ROSEMONT, ILL. (Feb. 6, 2025)—Attendees from over 100 countries will join more than 1,600 exhibiting companies when the global home and housewares community gathers March 2-4, 2025 at The Inspired Home Show®. Buyers will converge to explore new products, new insights and countless opportunities to strengthen partnerships and drive growth. A wide array of senior-level executives, DMMs, GMMs and buyers from major retailers around the world are registered for the Show, which will be held at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
“The Inspired Home Show is known for strong top-to-top meetings between key decision-makers from the world’s leading home and housewares suppliers and influential retailers,” said Derek Miller, president & CEO of the International Housewares Association (IHA), which hosts the Show. “Senior managers from both the supplier and buyer sides constantly tell us how beneficial it is to be able to have so many strategic meetings in just three days and all under one roof.”
The Show is a key platform for buyers to discover new and innovative products, which will be especially important for growth in the year ahead. Over 10,000 new products were introduced at last year’s Show, and that number is expected to increase at this year’s event.
U.S. Buyers
Key U.S. retailers registered for the Show include top-level representatives from:
| Ace Hardware | Costco Wholesale |
| Ahold Group | Crate & Barrel |
| Albertsons/Safeway | CVS/Caremark |
| Aldi, Inc. | DD’s Discount |
| Amazon.com | Dillards |
| Army Airforce Exchange (AAFES) | Do It Best |
| At Home Stores | Dollar General Corp |
| Bealls Department Store | Fingerhut |
| Bed, Bath & Beyond/Kirkland’s Home | H-E-B |
| Belk | Hobby Lobby |
| Big Lots | Home Depot |
| BJ’s Wholesale Club | HSN |
| Bloomingdales | Home Goods |
| Burlington Coat Factory | Hy-Vee |
| C&S Wholesale | Imperial Distributors |
| JC Penney & Co. | Ross Stores |
| Kohls Department Store | Sam’s Club |
| Kroger/Fred Meyer | Sur La Table |
| Macy’s | Target |
| Michael’s | TJX |
| Office Depot/Office Max | Variety Wholesalers |
| Ollies Bargain Outlet | Wakefern |
| Pampered Chef | Walgreens |
| PopShelf | Walmart |
| Pottery Barn | Wayfair |
| Publix Supermarkets | Wegman’s |
| QVC | Williams Sonoma |
| Cost Plus World Market |
International Buyers
A diverse range of buyers from around the world are also registered, including international representatives from global companies and buyers from market-leading retailers such as:
| Sam´s Club (Brazil, China, Mexico) | City Super (Hong Kong) |
| Canadian Tire (Canada) | Shoppers Stop (India) |
| The Bay (Canada) | Tata Unistore (India) |
| Walmart (Canada, Central America, Mexico) | Amazon (Canada, India, Mexico) |
| TJX (Canada, Europe) | El Palacio De Hierro (Mexico) |
| Costco (Australia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom) | Liverpool (Mexico) |
| PriceSmart (Caribbean, Central America) | Briscoe Group (New Zealand) |
| Almacenes Siman (Central America) | Do It Center (Panama) |
| Cencosud (Chile) | Falabella (Peru) |
| Sodimac (Chile) | Promart (Peru) |
| Almacenes Máximo (Colombia) | Rustans (Philippines) |
| Salling Group (Denmark) | Massmart (South Africa) |
| Corporación El Rosado (Ecuador) | Coupang (South Korea) |
| Tulipe Home (Egypt) | Emart (South Korea) |
| Carrefour (France) | Lotte Department Store (South Korea) |
| Dirk Rossmann GmbH (Germany) | Carrefour/PresiCarre Corporation (Taiwan) |
| QVC (Germany, United Kingdom) | Lakeland Limited (United Kingdom) |
Variety of Buyers
The Inspired Home Show also attracts a wide variety of other retailers and buyers, including regional chains, mid-size retailers and smaller, independent store owners, including retailers belonging to the Gourmet Catalog and HTI buying groups. There are special services for independent retailers to connect with product suppliers, as well as networking opportunities.
Buyers will be able to take advantage of a new Expo and new Pavilions in 2025, allowing them to source even more products and make new connections with suppliers. These include:
- The Travel Gear + Luggage Expo, highlighting an array of travel-related exhibitors with market-leading companies and brands.
- The Candle Pavilion, created in partnership with the National Candle Association to capitalize on the growing popularity of candles for gifting and beyond.
- The Pet Product Pavilion, created in partnership with the American Pet Products Association to assist buyers looking for giftable pet products.
The Show also offers robust educational programming, networking events, curated product displays, trend insights, the IHA Global Innovation Award (gia) program and the Housewares Charity Foundation Gala, which benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and other worthy causes.
More information on exhibitors, brands and products at the Show can be found on Connect 365, IHA’s digital marketplace. Content is being updated and added daily with full details available shortly before the Show opens on March 2.
For more information about The Inspired Home Show 2025 and to register, please visit TheInspiredHomeShow.com.
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The International Housewares Association is the 86-year-old voice of the housewares industry. The not-for-profit, full-service association sponsors the world’s premier exposition of products for the home, The Inspired Home Show, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market (TheInspiredHomeShow.com) which celebrates its 125th Show in 2025, and offers its member companies a wide range of services, including industry and government advocacy; export assistance; industry and consumer trends through various industry reports; executive management peer groups; group buying discounts on business solutions services; and an independent news and information platform through HomePageNews.com.
