December 17,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market 
The committee for High Point’s First Tuesday has announced the additional dates of March 2 – 4 to its schedule. Originally supporting the High Point Pre-Market scheduled dates, this new additional date is in response to the reschedule of all announced market changes.
December 16,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Capitalizing on a recent shift in timing of home furnishings industry markets, and in concert with ongoing travel and government restrictions in the western United States, International Market Centers (IMC) has rescheduled the winter and summer editions of the Las Vegas Market — originally planned in January and July — to run April 11-15, 2021, and August 22-26, 2021. IMC’s 2021 markets in Atlanta for Gift & Home and Apparel will run as scheduled.
December 16,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Los Angeles-based ecommerce sales and marketing company BrandJump has announced it has established a new Home Center Department to bring a more specialized focus to home improvement channel retailers such as Home Depot and Lowes.
December 16,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Organic mattress producer OMI has announced its 15th year of Greenguard Gold certification in 2021. The certification demonstrates that OMI mattresses are independently tested and certified to meet rigorous standards for chemical emissions and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
December 15,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market
On the heels of High Point Market Authority’s decision to postpone the Spring 2021 High Point Market to June 5-9, the High Point Premarket Committee is confirming their spring 2021 dates. Originally scheduled for March, Premarket will now take place April 25-27, 2021.
December 15,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Casegoods and upholstery manufacturer A.R.T. Furniture has hired industry veteran Tommy Leflein as an exclusive representative for the northeast territory.
December 15,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
International Market Centers (IMC) has expanded its business education programming with a new free monthly webinar series launching in January 2021. “Market Insights” presents timely, actionable and exclusive content to IMC’s market universe and beyond as an extension of the programming it presents in connection with the Atlanta Market, IMC High Point Market and Las Vegas Market.