Jan 25, 2022
IMC hires new design services manager

International Market Centers (IMC) has hired Caroline Russell as the new design services manager. She will focus on driving Open Daily and at-market attendance of designers and home retailers to AmericasMart and provide on-site customer service once they arrive.

Caroline Russell, Design Services Manager
Caroline Russell, design services manager

“Bringing Caroline on as our design services manager will not only enhance our implementation of awareness for design-focused showrooms and drive attendance to Open Year Round events, but further AmericasMart Atlanta’s position as the focal point of home and gift education,” said Bob Maricich, CEO for IMC. “IMC’s Market Wednesday events will continue to elevate the traditional Open Year Round shopping experience through inspiring design direction and driving order writing in 2022.”

Russell is the direct liaison between AmericasMart and the local design community, with a specific focus on Open Year Round showrooms. She also serves as concierge to AmericasMart visitors in the Designer Workspace – IMC’s designated gathering space for designers to meet, conduct business, ask questions and more. Russell will report to Eleanor Hunt, director of marketing for Gift & Home in Atlanta.

Russell joins IMC with two prior years of experience as a client services representative at Ferguson Enterprises, where she assisted interior designers in selecting lighting, appliances and plumbing and was selected as one of two sales associates to pilot international Build.com rollout. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in advertising from the University of Georgia in 2019.

Russell will oversee the Designer Workspace daily and is available during six 2022 Market Wednesday events: Feb. 2, April 6, June 1, Aug. 3, Oct. 7 and Dec. 2. Market Wednesdays are held from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month when a market is not in session.

For a full list of AmericasMart Atlanta events and market dates, visit www.americasmart.com.

Open Year Round

The Open Year Round home decor collection at AmericasMart features 140+ showrooms in Building 1, with 350+ lighting, accent furniture, rugs, wall décor, casual furniture and linens brands plus 100+ commercial design brands.

Gift Collection

The gift collection features more than 130 multi-line representative groups and branded showrooms throughout Buildings 1 and 2 with gift, lifestyle, gourmet, tabletop, holiday / floral and outdoor living product.

Apparel

In apparel, 80+ Cash & Carry showrooms and some six children’s apparel showrooms on Building 3, Floor 13 are open every day.

Design Center

The Open Year Round Design Center offers signature events, in-person and virtual seminars, educational opportunities, designer concierge services, a resource library and guided tours throughout AmericasMart Atlanta. For more information, visit www.americasmart.com/en/Year-Round.




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