Meet THRIVE at the International Home and Housewares Show
MCCORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, IL
March 18-21, 2017
THRIVE is headed to Chicago on the 18th March for the 2017 International Home and Housewares Show (IHHS).
It is the world’s largest housewares-only fair in the world and features more than 2,200 exhibitors from 6 continents, attracting more than 62,000 attendees from over 125 countries. A barometer for the hottest consumer appliance and housewares trends and the culmination of the efforts of some of the world’s leading manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and artisans.
The future of housewares is moving quickly and THRIVE will be there to track changes in the industry, driven by the fast moving technologies of the Smart Home and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), tells us that increased consumer enthusiasm for the Internet of Things and the adoption of new emerging technologies will drive the U.S. consumer technology industry to $292 billion in retail revenues this year. Connectivity is leading to unprecedented convergence and 2017’s IHHS will begin to tell us how much of this revenue is finding its way into the home and housewares category.
Jonathan Dalton and Trent Kahute will be there to support THRIVE’s clients, analyze emerging trends, and identify the latent customer needs.
We are in Chicago from March 17th through to the 20th. Please drop us a note at [email protected] and we’ll set a time to get together.
In preparation read this engaging blog post A World of Opportunity: Ten Housewares Trends You Need to Exploit to discover:
– Why consumers no longer just want to have more but want to be more
– Why you need to understand the change and evolution in people’s behaviors, attitudes, and expectations to stay relevant
– 10 “long view” opportunities for creating new value in the home and housewares industry
We look forward to seeing you at the 2017 International Home and Housewares Show!
