA’s trend expert Tom Mirabile at The Inspired Home Show 2023.
Announcing the 2023 gia Global Winners for Retail Excellence
The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program, today announced the 2023 gia Global Honorees for Retail Excellence.
Announcing the 2023 gia Winners for Product Design
Fourteen housewares suppliers ranging from well-established brands to first-time exhibitors were honored as Global Honorees of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) for Excellence in Product Design today.
2023 Home News Report Explores Consumers’ Purchasing Intent by Housewares Category
Consumers responding to the HomePage News 2023 Consumer Outlook Survey had a continuing interest in spending on their homes, though not at quite the same level as they expected heading into last year.
Omnichannel Growth, State of the Housewares Industry, Consumer and Color Trends Take Center Stage During Keynote Sessions at The Inspired Home Show 2023
Leading retail executives, market data analysts and consumer trend and color forecast experts will share their home and housewares industry vision in special keynote presentations during The Inspired Home Show 2023.