Date & Time:
Wednesday,
March 14, 2012
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The 2012 Chicago Retail Tour is fully booked. 

If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please contact Lori Szudarek for information about being placed on the wait list.

Experience first-hand leading retail stores in the Chicago area. Show attendees are invited to take part in the Home + Housewares Retail Tour on Wednesday, March 14. The tour will begin with a complimentary continental breakfast and U.S. Retail overview. Throughout the day, the tour will visit some of the most exciting home + housewares retailers in suburban Chicago.

The tour will visit such retailers as:

  • Best Buy
  • The Container Store
  • Crate & Barrel
  • The Great Indoors
  • Target
  • Wal*Mart

The Chicago Retail Tour is free for non-US attendees of the International Home + Housewares Show. Although the tour is free and open to all non-US International Home + Housewares Show attendees, pre-registration is required as space is limited. During the Show, check for cancellations at the International Business Center, Level 3 Lobby, Lakeside Center.

Also in the downtown area there are several important home and housewares stores that we encourage you to visit. Download a list of home and housewares stores here.

If you have any questions, please email retailtour2012@housewares.org.