Trade Shows & Associations

The International Housewares Association (IHA) will present a webinar with Global Innovation Awards (gia) Expert Juror Denise Foley to explore the latest visual merchandising and display trends. The webinar is set for October 29, 2025, at 10 a.m. Eastern.

GC Buying Group announced the retirement of its founder and president, Janis Johnson, who has sold the 44-year-old buying organization for independent housewares retailers to gourmet retailing veteran Doug Huemoeller.

A new coalition called We Pay the Tariffs is filing an amicus brief on behalf of small businesses in the tariff case set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court next month.