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INDUSTRY & TRADE SHOW NEWS
IMC reports enhancements to ShopZio
IMC_di, the digital innovations division of International
Market Centers (IMC), reported that recent enhancements
to ShopZio resulted in increased visibility and utility - and
by extension, strong gains in adoption and engagement -
for the B2B ecommerce platform.
" With 400+ active brands, and 1.4 million shoppable
product SKUs, ShopZio is a powerful and functional
ecommerce tool that is demonstrably serving industry
needs, " said Eric Dean, president for IMC_di. " We're
leveraging the unparalleled scale and scope of IMC's buyer
and supplier audiences to deliver real value, right now, to
the industry. "
A series of recent enhancements - both to the ShopZio
platform itself and through new ShopZio search filters
on IMC market websites - have extended the digital
marketplace's utility and increased its use. ShopZio
improvements include new categorized listings of vendors,
refined search capabilities within each product category
and new home page highlights showcasing select products
and suppliers. Additionally, IMC's recent addition of
new search filters to its Atlanta Market and Las Vegas
Market websites easily identify the 378 ShopZio-enabled
exhibiting brands already active on the B2B platform.
" The combination of IMC's physical markets - with 20
million square feet of resources and digital offerings - and
its market websites, which already attract more than
three million visitors annually, is unparalleled in both size
and scope, " Dean said. " Ultimately, ShopZio will migrate
into Juniper MKT, our new B2B ecommerce platform
launching in January 2021, but until then we will continue
to improve and support our legacy tools to better serve our
customers' immediate needs. " For more information, visit
www.imcenters.com.
Dallas Market Center offers B2B
omni-channel marketplace
Dallas Market Center (DMC) and RepTime, a provider
of B2B software as a service (SaaS) solutions, have formed
a partnership supporting RepTime's total operations
including its software solutions uniting manufacturers,
sales teams and retailers. As part of the partnership
announcement, RepTime will be rebranded as MarketTime,
reflecting its position as a 24-7 market solution and omnichannel
marketplace platform supporting the complete B2B
ecosystem.
MarketTime's solutions are the only fully integrated
cloud-based applications available to customers anywhere,
anytime that fulfill three key needs: making product
discovery and ordering easier, making organizing and
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sharing information intuitive and secure, and saving time
and money.
To help support the accelerated demand for RepTime's
new solutions, a MarketTime Experience Center will launch
inside Dallas Market Center for one-on-one and virtual
introductions, onboarding and training throughout the year
including major trade events. Finally, in the coming months
MarketTime will offer additional personnel to serve the
expected influx of new customers. For more information,
visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com or www.reptime.com.
IMC promotes Belshaw and
Eckman to new leadership roles
International Market Centers (IMC) announced a new
leasing and leadership
organizational
structure for
its
teams, which more closely aligns permanent showroom
and temporary tradeshow leasing and emphasizes customer
experience and partnership. Effective immediately, Dorothy
Belshaw and Scott Eckman are promoted into new executive
leadership roles; and Ryan Mahoney, Julie Messner, Terence
Morris and Caron Stover expand their category-specific
leasing responsibilities across all IMC's campuses.
" This restructuring of IMC's leadership and leasing teams
allows us to more effectively support the current needs of
our business, differentiate the customer experience and
drive more value to all constituents, " said Bob Maricich,
CEO for IMC. " This new organizational structure will allow
us to meet the strategic challenges ahead, future-proof our
business and position our markets and digital opportunities
for growth in the post-COVID world. "
C&F Enterprises opens new Atlanta
showroom
C&F Home, Beachcombers Coastal Life, carol & frank,
ELISABETH YORK, and Gallerie II are all moving to a new
Atlanta showroom in January 2021. All five brands will be
available in Atlanta Market Building 2, Suite 1222.
All five brands fall under the C&F umbrella, though each
provides its own emphasis in product type and style. C&F
Home offers quilted and woven table linens and bedding,
Christmas holiday gifts and décor, and a large assortment
of coastal themed collections.
BCL focuses on coastal and nautical products for everyday
styling, carol & frank creates on-trend bedding and home
accents, ELISABETH YORK provides luxury linens, and
Gallerie II features unique home décor like artisan-crafted
art dolls and creative ornaments with a heavy focus on
holidays. Visit the new showroom Jan. 12-19, 2021 at
AmericasMart Atlanta.
Visit www.giftshopmag.com/news/ for more industry news.
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