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chicago retail tour

Date & Time:
Wednesday,
March 25, 2009
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Event Location:
Intercontinental Chicago
505 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL  60611 USA
Registration is Closed
Thank you for your interest in the 2009 Chicago Retail Tour. Space on the Chicago Retail Tour is filled. 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 25. The tour will begin with a complimentary continental breakfast and U.S. Retail overview. Throughout the day, we will visit some of the most exciting home + housewares retailers in the Oak Brook area in suburban Chicago.

Retail visits currently scheduled include:

  • Best Buy
  • Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture
  • Brookstone
  • The Container Store
  • Crate & Barrel
  • The Great Indoors
  • Pottery Barn
  • Target
  • Wal*Mart
  • Z Gallerie

The Chicago Retail Tour is free for attendees of the International Home + Housewares Show. Although the tour is free and open to all 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 great homegoods stores that we encourage you to visit. Download a list of homegoods stores here.

If you have any questions, please email retailtour2009@housewares.org.