Connect FALL, an IHA virtual event, is set for Sept. 27 through Oct. 1 with exclusive, in-depth content designed to bring the housewares industry together around education, inspiration and product discovery.
Each day of Connect FALL will offer a mix of education sessions and virtual product demonstrations. Session topics include style and design trends, independent retailing post-pandemic, shifting consumer trends, a new report on consumer spending for special occasions, branding for retailers and suppliers, store window merchandising, and the announcement of the Global Innovation Award (gia) Top Window Award are some of the topics to be covered during Sessions will run daily from 10:30 a.m. CDT to 4 p.m. CDT.
Register for Connect FALL and read more about each session below, updated daily.
Consumers Pave the Path to Building, Becoming & Broadcasting a Brand
As consumer relationships with brands have become more complex, they have become more important than ever, discussed Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf during IHA’s Connect FALL virtual event.
Connect FALL Virtual Product Demos: Kitchen Electrics
Companies featured personal care products during the virtual product demonstrations at the International Housewares Association’s Connect FALL event in September.
Keep Consumer Experience at the Core of Material Choices
Dr. Gayatri Keskar of Material Connexion urged home and housewares developers to keep consumer experience at the center of design and material choices in the latest episode of “Material Matters.”
2030 Lifestyles are Already Taking Shape for the Housewares Business
Although the calendar says 2021, the housewares industry should be thinking about how lifestyle shifts and the home experience will intersect in 2030, said trend forecasters Susan Yashinsky of Mandi Mankvitz of Sphere Trending.
Adrienne Weiss: Strong Branding Starts with a Strong Story
Effective branding in today’s omnichannel marketplace starts with a compelling brand story that stokes an emotional and intellectual response by consumers, branding specialist Adrienne Weiss during a session on “Retail Branding Post-COVID” during IHA’s Connect FALL virtual event.
Connect FALL Virtual Product Demos: Home Environment
Companies featured home environment products during the virtual product demonstrations at the International Housewares Association’s Connect FALL event in September.
Connect FALL Virtual Product Demos: Personal Care
Companies featured personal care products during the virtual product demonstrations at the International Housewares Association’s Connect FALL event in September.
New IHA/HomePage News Study Connects Life Occasions to Housewares Purchasing
The International Housewares Association previewed a new report on the connection between key life occasions and housewares purchasing during a Connect FALL education session.
IHA Announces Global Honorees for gia Top Window Awards
The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program, announced the Global Honorees for the gia Top Window Awards during today’s Connect FALL “Winning Visual Clicks/gia Top Window Award” presentation by gia expert juror Anne Kong.
Connect FALL Virtual Product Demos: Storage + Organization
Companies featured their storage and organization products during the virtual product demonstrations at the International Housewares Association’s Connect FALL event in September.
