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The International Housewares Association and ANDMORE announced an eight-year partnership that will move The Inspired Home Show from Chicago to AmericasMart Atlanta beginning in January 2028. The event will run alongside Winter Atlanta Market, combining trade show space with permanent showrooms. The show is scheduled to meet in Chicago in March 2027 before its Atlanta debut.
The International Housewares Association and marketplace operator ANDMORE have agreed to an eight-year partnership that will move The Inspired Home Show to AmericasMart Atlanta beginning in January 2028. The event will take place alongside Winter Atlanta Market, shifting the housewares show from its long-running Chicago format to a combined trade show and showroom setting.
Under the announced plan, The Inspired Home Show will be held at AmericasMart’s Atlanta campus and will be split evenly between showrooms and trade show space. The show will be presented alongside Winter Atlanta Market, ANDMORE’s gift and home marketplace. The announcement describes the arrangement as a permanent, cross-category marketplace model, a change from the event’s temporary-only trade show format in Chicago.
The partnership is set for eight years. The organizations have not provided further details in the source report about the agreement’s financial terms or how exhibitors will be assigned space. The next edition will remain in Chicago: The Inspired Home Show is scheduled for March 9–11, 2027. Its Atlanta debut is planned for Winter Atlanta Market, running January 11–16, 2028.
The two organizations say the move will bring housewares together with other home and gift categories at the same marketplace. ANDMORE’s statement says the partnership will expand its housewares and tabletop offerings, while IHA describes Atlanta as a new platform for connecting businesses and discovering products. Those are the organizations’ stated expectations; the announcement does not provide forecasts for attendance, sales or exhibitor participation.
A New Home Sourcing Model
The move changes where and how the association’s major show will operate. Instead of a temporary event held in Chicago each March, the Atlanta plan places the show within AmericasMart’s permanent showroom campus and schedules it alongside a separate marketplace. For buyers, the stated aim is to make it possible to source housewares, tabletop, gifts and home products during one trip.
That approach may affect how participating companies plan their product launches, travel and showroom presence. The source report does not say whether exhibitors will keep the same schedules or whether the new format will change the show’s scale. The practical effect will become clearer as the organizations share details and companies decide whether to participate.
The announcement also marks a long-term commitment between the groups: an eight-year agreement rather than a one-edition collaboration. Its results will depend on whether the combined marketplace draws buyers and exhibitors across the categories it aims to connect. The organizations have not released measures they will use to judge the partnership’s performance.
From Chicago to AmericasMart
The Inspired Home Show has been held as a temporary-only trade show in Chicago every March, according to the report. Its next listed Chicago dates are March 9–11, 2027, leaving that edition in place before the planned change of venue and format.
ANDMORE and IHA point to an earlier arrangement as a precedent. In 2023, the International Casual Furnishings Association moved its Casual Market to AmericasMart. The report says that event has grown steadily each year since the move; it does not provide attendance or sales figures. The organizations say the Inspired Home Show partnership will follow that marketplace model.
Winter Atlanta Market is described in the announcement as AmericasMart’s premier gift and home show. The 2028 schedule places the Inspired Home Show alongside it from January 11 through January 16. No separate dates for the housewares show within that overall market window are specified in the report.
““This partnership dramatically expands our housewares and tabletop offerings, giving buyers even more reason to source across categories in one trip.””
— Amory Wooden, executive vice president and chief revenue officer of ANDMORE
Details Still to Be Set
The announcement establishes the eight-year term, Atlanta venue and January 2028 debut, but leaves operational questions unanswered. It does not specify the division of floor space among exhibitors, registration arrangements, costs, or whether all current exhibitors plan to move with the show.
It is also not clear how the new format will affect attendance, buyer access or the show’s business outcomes. The organizations’ statements describe anticipated benefits, including broader sourcing options, but provide no projections or independent evidence about those effects. The source report does not give a detailed timetable for further announcements.
Chicago Before Atlanta
The next scheduled edition is The Inspired Home Show in Chicago on March 9–11, 2027. That event will precede the planned move by about ten months. The first Atlanta edition is scheduled to run alongside Winter Atlanta Market from January 11–16, 2028.
Further information from IHA and ANDMORE will be needed to explain exhibitor arrangements and how the show will fit into the wider market schedule. Until those details are released, the confirmed change is the venue and overall format: a move to AmericasMart Atlanta under an eight-year partnership.
Key Questions
When will The Inspired Home Show move to Atlanta?
The first Atlanta edition is scheduled for January 11–16, 2028, alongside Winter Atlanta Market.
Where will the show be held?
It will be held at AmericasMart Atlanta, with space split evenly between showrooms and trade show areas, according to the announcement.
Will there still be a Chicago show in 2027?
Yes. The Inspired Home Show is scheduled to take place in Chicago on March 9–11, 2027, before its planned Atlanta debut.
How long is the ANDMORE partnership?
The partnership between ANDMORE and the International Housewares Association is for eight years. The announcement does not give financial terms.
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