National winners of the Global Innovation Awards in retail have been announced

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.