News

January 10, 2022
DMC and ARTS celebrate ARTS Award recipients

Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the recipients of the 32nd ARTS Awards. Following a judging process guided by a panel of industry experts, category winners were announced... more »

January 10, 2022
Atlanta Market is set to welcome buyers to winter market

Atlanta Market is primed and ready to welcome the nation’s gift and home décor buying power to an energized marketplace with 200+ new and expanded exhibitors among its 2000+ permanent showroom and temporary exhibits bolstered... more »

January 7, 2022
Record-breaking opening for Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas

The first show of the year opened with record-breaking attendance as retail decision makers from across the country arrived at Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas for inspiration and order-writing to fill depleted inventories.... more »

January 6, 2022
Totalee Gift celebrates its first anniversary

Totalee Gift has marked its first year after debuting in January 2021 at Dallas Market Center, Atlanta Market, Las Vegas Market and Minneapolis Mart. Totalee was founded on trend-forward, fun designs and has become known... more »

January 6, 2022
JuniperMarket opens for business

JuniperMarket is now open for business – allowing home décor, gift, furniture and apparel buyers and sellers to connect anytime and anywhere. The new multi-line B2B e-commerce platform powered by International Market Centers (IMC) is... more »

January 5, 2022
Atlanta Apparel presents over 500 showrooms and 250 temps this February

Atlanta Apparel will present over a 500 showrooms and 350 temporary exhibits at its 2022 Apparel Market, Feb. 1 – 5 at AmericasMart Atlanta. “The apparel industry is booming back, and exhibit sales and pre-registration... more »

January 4, 2022
Messe Frankfurt cancels Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld 2022

In view of the exponential worsening of the pandemic situation worldwide and the accompanying tightened travel and contact regulations, the consumer goods fairs Christmasworld, Paperworld, and Creativeworld are canceled for January 2022 and Ambiente for... more »

January 4, 2022
Atlanta Market opens People’s Choice awards for Market Snapshot finalists

Some 40 Atlanta Market brands are finalists in the Winter 2022 Market Snapshot – International Market Centers’ (IMC) showcase of exciting, new, innovative and trendsetting products from its home and gift markets. Online voting for... more »

January 4, 2022
Enesco acquires Allen Designs

Enesco is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Allen Designs, a growing creative and whimsical international branded line of quality and functional products sold by retailers around the world. Leading the continued... more »

January 3, 2022
IMC offers PANTONEVIEW 2022 Color of the Year webinar

International Market Centers (IMC) webinar series, Market Insights, returns Thursday, Jan. 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... more »

January 3, 2022
Appelman Schauben launches major rebranding

Appelman Schauben announced the launch of a new brand identity that will reflect a vision for the future, while demonstrating a commitment to providing customers the creative direction and service they have come to expect.... more »

January 3, 2022
Leanin’ Tree transitions to employee-owned business

Leanin’ Tree, Inc, a greeting card company based in Boulder, Colorado, transitioned from a family-owned business to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) effective Dec. 26, 2021. Leanin’ Tree was co-founded in 1949 by Edward... more »