October 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
International Market Centers (IMC) announced today that nine designers with diverse backgrounds, design experiences and global perspectives will participate in its Virtual Showhouse for Fall 2020 High Point Market. The program comes to life in The House that Diversity Built, an Oct. 8 webinar with participating designers discussing the cultural influences and product perspectives that went into the creation of their respective rooms.
October 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Concluding on Sept. 10, 2020, the 46th CIFF Shanghai 2020 is being hailed a success with attendees and exhibitors feeling an “injection of confidence”, according to a press release issue by Edimotion, communication partner of CIFF. Despite taking place just six weeks after the 45th CIFF Guangzhou, which was moved from March to July due to the pandemic, this last edition of CIFF was a success, thanks to the 1,000 exhibitors occupying 250,000 square metres exhibition space and attracting 118,409 industry professionals, reaffirming the trade fair as the essential business platform for the Asian furniture market.
October 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison has announced it will open and staff its High Point Market showroom with company employees at IHFC-IH101, from Oct. 13 – 21. In conjunction with showroom participation, the company will host a virtual market on Oct. 22 to connect with customers who do not plan on attending market.
October 5,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Google has partnered with AVB Marketing, the advertising, e-commerce and digital marketing arm of AVB Inc., to share their pre-holiday insights on furniture shopping in the new normal.
October 5,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Sunpan, a resource for transitional and contemporary furniture, will open its showroom at High Point Market on Oct. 13 to Oct. 21.
October 5,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Bedding producer Eclipse International has transferred its Eastman House and Chittenden & Eastman license in Malaysia to Aerofoam, a latex producer and mattress manufacturer with a long history in Southeast Asia. The new partnership will position the two brands as Aerofoam’s high-end, luxury brands throughout Malaysia and Singapore.
October 5,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Mattress producer Purple Innovation, LLC has announced a partnership with the Precious Dreams Foundation to provide bedtime comfort to children in foster care and homeless shelters.