April 15,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
As part of its ongoing support of the design and retail community during the COVID-19 crisis, International Market Centers (IMC) is presenting a series of free webinars for gift, home and apparel buyers and exhibitors, beginning this week. Tailored to each market and market center’s audience, but available to the industry at large, the webinars allow AmericasMart, Atlanta Market, Atlanta Apparel, IMC High Point Market, Las Vegas Design Center and Las Vegas Market customers to continue to connect despite current social distancing efforts.
April 15,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Nathan Anthony Furniture CEO Tina Nicole has launched “Take 20 with Tina,” a virtual learning series for interior designers.
April 15,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
A lot has changed since Twin Star Home started planning a Style Takeover for its April 2020 High Point Market showroom by students at nearby High Point University. But, one thing hasn’t changed: Twin Star’s commitment to mentoring the next generation of design leaders.
April 15,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
On a mission to transform lives through safer, healthier organic-based products Naturepedic, an award-winning U.S. certified organic mattress and bedding manufacturer, is stepping up to fill the gap in the supply chain with new organic face masks for the general public.
April 15,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
With stay-at-home regulations, physical distancing and quarantine measures in place, the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) conducted a brief consumer research study to explore who is working from home and how time is being spent in these at-home “offices.”
April 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the International Textile Alliance (ITA) has announced the cancellation of its spring Showtime market, initially rescheduled to June 12 – 16 to help members planning to attend the rescheduled High Point Market avoid traveling twice in one month. The next Showtime market remains as scheduled for November 15-18, 2020.
April 13,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Adoption of the ShopZio B2B digital platform has surged – with more than 100 new vendor registrations in less than one week – following the recent announcement by International Market Centers (IMC) and its digital innovation division, IMC_di, that free subscriptions and transactions will be offered to IMC customers through year-end.