ATLANTA – January 19, 2022 – Atlanta Market was the epicenter of the nation’s gift and home décor buying with brands and sales agencies reporting record sales at the close of the winter 2022 edition, January 11-18, at AmericasMart Atlanta.
IMC INVESTS IN WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH ACQUISITION OF DOUGH Founder Vanessa Bruce joins IMC as VP of Social Impact
2022 Color of the Year – Very Peri Atlanta / High Point, N.C / Las Vegas – International Market Centers (IMC) webinar series, “Market Insights,” returns Thursday, January 6, 2022 for an introduction to and exploration of PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, PANTONE’s recently named 2022 color of the year. Participants in this free session will receive 1 CEU credit. “We are partnering again with the PANTONE Color Institute to educate IMC’s buyer and supplier base with up-to-date knowledge on trending colors and how to draw inspiration using those colors moving into 2022,” said IMC Chief Customer and Marketing Officer Dorothy Belshaw. “By the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of how to incorporate PANTONEVIEW’s 2022 Color of the Year, Very Peri, into their designs in the future.” PANTONEVIEW 2021 – Color of the Year will be presented by Laurie Pressman, vice president of the PANTONE Color Institute, on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. (EST)/1 p.m. (PST). Pressman highlights key color trends for 2022 and provides insight into the Color of the Year and how it relates to home furnishings, décor, gift, apparel, lifestyle and all aspects of living. Registration is available here. The PANTONE 2022 Color of the Year, PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, encompasses the qualities of blues, yet at the same time possesses a violet-red undertone, displaying a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages courageous creativity and imaginative expression. According to PANTONE, Very Peri is a symbol of the global zeitgeist of the moment and the transition we are going through. IMC’s “Market Insights” webinars present high-level conversations about issues that are currently impacting business and allow buyers and suppliers to prepare for market throughout the year. With timely, exclusive, and actionable content, the series is an extension of the programming presented by Atlanta Market, DesignOn HPMKT by IMC (IMC’s High Point Market social media channels and programming) and Las Vegas Market. The next Market Insights session will be held in February. About International Market Centers: International Market Centers (IMC) serves as the center of commerce for the wholesale furniture, gift, home decor and apparel industries. With more than 20 million square feet of premium wholesale showroom space in High Point, N.C., Las Vegas and Atlanta, IMC has more than 60 years of relationships and experience creating scalable business platforms for wholesale commerce. With the launch of Juniper, a fully integrated omnichannel B2B commerce solution and multiline B2B e-commerce marketplace empowering buyers and sellers to better manage and grow their business at markets and year-round, IMC now provides the only omnichannel sales and marketing platform that seamlessly connects physical and digital wholesale commerce. For more information, visit www.imcenters.com.
December 15, 2021 – International Market Centers (IMC) Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Dorothy Belshaw, accepted the 2021 Outstanding Show Pro Award Dec. 2 at the annual Trade Show News Network (TSNN) gala event. The award honored Belshaw for leading creation of IMC’s Together Safely COVID protocols, which were developed by combining extensive customer research with local and state guidelines and input from a top epidemiologist.
Juniper today announced that JuniperCredit – which will simplify and spark JuniperMarket buyer-seller transactions through credit lines and Net 60 terms – is set to launch with the B2B e-commerce marketplace in January 2022.
Rapid expansion in fixed-wire lighting resources at International Market Centers’ (IMC) World Market Center Las Vegas and 17 High Point properties has created new East Coast and West Coast exploration destinations for the design trade.
A new way of B2B wholesale sourcing is imminent as JuniperMarket enters the penultimate stage in its launch: a phased preview for more than 30,000 select buyers to source from the site’s more than 1 million gift and home décor products. JuniperMarket, a new B2B e-commerce marketplace powered by International Market Centers (IMC), goes live to the gift, home, furniture and apparel industries in early January.
Industry Veteran Ray Shikatani Steps In as Ross Amyot Retires
Juniper today announced the appointment of Justin Jackson as Chief Revenue Officer with responsibility for helping customers optimize and expand their use of the Juniper platform to grow their business and expand their customer base. Jackson, a specialist in driving growth through sales leadership and customer collaboration, will oversee Juniper’s Sales and Customer Success teams reporting directly to Bill Furlong, Juniper CEO.
International Market Centers’ (IMC) November 2021 Market Insights explores real estate trends and their impact on the home furnishing industries through a conversation between CEO Bob Maricich and Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of Research for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “How the Housing Market Could Impact the Industry in 2022” is presented as a 30-minute webinar on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT.
