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The Healing Power of Nature – Inside Our Homes
Nature-inspired colors, materials and designs were seen at The Inspired Home Show® and are one of the biggest trends for home and housewares trends in 2025.
Passion for Pets Grows and Evolves
Explore how rising pet ownership trends are reshaping home life and retail, with insights from The Inspired Home Show 2025 and APPA.
The Joy Economy: In Search of Good Vibes at Home
It’s prime time for housewares retailers and suppliers to lean into products, marketing and merchandising that spark positive emotions and delight.
Exhibitors Return to The Inspired Home Show 2023 After COVID Break in 2022
Top housewares brands that were unable to participate in The Inspired Home Show 2022 are committing to returning to the Show in 2023.
QVC Joins Forces with Prominent Home Brands to Support Feeding America Through the Second Annual Living for Giving Shopping Event
QVC and the Housewares Charity Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the home and housewares industry, have joined forces once again to present Living for Giving, a cross-platform shopping event to support Feeding America.
Housewares Homecoming Brings CHESS, IBC Global Forum and Credit Group Meeting Together in One Event
Two critical International Housewares Association educational summits, CHESS: Chief Housewares Executive SuperSession and the International Business Council’s Global Forum, will be held in-person this fall along with a new event by the recently formed Housewares Credit Group (HCG) under the banner Housewares Homecoming.
Heart of the Community
Jamie Butler went from running a kitchen and homewares business from a retro-inspired truck that became a well-known attraction at farmers’ markets, to owning a much-loved store that has community firmly in its heart.
Wings of Success
gia Global Honoree—Westwing Brasil—initially made its name and garnered its millions of followers online. Today however, its physical stores are proving to be just as popular, and as wonderfully creative, as its online campaigns and editorially led content.
Immersion in the Weekend Life
The Argentinian gia Global Honoree—PAUL French Gallery—is a hidden sanctuary where relaxed weekend...
Embracing New Fine Living
Some might assume that an ultra-modern store selling tech-based brands in a steel and stucco...
The French Connection
The French Global Honoree in the 2021-2022 gia awards—La Maison Pernoise—is housed in a charming stone barn in the South of France. The business was born from passion, imagination and the creative drive of a woman who knows that dreams and wishes can be turned into reality.
Free Webinar Explores New Consumer Outlook Report
Join HomePage News and IHA on May 3 for a free webinar exploring the 2022 Consumer Outlook Survey results—with key findings and commentary on consumer purchase expectations across 15 home + housewares categories, including anticipated price points and channels for purchase.