Furniture World News By Nic Ledoux on 1/28/2021
International Market Centers (IMC) announced that it is expanding its March buying event – Spring Market – to meet the needs of buyers and sellers desiring another opportunity to come together this spring. The March 3-5, 2021 market adds two preview days – March 1-2, 2021 – to accommodate appointments in its 1,000+ gift and home décor showrooms. Previously known as Spring Mini Market, the new “Spring Market” moniker better reflects the industry’s most comprehensive permanent gift and home décor product assortment, on display at AmericasMart
® Atlanta.
“The optimism displayed at the Atlanta Market in January is maintaining its momentum through the first quarter,” notes Bob Maricich, IMC CEO. “As such, we are expanding the March buying opportunity in Atlanta – in dates and scope to give retailers and designers more time to discover, connect and sho
Furniture World News By Nic Ledoux on 1/6/2021
Eleven leading gift and home sales agencies representing 230+ top brands – CMA, J. Grob, Sales Producers, Simblist Group and The Link Companies’ seven agencies (Link2Sales, The Southern Link, The Central Link, The Northern Link, TMA Link, Total Accessories and Key Sales) – have committed to the Juniper suite of digital tools for sales automation, data management and e-commerce. This critical business decision allows these agencies, as well as early adopters Ivystone and Anne McGilvray & Company, to seamlessly connect and manage their commerce channels – on the road, online and at trade shows.
“These most recent commitments represent a continuing platform shift in the gift and home industry as sellers update their digital sales and customer management tools to facilitate an omnichannel buying and selling experience,” said Eric Dean, president of IMC di, Internationa