gia – Honoring Retail Excellence and Innovation

Every March in Chicago, the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) are hosted by the International Housewares Association. The gia awards, which have been dubbed the Oscars of the housewares retail industry, bring together 25 of the world’s most innovative retailers, all having been voted as the best in their country.

The IHA Global Innovation Awards program was created to celebrate excellence and innovation in home and housewares retailing on an international level. Since the launch of gia in 2000, there have been close to 350 gia retail award winners, from over 40 countries on six continents.

A jury consisting of retail experts and housewares trade publication editors from around the world decide on the gia Global Honorees after looking at all aspects of the participating stores, including visual merchandising, marketing, branding, staff training and other innovative offerings.

2015-2016 national gia winners:

We warmly congratulate the gia national winners, and take a closer look at the companies that rose to the very top and were bestowed with the gia Global Honoree distinction.

Visit www.housewares.org/show/gia-retail for more information on the IHA Global Innovation Award program and to find short introductions and images of all 25 gia winners of 2015-2016.

Watch a quick gia video.