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With less than three months to go before opening day, the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show is 97 percent sold out, according to the International Housewares Association, the show’s owner and operator. Giving buyers and exhibitors an extra half day to conduct business,  the show begins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, and closes at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13.

 “The demand for booth space is unprecedented,” said Phil Brandl, IHA president. “We view this demand as evidence that the housewares and home goods segment is standing up well in the face of our current economic situation.”

The show will host nearly 2,000 exhibitors from around the world, including suppliers returning to the show including Calphalon; Robinson Home Products/Oneida;  Ballarini North America  Inc.; Luigi Bormioli Corp.; Companion Group; Energizer Household Lighting;  ASA USA, Alessi, USA Inc.; Guzzini S.P.A.;  BlendTec, a div. of K-Tec Inc.; OBH Nordica; Oregon Scientific and Hamelin Enterprises.

First-time exhbitors include Denby, Eva Solo, Nambe, Friedrich Air Conditioning, Kiss Products; Nice-Pak Products, Prestige Homewares, Bosign, Cooper Coated Coil, George Wilkinson, Design House Stockholm, Kinto, Lunares, Home Skinovations, Neato Robotics, O2 Cool, Dupont Surface Care, Kyjen, Mercury Luggage/Seward Trunk and T.Z. Case International Corp.

To register for a show badge or to download a complete list of exhibitors, visit the show's website.