by Chandler Harvey | Sep 28, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association (IHA) and gift and home trade market operator Andmore today announced a new, eight-year partnership that will bring The Inspired Home Show to AmericasMart, co-located with Winter Atlanta Market beginning in January 2028. The...
by Peter Giannetti | Sep 17, 2026 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The International Housewares Association (IHA) board of directors elected three industry leaders to join the board and three board members to serve as 2026/2027 officers. The annual election and appointments took place September 16 at IHA’s fall board meeting and will...
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 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,...