gia Winners

Include First-Time Countries Azerbaijan, Kenya

Excellence in housewares retailing is an important focus at The Inspired Home Show 2023 in Chicago this month as the world’s most innovative and creative home and housewares retailers are honored at the annual IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program

T h e I n s p i re d H om e S h ow a n d t h e I n t e r n a t i on a l Housewares Association, the global sponsors and organizers of the gia program, have announced the national gia winners for 2022-2023: 27 outstanding home and housewares retailers from 26 countries, inc luding winners from totally new gia countries Azerbaijan and Kenya.

The gia program was created by IHA and The Inspired Home Show to foster innovation and excellence in home and housewares retailing throughout the wor ld Since the launch of gia in 2000, there have been more than 500 gia retail award winners, from over 50 countries on six continents

The 2022-2023 national gia winners are:

Argentina: T iendas Landmark

Australia: Minimax

Austria: Cuisinarum

Azerbaijan: Royal Home Belgium: Hopono

Brazil: deezign

Canada: Cooker y

Colombia: Ambiente Living

Denmark: KJEPS Bolighus

France: TOC

Germany : Pecht Shoppingwelt

India: Home Centre

Ireland: Jono’s House & Home

Italy : Arte & Forma

Japan: JR NAGOYA TAKASHIMAYA

Kenya: V ituzote.com Kenya

Nether lands: Vander veen ’ s Department Store

Nor way : Illums Bolighus

Poland: Eurofirany

Portugal: El Corte Inglés

Spain: El Corte Inglés

Switzer land: Vanoli AG

Turkey : KORKMAZ

United Kingdom: Mor leys Group

Uruguay : LA IBÉRICA

Gif tware Retailers: A Dodson’s

– Housewares Retailers: Faraday ’ s Kitchen Store

Each national gia winner is invited to The Inspired Home Show in Chicago, where the global gia jur y, consisting of three experts representing Asia, Europe and the Americas, plus a rotating group of co-sponsor ing trade public ation editors from around the wor ld, will select up to five gia Global Honorees and the winners of the Martin M Pegler Award for Excellence in V isual Merchandising and the gia Digital Commerce Award for Excellence in Online Retailing

Assen

Universal Electronics launches

On March 4, the national winners will be honored at a festive awards dinner where the gia Global Honorees and winners of the Martin M. Pegler and gia Digital Commerce Award will be announced In addition, the national winners are featured with banners and a special display in the Grand Concourse Walkway at McCormick P lace

Representing retailing excellence around the wor ld, gia is part of a larger education initiative that inc ludes seminars by retail experts, columns in international housewares publications and educational sessions at events in sponsors ’ home countries As part of gia’s educational offering, on March 6, three of the gia expert jurors, Wolfgang Gruschwitz, Scott Kohno and Henrik Peter Reisby Nielsen, will present a special session in the Show ’ s Innovation Theater: “New Opportunities to Connect with Customers ” KN