Exhibition The Inspired Home Show and the International Association of Household Goods (International Housewares Association, IHA) summed up the results of the national stage of the prestigious award Global Innovation Awards (gia) for 2024-2025. The winners were 31 retail companies from 30 countries, including representatives from Mauritius and Uzbekistan, who joined the competition for the first time.
About the GIA Award
Prize Global Innovation Awards established by IHA and The Inspired Home Show to support innovation and best practices in the retail sector of household goods. Since its launch in 2000, the GIA program has spanned 57 countries on six continents, honoring nearly 600 companies.
GIA National Winners 2024-2025
Among the winners of the current year:
A country Shop Website Argentina CUK cukbazar.com Australia Mud Australia mudaustralia.com Austria J.M. Offner geschenke-offner.at Belgium ‘t Kookdepot kookdepot.be Brazil IN8 Home in8home.com Canada Carol’s Nicetys shop.nicetys.com Chile Tiendas Paris paris.cl Colombia Carmina Villegas carminavillegas.com France Album de Famille album-de-famille.net Germany Tavola tavola.de India Home Stop shoppersstop.com/category/Homestop Italy Morandin regali morandinregali.com Japan BALMUDA Inc. balmuda.com/jp/shops Mauritius Cuisinex cuisinex.mu Mexico Bed Bath & Beyond México bedbathandbeyond.com.mx Netherlands Balthazar Kookwinkel balthazarkookwinkel.nl Poland Gerlach S.A. gerlach1760.pl Saudi Arabia Alhadaya Center alhadayacenter.com Singapore Metro metro.com.sg Spain Fernando González – Türkiye Schafer schafer.com.tr Great Britain Trevor Mottram trevormottram.co.uk USA (Giftware) Perch Home & Company perchhome.com United States (Housewares) The Artist’s Kitchen Shop theartistskitchenshop.myshoplocal.com Uzbekistan Noble Décor –
Evaluation criteria and further steps
National winners were selected based on the following criteria::
- Mission, strategy and vision of the company
- Store design and layout
- Visual merchandising and window dressing
- Marketing strategies and promotion
- Service quality and staff training
- Innovation in retail
The final stage of the award will be held on March 2, 2025 as part of the exhibition The Inspired Home Showwhere the global GIA winners will be announced.
