Exciting changes Planned for The Inspired Home Show 2024!

Exciting changes Planned for The Inspired Home Show 2024!

The Inspired Home Show? 2024, next March in Chicago, will undergo several exciting changes.??After carefully considering feedback received from two industry-wide surveys and four special committees made up of both exhibitors and retailers, the IHA Board of Directors has decided to reduce the overall length and to optimize the Show layout to create the most vibrant, productive and efficient trade show experience possible for the industry.

  • The Show will now open on Sunday, March 17 and close on Tuesday, March 19.??The majority of exhibitors and retailers indicated on recent surveys and in discussions that three full days at the Show is sufficient with business being more concentrated over that timeframe.??Making the move from four days to three full days will not only make the Show more productive and dynamic but will also reduce costs for both the exhibitor and retail audiences, something frequently cited throughout discussions.
  • The Wired + Well Expo will move from the Lakeside Center to the North Hall co-locating with the Clean + Contain Expo to create an incredibly active and dynamic destination at the Show.??In fact, housing all three of the Show’s primary Expos, which includes Dine + Décor, together in the North and South Halls will bring the industry’s core categories together into a central location that is much easier and more efficient to navigate with quick trips between two halls now being possible.
  • The North Hall will be divided into two halves with Wired + Well occupying the right-hand side and Clean + Contain continuing to occupy the left-hand side.??Both Expos will be reconfigured with exhibitors being placed in each based on seniority number.??Additional details will be provided to returning and new exhibitors in the coming weeks about this process and schedule.
  • The Discover Design Expo will be disbursed with current exhibitors being placed within their appropriate categories.??Discover Design was created in 2011 in order to concentrate and highlight design-driven companies that wanted to exhibit in a central location.??With design-forward products now being widespread and found throughout the Show, there is simply no longer a need for this specific area.??As with the changes to Wired + Well and Clean + Contain, current exhibitors from Discover Design will be contacted directly regarding the space assignment process.
  • The Travel Gear + Luggage category will move into the South Hall to give this new, exciting area room to grow and develop.??Additional details about this category’s development will be released in the near future.
  • The International Sourcing Expo will return to the Lower North Hall, a location previously occupied by that group of exhibitors in 2019.??Exhibitors without branded products and U.S. distribution will be grouped in this area together to create product sourcing opportunities for the industry.
  • While the overall size of the Show will not decrease, with these re-location plans, the Show will no longer occupy the Lakeside Center.??Exhibits and displays located in the Lakeside Center Lobby such as the Smart Home Pavilion and the Inventors Corner will be relocated later in the year into the North and South Halls, once space assignment is well underway.

Coming out of COVID, the 2022 Show was very successful but certainly smaller than the 2019 event.??As the 2023 Show built upon the previous year’s success with large increases in the number of exhibitors and retail attendees, there is no doubt that the trajectory for the Show is extremely positive.??The changes being made will be a further propellent to create a trade show that is more productive, highly efficient and tremendously successful for the entire industry.

As there will likely be many questions about these changes, please watch for future communications from the International Housewares Association in the weeks ahead.

I appreciate that decision, especially the reduction from 4 to 3 Show days. That reflects the reality of the last Shows done.

Antoine Nassif

Concept and Brands S.A.L Managing Director

1 年

Congratulations on the exciting changes coming to the show in 2024! it's nice to see that you have taken into account the feedback of exhibitors and retailers to optimize the layout, look forward to seeing the continued success and positive trajectory of the Show.

Joe Sillett

Founder & CEO of an exclusive global community and luxury ecosystem for UHNW's. ???? ????

1 年

This is fantastic news Derek. It makes huge sense on all fronts and we're excited about being in the North Hall next March. Thanks for making the changes. I pushed for this in the survey after this year's show.

Jim Teml

EVP/SVP Housewares/Bakeware/Baking/Cake Decorating, Business Development, Brand Builder, Sales , Product and Category Management

1 年

Good move Derek and team, should make the shorter time even more active then in years past. Thx

Andreas Hansen

Founder and CEO, Consumer Electronics Executive, Startup Incubator, Board Advisor

1 年

All of this makes a lot of sense and many industry leaders expressed the exact same suggestions. Thank you for listening and beeing the voice of the industry.

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