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IHA Giveaways: Rosle USA!

Get those knives out and ready because we've got a fantastic item from Rosle USA for our newest giveaway! Rosle has presented us with a Cutting/Serving/Carving Board and a set of 4 color-coded mats for safe food prep, sure to suit your every need this summer for cookouts, BBQs, dinner parties and just everyday use! To enter all you have to do is respond to this question in…

Housewares TV 2012!

Housewares TV is back for the second year, bringing you an experience of the Show floor that you can't get anywhere else! You can see a sampling of the videos here and then check them all out in the 2012 Housewares TV playlist on our YouTube channel!…

To Offshore Or To Reshore? How To Objectively Decide

That is the question facing many manufacturers these days, both inside and outside of the housewares industry. As the economic makeup of China changes, so does the financial model that U.S. manufacturers use to determine the feasibility of manufacturing products 8,000 miles away. Together with the decision on financial feasibility, many manufacturers are also taking a hard…

IHA Giveaway: Sodastream USA!

IHA giveaways are back! We're coming back strong with a double giveaway from our friends at Sodastream USA! They're trying to spread the message of sustainability and are doing it through their home soda makers, creating less need and use for plastic bottles! Celebrate Earth Day by helping the environment with Sodastream! We're going to give away one Genesis Starter Kit and…

2011-2012 gia GLOBAL HONOREES ANNOUNCED AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW

CHICAGO (March 11, 2012) – The International Home + Housewares Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the Global Innovation Award (gia) program, today announced the five 2011-2012 gia Global Honorees. The Global Honorees are: Morandin Regali Italy De Bijenkorf…

Knowing Innovation: Roger Colaizzi and Jeffrey Knowles, Venable LLP

Coming soon at the International Home + Housewares Show, the Innovation Theater in the Lakeside Center will present 21 educational programs, every hour beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Tuesday afternoon. The Theater is set in Room E350, near the entry to the Level 3 Lobby and the Hall of Innovation. Experts in new product development and launch will discuss critical and…

TWELVE COMPANIES HONORED WITH FIRST ANNUAL IHA INNOVATION AWARDS

CHICAGO (March 10, 2012)—Twelve housewares suppliers ranging from name brands to small entrepreneurs were honored as winners of the first annual IHA Innovation Awards today. The winners in each of 12 categories were announced on the first day of the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show, now taking place through Tuesday, March 13 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Winners…

JAPAN PAVILION RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW WITH TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COMPANIES

Companies from the region in Japan that was the worst affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami will be featured in a pavilion at the upcoming 2012 International Home + Housewares Show. Organized by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), the Japan Pavilion, located in the Dine + Design Expo in the South Building, includes 10 exhibitors from the Iwate, Miyagi and…