November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
City Furniture hosted a Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Executive Roundtable on Oct. 23., joined by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to hear CEOs’ pandemic recovery issues.
November 2,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, High Point, Industry, Market
Capel Rugs debuted an assortment of collections at the October 13-21 High Point Market ranging from value-packed, versatile machine made rugs to detailed hand knotted designs. Although traffic was light at Market, the company was pleased by the level of activity it generated during the nine-day event.
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has announced a major expansion to its customer outreach, marketing and brand strategy teams to support the company’s development of omnichannel solutions for the gift, home and apparel industries. The expansion includes a customer-centric strategy of its buyer services and customer success teams as well as the creation of a new brand strategy team dedicated to supporting the launch of its Juniper suite of digital solutions, powered by IMC_di (IMC’s Digital Innovations division).
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
Demand for product continued to be high in August with new orders up 51% from August 2019, following a 39% increase reported for July and 30% in June, according to a report by Smith Leonard accounting and consulting firm.
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The American Mattress Alliance has issued a response to the Department of Commerce’s (DoC) preliminary determination in the antidumping investigations of mattresses from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Petitioners in the case include Brooklyn Bedding, Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, FXI, Innocor, Kolcraft Enterprises and Leggett & Platt.
October 30,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry
The organizer of Canton Fair, China Foreign Trade Centre, together with its partners and overseas chambers of commerce, has launched several virtual business matchmaking events in France, Ukraine, Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, in an effort to build online communication platforms to improve efficiency for global buyers and exhibitors.
October 29,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has confirmed it will produce 22 buying opportunities for the home furnishings, gift and apparel industries in 2021. The wholesale events will take place in Atlanta, High Point, N.C and Las Vegas.