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IHA’s blog features informative posts written to keep the housewares industry educated and informed about key strategic issues and IHA member services.

HECNA Trade Mission: Destination India

HECNA is leading a group of members, sponsored by the IHA, on a new trade mission to India. The week long excursion will focus on building relationships between IHA members and key business retailers and distributors in India. This mission presents a great opportunity for businesses to learn and grow on a global scale and to begin export programs in one of the biggest…

Making Certain Buyers and Sellers Find Each Other at the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show

By Perry Reynolds, VP Marketing & Trade Development Buyers and sellers making each other successful – that’s exactly what trade shows are supposed to do. And the International Home + Housewares Show has the perfect tool kit for exhibitors who want reach out to buyers. The Show’s Exhibitor Marketing Kit is mailed to all exhibitors in mid-November and is always available on…

Housewares History: Italian Anyone?

Let us introduce to you a new blog series exclusively from the IHA: Housewares History: An Homage to Innovations of the Past! Every Monday we'll be showing off some of the greatest(and goofiest) inventions that have shaped our kitchens and what we use in them today. Here is your first housewares history lesson, enjoy! What is it? Can you guess what this old kitchen tool was…

HIPster Trends: What’s Hot in Housewares for 2011, part 2

Each year the International Housewares Association and Riedel Marketing Group partner together and go to the source to find out what is trending up, down and sideways in the housewares industry. IHA brought the HIPsters together in mid-October to learn about housewares trends for the coming year and this is a breakdown of the hot items they discussed. If you missed part 1, be…

HIPster Trends: What’s Hot in Housewares for 2011, Part 1

Each year the International Housewares Association and Riedel Marketing Group partner together and go to the source to find out what is trending up, down and sideways in the housewares industry. Consumers that make up RMG's HomeTrend Influentials Panel, or HIPsters, give invaluable insights as to what products/services everyday folks from all different walks of life are buzzing…

CHESS Equals Success for Supersession Attendees

The 2010 CHESS event is responsible for educating new and returning members alike on the ever-changing landscape of the housewares industry. The two day event gave business executives the chance to meet with, and learn from, housewares industry leaders about a myriad of topics that affect the housewares market both now and heading into the future. Attendees spoke very highly…

2011 Housewares Design Awards right around the corner

Design is fast becoming the driving force behind new products introduced each year at the Home+Housewares Show. The annual Housewares Design Awards give strong insight as to how design is impacting the industry year to year. A product can't just look or feel good, it needs to catch the consumer's eye while being pracitcal and functional within the home, functional being the…

How to Get an Education in Housewares and Skip the Tuition

Author: Perry Reynolds, IHA VP of Marketing & Trade Development Are you looking for a single resource to learn more about the housewares industry? Your first stop should be The Knowledge Center tab on IHA website at www.housewares.org. There you will find five separate areas of learning: IHA University, Data and Information, TrendWatch, IHA Gourmet Home and Latest New…

The Fall is a Flush with Job Candidates – And Job Postings Are 50% off in the IHA Job Center all Season Long!

Author: Brett Mackie, IHA With Fall officially starting on September 23rd, we are at the beginning of what is traditionally the busiest recruiting period for companies of all sizes. We certainly hope this proves true this season, with the U.S. unemployment rate of 9.7% in August the job market could use a boost (Reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Housewares, as…