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Media Bulletin: IMC Announces New Dates for Spring Markets

(March 12, 2020) – In light of the new developments with coronavirus (COVID-19) and an overall focus on health and safety, International Market Centers (IMC) today announced adjustments to its spring market calendar.  

“The situation with COVID-19 has been evolving daily and we have been navigating business decisions based on concerns about the health and safety of our customers and employees, as well as the overall well-being of our industries,” said Bob Maricich, CEO of IMC. “While we had hoped to host all of our upcoming markets on their original dates, we are taking action to postpone the events in order to mitigate any issues related to this virus.”

VOW | New World of Bridal® – POSTPONED

Originally scheduled March 24-26 in Atlanta, VOW | New World of Bridal is postponed.  We are exploring the best timeframe that addresses the needs of our exhibitors while ensuring a safe and secure environment.

April Atlanta Apparel Market – CANCELLED

Originally scheduled April 14-18, Atlanta April Apparel Market is cancelled. The June Atlanta Apparel Market will take place on June 10-13, 2020 and will subsume this cancelled market.

Spring High Point Market – POSTPONED

The High Point Market Authority announced today the postponement of the Spring High Point Market (originally scheduled for April 25-29) until early June should conditions improve.

Atlanta Spring Cash & Carry – POSTPONED

IMC is exploring opportunities to provide an alternative date during the summer months for the Atlanta Spring Cash & Carry, originally scheduled for May 5-7.

“We hope that this pause in our market schedules will ensure the safety and allow for normalcy to return to our industries,” Maricich added.  “In the meantime, IMC_di, our newly formed digital innovation division, is exploring digital solutions to help our customers stay in contact while the physical market schedules are in flux.  While we prepare for these new dates, we will continue to update our website (imcenters.com) so that we can continually provide any additional new information to all of our customers and clients.”

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Karen Olson, kolson@imcenters.com, 336-821-1502

Cathy Steel, cathysteel@cathysteelassociates.com, 203-340-9251

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In light of the new developments with coronavirus (COVID-19) and an overall focus on health and safety, International Market Centers (IMC) today announced adjustments to its spring market calendar.

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ATLANTA/HIGH POINT/LAS VEGAS – (May 26, 2020) – A new survey of the gift, home furnishings and apparel industries commissioned by International Market Centers (IMC) reveals that, while the COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all retail sales across the United States, store owners and operators are looking toward re-opening and recovery and expressing a near-term need for new product. Survey respondents also reported an intention to source product at physical markets provided reasonable safety protocols are implemented and indicated that digital tools will likely play an important role as a complement to in-person markets during the recovery period. An executive summary is available online at https://www.andmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Stax_IMC_Whitepaper_vF.pdf.

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ATLANTA/HIGH POINT, N.C./LAS VEGAS – April 21, 2020 – International Market Centers (IMC) today announced a survey of 200,000+ home furnishings, gift and apparel buyers that will result in a real-time representation of the state of the industry during the COVID-19 crisis. As part of ongoing support of the retail, design and wholesale communities as they work toward recovery, IMC has committed to making the results available to the industry as a benchmarking and planning tool in addition to using the results to inform its own summer and fall market planning.

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