Trade Shows & Associations

KC Lapiana, CEO of HTI Buying Group, which serves independent housewares retailer members, wrote the following letter to HTI vendor partners after The Inspired Home Show 2026, which ran March 10-12 in Chicago.

Regulatory developments, trade policy uncertainty and evolving retail strategies were among the topics explored during additional Inspiration Theater sessions at The Inspired Home Show 2026.

Sessions in the Inspiration Theater at The Inspired Home Show 2026 explored several forces shaping how home and housewares companies operate and grow, from leveraging lifestyle trend intelligence and navigating the evolving editorial commerce landscape to managing leadership challenges during periods of expansion and understanding best practices in brand licensing partnerships.