by Peter Giannetti | Aug 20, 2026 | HomePage Views
Let’s get the controversy out of the way before delving into the urgent AI issue confronting the home and housewares business. There is plenty to debate about whether the potential economic and national security gains from the fast-escalating AI sphere outweigh the...
by Peter Giannetti | Aug 18, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association has set an educational program for its upcoming Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession (CHESS) aimed at providing suppliers with strategic direction on balancing the speed of AI with the power of human experience. With the...
by Peter Giannetti | Aug 6, 2026 | Beverageware, Décor & More, Decorative Accessories, Featured News, Kitchenware, Tableware
Longtime houseware industry leader Terry Crawford, founder and CEO of Conimar Group, passed away on July 27. He was 80. Crawford founded Conimar in July of 1976, launching the Ocala, FL-based supplier of gift-oriented housewares, tabletop, and home décor at the...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 23, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles, Trade Shows & Associations
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. CHESS 2026 is set for September 29-30, 2026, at the...
by Chandler Harvey | Jun 3, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
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,...
