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The International Housewares Association and ANDMORE have announced an eight-year partnership that will move The Inspired Home Show from Chicago to AmericasMart Atlanta starting in January 2028, co-located with Winter Atlanta Market. The show shifts from a temporary-only March event to a permanent, cross-category marketplace model for the first time in its history. The final Chicago edition runs March 9-11, 2027.
The International Housewares Association (IHA) and marketplace operator ANDMORE have announced an eight-year partnership that will move The Inspired Home Show from Chicago to AmericasMart Atlanta beginning in January 2028, where it will be co-located with the Winter Atlanta Market. According to the announcement, reported by Hardware Retailing, the move brings the show into a permanent, cross-category marketplace model for the first time in its history.
The Inspired Home Show, historically a temporary-only trade show held every March in Chicago, will instead operate from AmericasMart’s campus in Atlanta, with exhibition space split evenly between permanent showrooms and trade show floors. The Atlanta debut is scheduled for January 11-16, 2028, running alongside Winter Atlanta Market, which ANDMORE describes as AmericasMart’s premier gift and home show.
Before the relocation takes effect, the show will hold one more Chicago edition on March 9-11, 2027, giving exhibitors and buyers a transition year before the format change.
The partnership follows a precedent ANDMORE established in 2023, when the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) moved its 60-plus-year-old Casual Market to AmericasMart. According to the announcement, that partnership has grown steadily every year since, which ANDMORE points to as evidence for the marketplace model it is now extending to housewares.
Why the Atlanta Move Reshapes Housewares Sourcing
The relocation represents a structural change to how the U.S. housewares industry does its principal annual buying. By pairing The Inspired Home Show with Winter Atlanta Market’s gift and home offerings, ANDMORE says buyers will be able to source across categories in a single trip, an efficiency argument aimed at retailers facing tighter travel budgets and consolidated purchasing calendars.
Amory Wooden, ANDMORE’s EVP and chief revenue officer, framed the deal as validation of a broader industry shift. “This partnership dramatically expands our housewares and tabletop offerings, giving buyers even more reason to source across categories in one trip,” Wooden said. “And it signals that the permanent, cross-category marketplace model has true staying power in our industry.”
For Chicago, the move ends the city’s long run as host of the industry’s flagship housewares event, with implications for the local trade show economy. For exhibitors, the shift to a permanent showroom presence changes cost structures and engagement models compared with a temporary annual booth.
From Chicago Institution to Marketplace Model
The Inspired Home Show has operated as a temporary-only trade show each March in Chicago, serving housewares manufacturers, retailers and buyers. The new arrangement abandons that format in favor of AmericasMart’s hybrid campus, which combines year-round showrooms with temporary exhibit space.
ANDMORE’s 2023 partnership with ICFA, which relocated the 60-plus-year-old Casual Market to AmericasMart, provided the template. The companies say that arrangement has expanded each year since launch, and the IHA deal extends the same model to the housewares category on a longer, eight-year commitment.
Derek Miller, president and CEO of IHA, positioned the move as continuity rather than rupture. “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,” Miller said. “Atlanta gives us a platform to do that in a whole new way, together creating the biggest sourcing marketplace for the industry.”
“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.”
— Amory Wooden, EVP and chief revenue officer, ANDMORE
Questions Still Surrounding the Relocation
The announcement leaves several operational details unspecified. It does not state how current Chicago exhibitors will be allocated space between permanent showrooms and temporary trade show floors, or what the pricing implications of that split will be.
The announcement also does not detail how the show’s historical March timing will map onto the new January 11-16, 2028 dates, or how buyer attendance patterns may shift with the co-location. Whether the partnership will affect IHA’s other programs and events has not been addressed.
Claims about the combined event forming the “biggest sourcing marketplace for the industry” reflect the partners’ own characterization and have not been independently verified against competing trade events.
Timeline to the 2028 Atlanta Debut
The final Chicago edition of The Inspired Home Show is scheduled for March 9-11, 2027. Between that event and the January 2028 Atlanta debut, IHA and ANDMORE are expected to release logistics details for exhibitors and buyers, including showroom assignments, registration, and coordination with Winter Atlanta Market scheduling.
Industry watchers will also be watching whether the ICFA Casual Market precedent — steady year-over-year growth after its 2023 move — repeats for housewares, which will only become clear after the first Atlanta cycles.
Key Questions
When and where will The Inspired Home Show take place in Atlanta?
The Atlanta debut is scheduled for January 11-16, 2028, at AmericasMart Atlanta, co-located with Winter Atlanta Market.
Will there be one more show in Chicago?
Yes. The final Chicago edition is set for March 9-11, 2027, before the show relocates to Atlanta.
How long is the ANDMORE-IHA partnership?
The agreement runs for eight years, according to the announcement.
How will the show format change in Atlanta?
The show will operate from AmericasMart’s campus with space split evenly between permanent showrooms and trade show floors, replacing the temporary-only format used in Chicago.
Has ANDMORE done this kind of relocation before?
Yes. In 2023, ICFA moved its 60-plus-year-old Casual Market to AmericasMart under a similar arrangement, which the companies say has grown steadily each year since.
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