With less than five months to go before opening day, the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show is over 90 percent sold out, according to the International Housewares Association, the Show’s owner and operator. The Show begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7 and closes at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10. A Power Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Saturday through Mondayoffers exhibitors and buyers an opportunity to extend their meetings for an additional hour after the 5:30 Show close. Appointments for Power Hour are encouraged.
“We are very pleased with the response from exhibitors and expect to be completely sold out very soon,” said Phil Brandl, IHA president & CEO. “We are also encouraged by the return of several familiar companies who are exhibiting after a brief absence.”
The Show will host more than 2,100 exhibitors from around the world, including 400 new companies. A sampling of first-time companies as well as some well-known suppliers returning after an absence includes:
- Dine + Design Expo: Beeline Creative, Carmie’s Kitchen, Cosmoplast, Primitives by Kathy, Rigamonti Pietro & Figli s.r.l., Sambonet, Shiraleah, Stone Candles and Terre Etoilee.
- Discover Design: Black + Blum, Crow Canyon Home, Fiskar Brands, iittala, Neolid, New Soda and Poppin.
- Wired + Well Expo: Brita, Brookstone, Kenmore (floor care and small appliances), LauraStar, Maytag Vacuums, Smeg and Taurus.
- Clean, Contain + Sustain Expo: Addis Housewares, Ltd., Grund America LLC, Moda At Home, Inc., PetSafe, Primetime Petz, SimplyKleen™, Ultimate Shield and Wenko.
To view the entire Show lineup, buyers may visit www.housewares.org and search Housewares Connect 365 to download a complete list of 2015 exhibitors as well as to view floor plans, product catalogs, new product photos and videos and complete company contact information for each exhibitor.
To register for a no-charge Show badge, visit www.housewares.org.
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About International Housewares Association
The International Housewares Association is the 76-year-old voice of the housewares industry, which accounted for (US)$314.3 billion at retail worldwide in 2012. The not-for-profit, full-service association sponsors the world’s premier exposition of products for the home, the International Home + Housewares Show, and offers its 1,700 member companies a wide range of services, including industry and government advocacy, export assistance, State-of-the-Industry reports, point-of-sale and consumer panel data through Housewares MarketWatch, executive management peer groups, a unique Web-based community at www.housewares.org and group buying discounts on business solutions services.
