Global

Global Innovation Award Finalist Announced!

gia was created with the objective of fostering innovation and excellence in housewares retailing throughout the world. The competition is structured on a two-tier level, national and global. Co-sponsoring the country-specific gia award programs with IHA are over 25 housewares trade publications worldwide, which sponsor national gia programs in their respective…

Inside Discover Design: Joseph Joseph

By Marie Kulik, Exhibitor Business Development Manager You'll recall the blog series we began in the spring highlighting IHA's newest exhibit at the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show, Discover Design. We took a short hiatus, but we're back with new companies and fresh perspectives on the world of design and how it relates to housewares. Damon Wilmott of Joseph…

HECNA Global Forum sneaking up quickly

By Lori Szudarek, International Services Manager Q: How can I increase my home + housewares exports? A: Attend the HECNA Global Forum – September 18 – 22! Working with many of our IHA member companies, the International Department often receives this question…or a more specific version of the same question, with the goal of expanding into a specific global…

HECNA Global Forum Update: Getting To Know Ambiente Gourmet

By Lori Szudarek, Manager of International Services The Global Forum presents multiple opportunities for attendees to learn about and meet with global retailers who will be in on hand to speak about their retail outlets. Colombian Retailer, Ambiente Gourmet, has 22 stores within Colombia and the surrounding countries. Patricia Valez, CEO of Ambiente Gourmet, will…

2010-2011 Global gia Honorees and the Discover Design Winners

The International Home + Housewares Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA) are the primary sponsors of the prestigious Global Innovator Award (gia) program, recognizing innovation and merchandising excellence in housewares retailing around the globe. Since 1999, gia has grown in prestige and distinction, and is now recognized as the leading global award program…

Building Your Network: International Opportunities

Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, International Housewares Association It isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do... – Bob Burg (networking guru) Although the IHA doesn’t have keys to open every door in every international market, programs are in-place to provide international…

Volcanoes, Hong Kong and Global Sourcing

Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, IHA Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Disrupts European Air Travel - Who could have predicted that headline? Of all the things that could go wrong, that certainly would have been the last on my list. For fairs in Asia, the timing could not have been worse. Traffic at the Hong Kong Houseware Fair and at the BIH/BIG fairs in…