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INDUSTRY & TRADE SHOW NEWS
Atlanta Market home décor offerings
expand for Summer 2022
Atlanta Market continues to refine its home décor offerings
with some 11 updates in furnishings, décor, textiles, rugs
and accessories as well as the reopening of the Designer
Workspace planned for the Summer 2022 edition, July 12-18,
2022, at AmericasMart Atlanta.
" The Summer 2022 home décor updates showcase what
makes Atlanta Market unique - the ability to source for the
whole home in one contiguous location with industry-leading
amenities and services, " said Scott Eckman, executive vice
president, chief revenue officer for International Market
Centers (IMC). " New commitments to the market and major
expansions from top brands across categories as well as
enhanced designer services further strengthen the collection
as a destination for top retailers and designers. "
Gift Shop Plus and Stationery
Trends prepare to honor Gift +
Stationery 40 Under 40 honorees
Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends have announced
that the highly anticipated Gift + Stationery 40 Under
40 Awards will once again be held in-person on July 24,
2022 in partnership with Las Vegas Market. This year,
the event will be a celebration of current, past and future
honorees and will provide an opportunity for industry
leaders to connect and network with others attending
Summer Las Vegas Market.
JuniperMarket expands womenowned
resources
JuniperMarket is making strides in its commitment to
increase access to women-owned businesses with nearly
150 brands from the recently acquired Dough Collective
confirmed to start selling on the newly launched B2B
digital marketplace powered by International Market
Centers (IMC).
" JuniperMarket is moving rapidly from women-owned
content to women-owned commerce, " said Vanessa Bruce,
vice president of social impact for IMC. " We have already
converted 15% of Dough's 1,000 women-owned sellers to
JuniperMarket and are in discussion with hundreds more. "
IMC and Gift for Life partner to
raise funds for hunger relief
Gift for Life and International Market Centers have
partnered to raise funds for crisis-related hunger relief
through a new fundraiser, Come Together, which runs June
1- Aug. 1, 2022. The initiative, which bridges IMC's digital
and physical markets - JuniperMarket, Atlanta Market and
Las Vegas Market - benefits World Central Kitchen's efforts
to provide fresh meals to displaced Ukrainian families.
" As the crisis in Ukraine escalates and as the need
is
for
food resilience programs
encourage the industry to come together to support the
valuable work of Chef José Andrés and World Central
Kitchen, " said Bob Maricich, CEO for IMC. " By placing
orders with participating gift and home furnishings
brands - online and in person - buyers and sellers can
make a difference for communities in need. "
SF NOW + *Noted report high
quality attendance and orderwriting
SF
NOW + *Noted successfully launched their first
in-person April Market at the vibrant Fort Mason Center
for Arts & Culture April 28-29, 2022. A joint effort by
Emerald, producers of NY NOW, and the non-profit
Greeting Card Association (GCA), producers of *Noted:
The Greeting Card Expo. GCA also announced the winners
of the Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition.
" We were so excited to be in San Francisco for the very
first April Market as we continue in our mission to support
our industry, showcase our vendors and introduce
buyers to the best new products across stationery, gift,
home, lifestyle products and more, " Karalynn Sprouse,
executive vice president of SF NOW, said.
Mud Pie acquires flagship
showroom space at AmericasMart
Atlanta
Mud Pie, a gift, décor and lifestyle maker, has acquired
additional space for the brand's flagship showroom
at AmericasMart Atlanta, Building 2, Suite 680. The
expansion, which brings Mud Pie's Atlanta showroom
footprint to a whopping 20,900 square feet, will debut to
retailers this July at Atlanta Market. All 1,264 square feet
of new display space will house Mud Pie's growing Baby &
Kids gift collection.
" We are thrilled to expand our flagship showroom in
Atlanta and offer retailers a glimpse of what Mud Pie
product will look like in their stores. Our aim is to create a
lifelike retail setting where buyers become shoppers, while
also taking inspiration to create show-stopping holiday
displays, " Fred Pannek, president of Mud Pie said.
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