With its return to Mumbai after an interval of three years, the 12th edition of HGH India scheduled for December 13-16, 2022 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, is all set to build further on the just concluded exciting Diwali retail season. With over 100 new exhibitors amongst 400 brands and manufacturers exhibiting from all over India and 30 other countries, HGH India 2022 Spring/Summer edition is all set to unveil many new products and new suppliers across home textiles, home décor, home furniture, houseware & gifts categories.
This edition of the trade show is expected to provide an impetus to the trade buyers’ competitive strategy in a market scenario where consumer demand for home products continues to grow at 20% per annum. Without offering innovations at high frequency, brands, manufacturers, and retailers- online or offline- find it difficult to survive in this business of home products.
Amongst major firsts, the Italian national pavilion will have physical presence of 9 exhibitors under the aegis of Italian Trade Agency (ITA), who will showcase their well-designed range of home furniture, wooden flooring, wallpaper, interior concepts, and exquisite decorative accessories. Their primary objective is to identify their long-term business partners in India in form of distributors, brand representatives, franchisees, importers, architects & interior designers.
HGH India 2022, July edition attracted 37,200 high potential retailers and trade buyers from 560 cities and towns across India. Over 400 direct and indirect exhibitors who represent manufacturers and brands from 30 countries showcased their products, making it a must-attend trade show for home category in the Indian market.
HGH India is aptly timed at beginning of the sourcing season for Indian market, resulting in increasing number of high-quality visitors and exhibitors year after year. Over 80% of the exhibitors and 90% of the visitors have been returning to the show every year, reflecting the importance of this trade show in their annual business plan
India is a huge but highly diversified market where connecting with the right business partner is a major challenge faced by the International and Indian brands, manufacturers. HGH India offers a precise solution to this problem by connecting its exhibitors with experienced and qualified partners from their own field. Top buying decision makers amongst India’s established retailers, importers, distributors, agents, and institutional buyers regularly attend HGH India.
Home Textiles & Furnishings
Home textiles and furnishing fabrics will once again be one of the most important categories at HGH India, located in hall 1. Exhibitors will be unique mix of well-established brands, exporters, manufacturers, and new entrants from all over India, offering a wide range of furnishing fabrics, bed & bath, decorative made-ups like cushion covers, curtains & throws; bath mats & rugs, carpets & durries.
Key exhibitors include Maspar, Pan Overseas, Gauvins, Sharadha Terry (Micro Cotton), Krushna Cotex (Bonheur), K.G. Denim, Microfiber (Turkey), Asadeep, Home Fabrics, Home Story, Devtara (Shayan), Lacasa, Liberty India (Enrya), Doctor Towels, Pluchi, Bhairavnath (Cortina), Bhikshu Fabrics, Elegant Weavers, Balavigna and many others.
Rugs & Carpets
With greater attention to style and detailing in decorating homes, the consumer demand for handmade and machine-made rugs & carpets is growing at 20% per annum. Retailers are now allocating increasing space to this category. Manufacturers from key production centres like Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Agra, Panipat, Jaipur and Delhi will display their latest range of modern and traditional rugs.
Some of the key exhibitors in this category will be Kaleen, Shamshi Exports, Asian Rug Mart, Elegant Weavers, Maspar, Pan Overseas, Enrya (Liberty), Rugs & Home, S. Nath Tex, A.C. Concepts, Home Floor and Anil Kumar Handloom House.
Decorative Flooring
With the advent of technology and materials, several new products have been introduced in decorative flooring in recent years. HGH India will showcase a wide variety of modern floor coverings like wooden flooring, Laminated floorings, PVC floors, artificial grass, carpet tiles, Vinyl floors etc.
You can find at HGH India wooden and laminated flooring from Greenlam (India) and Li&Pra S.P.A. (Italy), ATM Enterprises will showcase a variety of imported wooden & laminated and flooring under their own brand name, Designers Flooring. Mats Four and Coir Craft will show door mats made of coir.
Canadian Specialty Vinyl, Sapana, Sahil, Ilan, Fyne Surfaces, HVT Interiors, Comfort Mats, Elen, Eturf, Empress Universe, Novelty will exhibit a variety of synthetic flooring like PVC, turf, synthetic tiles etc.
Walls & Windows
HGH India has brought Walls & Windows under special focus for the first time to enable retailers and distributors understand upcoming materials, designs, technology, and market trends in this important home décor category, where demand continues to grow between 15-20% per annum. Walls & Windows will consist of furnishing fabrics for curtains and wall décor, blinds, wallpaper, decorative curtain rods, and decorative products for walls and windows.
These three categories move hand in hand and therefore most brands present in anyone of wallpaper, curtains or blinds are increasingly launching the other two. Viento, Nova, G.D. Gupta, Marshalls, S.C. Sheth, D-Wall, Munshi Enterprise, Eximus, Creative Décor are amongst the important brands exhibiting in this category.
There will also be an exclusive theme pavilion on Walls & Windows sponsored by HGH India, which will give insights into upcoming materials and design trends to the visitors.
Tableware
Tableware segment is witnessing more design & materials innovations than ever before. From stainless steel to ceramic, Bone China, glass, opalware, melamine, wood…exhibitors at HGH India will offer a wide variety in dinnerware, serveware, cocktail & bar accessories, glassware, cutlery, serveware, platters, table linen, placemats, and table decorations. Products at different quality and price points for all segments of market from luxury, premium, value to mass will be available. Brands like Noritake, Duralex, Dankatuwa, Roxx, Luminarc, AWK, Sanjeev Kapoor, Shapes, Rajlaxmi, DC Ceramics, Superware, Jagdamba Glass, Apaar, Shri & Sam, Naturallyours, Max Fresh, Stehlen will showcase their latest range.
Storage & Plastics
Consumers seek a blend of design, functionality, and lifestyle in the category of storage & plastics, which was once considered just a necessity, with little attention by retailers and manufacturers. As the demand pattern rapidly transforms into branded and premium products, this category will witness many innovations in designs and materials.
Exhibits will include plastic storage items, lunch boxes, insulated bottles, steel bottles, casseroles, flasks, organisers, laundry bags, containers, general storage, and houseware products. Regular exhibitors like Nanobot, Falcon, Neo Plast, Levanto and Steelo will be unveiling their new collections. In addition, many first-time exhibitors in this edition of HGH India hold high promise for buyers in terms of new product ideas. Some of the first-time exhibitors in storage & plastic categories include Modware, V-bott, Tiger, Tistabene, Harbour Trends, Attro, Lofa, Basik and Lufron.
Cookware & Kitchen Appliances
Several well-established International and Indian brands, many of whom will also be exhibiting for the first time at HGH India will unveil their innovations in designs, improved product features and upgraded quality across all price segments. For retailers and regional distributors, it will be an apt opportunity to interact with Senior decision makers in leading companies in these segments. Exhibitors will offer eco-friendly, energy saving and healthy cooking solutions befitting the lifestyle of younger Indian consumers. Elements of innovations in cookware and kitchen appliances include latest technology, fashion colours, safer materials, smart operations, and convenience, besides environment friendliness. Brands are competing to offer solar cookers, bright coloured food processors, nutrient safe juicers, and cookware with health-safe coatings. Several leading brands like Wonderchef, Sanjeev Kapoor, Glen, Alda, Hawkins, Jindal Lifestyle, U-Cook, United Ekta, Nolta, Roxx, Mpee, Roca, Vikas, Rajlaxmi, Shri & Sam, Jagdamba will showcase their latest range of cookware and kitchen appliances.