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gia: Recognizing Global Innovation for 11 years, and counting

December 31, 2010

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gia is responsible for identifying companies from around the globe that stand out each year in innovation and merchandising excellence. Sponsored by the IHA & International Home + Housewares Show, the Global Innovator Awards program identifies housewares retailers from more than 20 countries spanning five continents. The winners are showcased in Chicago at the annual International Home + Housewares Show, all of whom are honored at a red-carpet dinner on Sunday, the evening of the annual opening show day.

A top five from all of the annual nominations are selected as global honorees, including one winner in visual merchandising excellence, chosen by a panel of housewares retail experts.

The 2011 Nominees include:

Country Store Name
Argentina Reina Batata bazar boutique
Asia Q-Home
Australia Outdoors on Parade (OOP)
Belgium Kookhuys Mafrans
Brazil Marli Trentin
Canada Cookworks
Finland Loviisan Aitta
France TOC (Trouble Obsessionnel Culinaire)
Germany dodenhof Posthausen KG
Italy gasparetto 1945
Mexico Casa Palacio
Netherlands Cook and Company
New Zeland Loft Design
Poland Agata Meble
Russia The World of Cookware
Sweden
Switzerland Manor
Turkey Tantitoni / Inter Mutfak
UK Kitchens
USA- Gourmet Retailers Draeger’s Markets


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Last year’s top five included:

  • I Love My House Barazzoni of Italy (Martin M. Pegler award for visual excellence)
  • Stark & Whyte of Canada
  • Ambiente Gourmet of Columbia
  • Galeria Kaufhof of Germany
  • Steamer Trading Cookshop of United Kingdom

The gia page at Housewares.org has more information on all the 2010 global nominees as well as the other winners from 2010 and every year dating back to 2001.

You can also contact Annie Hemmesch at ahemmesch@housewares.org with questions about all things gia.

Filed Under: All Posts, gia Retail Awards, Show Tagged With: gia, IHA, International Home + Housewares Show, International Housewares Association

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