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Housewares Charity Foundation Reaches New Heights at 2015 Gala: Industry Leaders Baker and Kelley to Receive Honors

Richard Baker, governor and executive chairman, Hudson’s Bay Company, and Brian Kelley, president and CEO, Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., will be honored by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) during its 18thAnnual Housewares Charity Foundation Gala on Monday evening, March 9, during the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. Baker and Kelley will receive…

Celeb Chefs Headline Cooking Theater Line-up at 2015 International Home + Housewares Show

Top Chef Masters champion Rick Bayless and Top Chef “Fan Favorite” Fabio Viviani head the line-up of celebrity chefs appearing in the Cooking Theater at the 2015 International Home + Housewares Show, March 7-10 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Also appearing this year will be Food Network chef Aarón Sánchez, “The Queen of Southern Cooking” Paula Deen, “The Pioneer Woman” Ree…

Inspiring Innovation: An Interview with Howard Lim, HOW Creative

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Learn how to develop and launch the right products for the right customer—with the right methods! Be sure to attend some of the free executive-level educational sessions at the Innovation Theater. These programs will give you a fresh perspective as you walk the Show and will inspire, inform and improve your business. The four…

Inspiring Innovation: An Interview with Robin Albing and Marsha Everton, AIMsights Group

Inspiring Innovation: An Interview with Mike Haley and Tom Hmiel, Whitford Corporation

Inspiring Innovation: An Interview with Chuck Pelly, Intersection-Inc.

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Learn how to develop and launch the right products for the right customer—with the right methods! Be sure to attend some of the free executive-level educational sessions at the Innovation Theater. These programs will give you a new perspective as you walk the Show and will inspire, inform and improve your business. The four…

Inspiring Innovation: An Interview with Pam Daniels, DesignHouse, Inc.

By Vicki Matranga, Design Programs Coordinator Learn how to develop and launch the right products for the right customer—with the right methods! Be sure to attend some of the free executive-level educational sessions at the Innovation Theater. These programs will renew your perspective as you walk the Show and will inspire, inform and improve your business. The four days…

THE FAIRMONT CHICAGO – More to Love ~ Spend More Time at the Show and Less Time on the Bus!

The Fairmont Chicago is the last stop en route to the McCormick Place Convention Center and enters the dedicated bus lane, which is reserved solely for buses traveling to and from McCormick Place, less than a block from the hotel. This means a savings of at least 30 minutes every day that you can spend at the Show or enjoying the windy City. And, to sweeten the deal, we are…

A PICTURE WORTH A FEW HUNDRED WORDS

Have you thought about adding some drama and excitement to your shop? Some surprises? How about some showmanship? Well, how about creating one focal wall in your shop—preferably one visible through your windows or illuminated so that it steps out when a shopper steps in to the store? What would make that focal feature wall so unique and provide that sense of theater that is so…