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Dallas Market Center Sees Uptick in Registration with FastPass Program
Dallas Market Center, the leading lifestyle marketplace for retailers and interior designers, announces that pre-registration for Total Home & Gift Market (August 19-25) has accelerated by more…
Lightfair 2021 Touts Early Success with Virtual Space Selection Process
LightFair is reporting positive reactions to its first-ever virtual space selection with nearly 65 percent of the 2021 trade show floor contracted since it launched the online system on July 20. The…
American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Launches COVID-19 Project
The Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation is launching a COVID-19 initiative to collect and archive documentation of the response of the home furnishings industry to the pandemic.
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Evolving Your Brand During Challenging Times
In the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, one word we heard often as it pertained to the designers, retailers and home furnishings companies in our sphere was “pivot.” Pivot to e-commerce. Pivot…
IMC to Present Webinars on Post-COVID-19 Retail
International Market Centers (IMC) is presenting two webinars exploring post-COVID-19 retail strategy as a planning tool for its summer 2020 markets. Presented together by Atlanta Market (Aug. 13-18…
How Consumers Are Optimizing Outdoor Spaces in a Time of Coronavirus
Whether a sun porch, patio or balcony, taking advantage of outdoor living spaces has never been more on the radar than now, as the coronavirus pandemic around the globe has canceled travel and…
June Retail Sales Increase, Recovery Remains Uncertain Amid Coronavirus Resurgence
Retail sales rose in June, seeing both a monthly increase and their first year-over-year gain since the beginning of the year as more retailers and other businesses closed by the coronavirus pandemic…
IMC: August Markets Will Be Showroom Only Due to COVID-19 Developments
International Market Centers (IMC) announced today that its August markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas will run as scheduled, but will be staged as showroom-only buying opportunities – with no tradeshow…
Houzz Barometer: Home Renovation Business Returns to Pre-COVID-19 Levels
Houzz Inc. has released the Q3 2020 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which tracks residential renovation market expectations, project backlogs and recent activity among businesses in the construction…
Styling Outdoor Spaces for Summer
Summertime is best spent outdoors, drinking in fresh air, soaking up vitamin D through the sun’s nourishing rays, dining al fresco, and… well, I would say socializing, but this summer it’s better to…