Attendees are comprised of the following professions:
US Buyer/Retailer/Wholesaler
US Homegoods Manufacturer's Rep/Agent
US Trade Guest /Supplier
(Publishing and ad sales personnel qualify as trade guests)
Non-US Sales Agent for Exhibitor at Chicago Show
Non-US Buyer / Retailer / Distributor / Buying Agent
Non-US Manufacturer / Supplier / Trade Guest
News Media (includes editorial personnel only)

The Show is open to the trade only.

The International Home + Housewares Show is your opportunity to join the world's largest marketplace of homegoods professionals. Every year 60,000 of the world's most important industry professionals gather to do business in Chicago's state-of-the-art McCormick Place Exposition Center. They come to explore new, creative business opportunities as well as strengthen existing relationships.

The Show is located in Chicago, IL USA at:

McCormick Place
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616
312-791-7000
312-791-6543 fax

Product Expos at the Show:

23,000 buyers from more than 100 countries representing the world’s leading retailers:
16,000 U.S. Buyers

• These buyers represent the largest single home products and housewares market in the world. U.S. consumers purchase over $75 billion of the products displayed at the Show annually.
• U.S. Buyers represent diverse retail channels including the fast-growing specialty channels. Retailers such as Linens' n Things, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Federated Department Stores and other specialty focused independent retailers attend in large numbers. In 2008, these channels represented 75% of retail buyers at the Show.
• 99% of the top 150 U.S. retailers are represented at the Show. Wal*Mart,Target, Walgreens, Lowe’s and many other mass channel retailers view the Show as a key marketplace.
• U.S. distributors and wholesalers send over 2,500 representatives to the Show each year.

More than 7,000 Non-U.S. Buyers

• Reflecting the accelerating globalization of the home goods industry, international buyers from all continents represent nearly one-third of the total number of buyers attending the Show.

***Trade Guest/Supplier/Financial Institution
The International Housewares Association (IHA) reserves the right to charge up to $500 per Trade Guest/Supplier/ Financial Institution for their badge and limit the number of badges per company to five (5), solely at its discretion, to enhance the quality and overall experience of the Show for all participants. IHA also reserves the right to make changes, as necessary, to the category of badge registration-type submitted by an individual or a company as a whole. Should it be necessary to change the registration type after their request has been submitted via telephone, fax, email or website, a representative of IHA will contact the individual or company, requesting payment of the amount due. Should a charge be imposed, payment must be submitted in advance of receiving a badge.

Buyers/Retailers receive many free services at the Show including: