IHA Moves Inspired Home Show to ANDMORE Atlanta Market

ATLANTA, GA — September 28, 2026— ANDMORE and the International Housewares Association (IHA) today announced a new, eight-year partnership that will bring The Inspired Home Show to AmericasMart Atlanta, co-located alongside Winter Atlanta Market, beginning in January 2028. The move brings The Inspired Home Show into a permanent, cross-category marketplace model for the first time in its history, adding year-round showrooms to its tradeshow presence, and grows AmericasMart's dedicated housewares and tabletop footprint tenfold. 

For more than 80 years, The Inspired Home Show has been one of the largest and most important tradeshows in its category, drawing more than 10,000 retailers and industry professionals and 1,000+ exhibitors annually as the housewares industry's premier marketplace for product innovation. Shifting from a temporary-only tradeshow held every March in Chicago, the Show will operate from dedicated neighborhoods woven throughout AmericasMart's campus, split evenly between showrooms and tradeshow space, and placed alongside the categories for buyers to cross-source.

"This is the next chapter for our Show that has always been about connection, bringing the industry together to discover products, build partnerships, and grow businesses," said Derek Miller, President & CEO, International Housewares Association. "Atlanta gives us a platform to do that in a whole new way, together creating the biggest sourcing marketplace for the industry. We're proud to build this next chapter with a partner who shares our commitment to the people who make this community so special."

The Inspired Home Show will be presented alongside Winter Atlanta Market, AmericasMart's premier gift and home show, giving buyers access to The Inspired Home Show's exhibitors and the existing 6,000+ complementary gift and home brands in a single trip. The partnership follows the model ANDMORE established in 2023 when ICFA moved its 60+-year-old Casual Market to AmericasMart, a partnership that has grown steadily every year since.

“We're grateful for IHA's trust in choosing ANDMORE and AmericasMart for The Inspired Home Show's next chapter," said Amory Wooden, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer, ANDMORE. "This partnership dramatically expands our housewares and tabletop offerings, giving buyers even more reason to source across categories in one trip. And it signals that the permanent, cross-category marketplace model has true staying power in our industry."

The timing is central to the partnership’s value. Winter Atlanta Market provides buyers with their first major sourcing trip of the calendar year and is where retailers set assortment and sourcing direction for the months ahead. With The Inspired Home Show’s national retailer base now part of the expanded Market, buyers can build housewares and tabletop sourcing into their plans for the entire year from day one, rather than treating it as a separate trip on their calendar.

The Inspired Home Show's final Chicago show will take place March 9-11, 2027, ahead of its Atlanta debut at Winter Atlanta Market, January 11–16, 2028.

About ANDMORE and Atlanta Market 

ANDMORE, a Blackstone portfolio company, empowers wholesale buyers and sellers to connect, grow and prosper through premier physical markets and design centers. The company operates over 20 million square feet of premium tradeshow and showroom space, hosting events in Atlanta, High Point, N.C., Las Vegas and New York City.

Atlanta Market is a premier wholesale market offering the nation’s largest mix of gift products along with home décor, furnishings, apparel and the largest outdoor living presentation in the country. Spanning three buildings with 51 floors of showrooms and temporary exhibits, Atlanta Market attracts retailers and designers from across the U.S. and more than 60 countries. Owned and operated by ANDMORE, Atlanta Market is held twice annually at AmericasMart Atlanta.

About IHA and The Inspired Home Show 

The International Housewares Association (IHA) is the 80+ year-old voice of the housewares industry. The not-for-profit, full-service Association hosts The Inspired Home Show, the premier exposition of products for the home. IHA also 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 solution services; and an independent news and information platform through HomePageNews.com.

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Media Contacts:

Kristin Huxta Bradley, kbradley@andmore.com

Sandy Lee, salee@andmore.com

Rachel Crippin Clark, rclark@housewares.org