Chicago’s IH+HS puts spotlight on trends

Chicago’s 2019 International Home + Housewares Show (IH+HS March 2-5) pre-show events include a Trending Today Preview on: A Marketplace for Specialty Beverage. This will highlight 60 new and current exhibitors focused on products and accessories for specialty beverages, including craft beer, cocktails, coffee, tea and water.

Buyers can also visit the New Exhibitor Preview before the exhibition halls open on Saturday morning, with 90 first-time exhibitors in one area. Other opportunities to view trends include the New Product Showcases, located in the Buyer’s Clubs in each building (with nearly 500 new items debuting at the Show.)

Above: The Trending Today area at 2018’s IH+HS.
Above: The Trending Today area at 2018’s IH+HS.

Meanwhile the Hall of Global Innovation includes a focus on the latest smart and connected products in the expanding IHA Smart Home Pavilion. Nearby will be Pantone’s inspirational ColorWatch area, providing insights into 2020’s colour palettes and how products at the show match these. Retail trendsetters will also be highlighted in the gia (Global Innovation Award) display, which will feature UK gia winner, Potters Cookshop.

Mark Adkison, vice president international of the IHA reflects: “From special product displays to the Global Innovation Awards to educational seminars, the Show makes it easy for retailers to access and understand the trends affecting the industry and their business.”

To plan for a visit to Chicago’s IH+HS, visit www.housewares.org or download the mobile app at http://m.housewares.org.

 

Top: Crowds arriving for the last IH+HS.

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