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The International Housewares Association (IHA) announced that Target’s top home merchant, Mara Sirhal, will present the retail keynote at the 2026 Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) conference this fall.

The Trump administration’s initiative to effectively replace struck-down IEEPA tariffs by turning to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 took a step forward as the U.S. Trade Representative proposed the imposition of duties on 60 countries and economies based on a determination that they haven’t sufficiently addressed forced labor issues.

The International Housewares Association has opened space applications for The Inspired Home Show 2027, to be held March 9-11 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, with a reimagined exhibit floor said by IHA to unite its core product categories for a more “dynamic, discovery-driven and engaging marketplace experience for both buyers and exhibitors.”