July 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Three industry associations have joined High Point Market Authority to support the new, three-period safe attendance plan for Fall Market, Oct. 13-21, 2020. This is the first initiative of its kind.
July 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
NY NOW, the modern wholesale market for retailers and specialty buyers seeking diversity and discovery, has decided, based on recent developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and after consultation with their community partners, to cancel the NY NOW Fall Edition and co-located National Stationery Show, which had been scheduled for October 18-20, 2020, at the Jacob Javits Center.
July 8,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Home Decor brand Sagebrook Home has announced two new showroom locations at AmericasMart, with an expansive floor plan totaling 14,000 square feet.
The showrooms in Bldg 1, Floor 13, Suite E7 / G5 will feature both a Décor + Lighting Gallery.
July 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The 45th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Guangzhou) is slated to be the first large-scale furniture trade fair that will be held in Asia in 2020, running July 27 – 30.
July 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has received a temporary certificate of occupancy for the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, its new 315,000-square-foot tradeshow facility in downtown Las Vegas. The Expo officially opens for business on Aug. 30 when it houses the temporary gift and home exhibits for IMC’s Summer 2020 Las Vegas Market.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Atlanta Market has announced a seven-week schedule of virtual programming leading up to the Summer 2020 Atlanta Market, Aug. 13-18, 2020. Timely topics for the webinars, presented July 1- Aug. 10, include business strategies for a post-pandemic world, opportunities to hear from retail and design trailblazers and information to help attendees plan for a safe and successful market.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Office furniture supplier Steelcase has announced its collaboration with MIT professor and disease transmission specialist Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, director of The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission at MIT to study disease transmission in the workplace.