RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2019
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"INSPIRED HOME SHOW" 2020
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t was also the last show to be called "International Home +
Housewares Show," as the International Housewares Association
is renaming the event in 2020 to "The Inspired Home Show, IHA's
Global Home + Housewares Market."
"Over and over we heard from exhibitors that the quality of the
buyers and attendance of key retailers was the best in years. Senior-
level attendance from both retailers and suppliers was particularly
strong," said Derek Miller, president of the not-for-profit IHA, which
owns and operates the show. "Exhibitors also noted strong international
buyer attendance as well."
"The high quality of senior retail leaders and buyers attending the
show allowed us to be extremely collaborative and has resulted in
ongoing communications that no doubt will advance our business in
the year to come," said IHA Chairman John Collins, president/CMO
at Neatfreak.
No less than 122 shows and 15 years after being renamed
"International Home + Housewares Show," IHA's premier market-
place is being rebranded next year as "The Inspired Home Show,
IHA's Global Home + Housewares Market." The new name and the
March 14-17 dates were well received by buyer and exhibitor attendees
as the show moves to a more lifestyle-focused event, Miller said.
"Consumers drive retail purchases, and their lifestyles drive the
things they buy," he explained. "Design and function are no longer
the sole reasons people purchase houseware products. The
Inspired Home Show is taking things a step further to help retailers
understand how design and function fit into their customers'
