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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.
Free Webinar Explores New Consumer Outlook Report
Join HomePage News and IHA on May 3 for a free webinar exploring the 2022 Consumer Outlook Survey results—with key findings and commentary on consumer purchase expectations across 15 home + housewares categories, including anticipated price points and channels for purchase.
2022 Consumer Outlook Survey Pinpoints Home + Housewares Opportunities
The first annual HomePage News Consumer Outlook Survey, commissioned in partnership with the International Housewares Association, was fielded recently to help suppliers and retailers identify home and housewares opportunities in the coming year.
Color Expert Lee Eiseman Shares Chromatic Vision for a World Ready to Emerge, Experience, Express and Explore
Consumers are ready to emerge, experience new things, express themselves in new ways and explore the changed world around them, said color expert Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, in her annual keynote address at The Inspired Home Show 2022.
Consumer Value Equation Changing Quickly at End of Pandemic
After two years of economic and social uncertainty, the consumer value equation is changing quickly and is very fluid across generations, said Tom Mirabile, principal of Springboard Futures, and Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf, founder of Project Partners Network, in a keynote address at The Inspired Home Show 2022.
Amanda Hesser Provides In-Depth Look into Innovation and Growth of Food52
Amanda Hesser, founder and CEO of Food52, a first-of-its kind, next-generation cooking and home company built on a unique blend of content, community and commerce, provided an in-depth look into the development and growth of the company during a Keynote session at The Inspired Home Show 2022.
The Inspired Home Show Reunites the Home + Housewares Industry
Twenty thousand attendees and more than 1,000 exhibiting companies signed-up to discover new products, reconnect with colleagues and advance the home + housewares industry.
Today’s Consumers Are Focused on Consciousness, Connectivity and Creativity
Consciousness, connectivity and creativity are top of mind for today’s consumers, according to authors of the 2022 International Housewares Association (IHA) Market Watch report.
Announcing the 2022 gia Winners for Product Design
Thirteen 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.
Announcing the 2022 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 2022 gia Global Honorees for Retail Excellence.