April 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market 
Steelyard has teamed up with the High Point Market Authority to help exhibitors showcase their April Market introductions to thousands of interior design professionals who specify products for hundreds of thousands of projects annually. Dubbed High Point at Home, the project allows brands and manufacturers who exhibit at High Point Market and who actively work with the design trade, a free online platform to present their new products, offer their market sales promotions and provide showroom videos, all at no charge.
April 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Universal Furniture is preparing to deliver a virtual market to its retail and design customers from April 22 - 27, due to the postponement of the High Point Spring Market.
April 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
“Queer Eye” design guru Bobby Berk is one of three experts who will make selections for the 11th annual Showroom of the Year Awards presented in partnership by Dallas Market Center’s Lightovation. These awards honor exceptional independent lighting retailers throughout North America each year.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Dallas interior designer Jean Liu is using her Michigan-based outdoor furniture manufacturing plant to assist those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by making thousands of surgical masks available to hospitals for free.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
In compliance with the City of Atlanta Executive Order for residents to shelter in place and non-essential businesses to temporarily close, International Market Centers (IMC) has temporarily closed AmericasMart Atlanta, the Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart, and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC) as of 5 p.m., March 24, 2020.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
The International Textile Alliance (ITA) has moved the dates of its upcoming Spring Showtime Market to June 12-16, in response to the COVID-19 situation. The new dates coincide with the recently revised dates for the Spring High Point Market set for June 12-14, and gives attendees the opportunity to attend both major events in one trip.
March 25,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
Custom upholstered furniture manufacturer Norwalk Furniture is responding to the needs of its clients, partners and affiliates through a combination of initiatives in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and the postponement of the High Point Market. The programs include plans to creatively support its customers in new ways, including a variety of virtual initiatives to launch its new product introductions this spring.