gia – honoring housewares retail excellence

gia was created with the objective of fostering innovation and excellence in housewares retailing throughout the world. The competition is structured on a two-tier level, national and global. Co-sponsoring the country-specific gia award programs with IHA are over 25 housewares trade publications worldwide, which sponsor national gia programs in their respective countries.

Juries appointed by each publication select national winners who then participate in the global competition at the International Home + Housewares Show in March each year. Up to five retailers will be further honored as gia Global Honorees based on the determination of a distinguished panel of international retail experts. In addition, one national winner is selected for the Martin M. Pegler Award for Excellence in Visual Merchandising.

Both national winners and Global Honorees are recognized and prominently featured at the International Home + Housewares Show. Benefit from the merchandising savvy of this group of best-in-class retailers at the Show, by visiting the gia showcase in the Hall of Global Innovation, in the Lakeside Center lobby, where visuals of their award-winning efforts are on display. Banners for the honored retailers are hung in the walkway between the Lakeside Center and the Grand Concourse.

2011/2012 Global Innovation Award Honorees

Martin M. Pegler Award for Excellence in Visual Merchandising & Global Honoree Italy: Morandin Regali Sweden: NK Glas, Porslin & Kök

Global Honorees: Italy: Morandin Regali The Netherlands: De Bijenkorf Poland: home&you Sweden: NK Glas, Porslin & Kök United States: Sur La Table View all of the 2011/2012 Honorees