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June 20, 2023
Sincere Surroundings releases collections catalog

Sincere Surroundings, a Rock Rapids, Iowa-based gifts and décor wholesaler, released its Regional Collections Catalog. With a range of specialty gifts inspired by coastal themes, desert motifs and more, Sincere Surroundings says it aims captivate... more »

June 20, 2023
@Market app debuts for summer shows

ANDMORE, formerly International Market Centers, launched the new @Market app, a market mobile experience combining registration, pre-market planning, at-market navigation, product and showroom organization, and post-market activity recaps. @Market – currently available on the Apple... more »

June 19, 2023
ANDMORE, formerly IMC, rebrands bridal and prom markets

ANDMORE, formerly International Market Centers, coined “Formal Markets” as the new umbrella brand name for its social occasion and bridal markets. Previously, the Atlanta- and Las Vegas-based markets were known as VOW Bridal & Formal... more »

June 15, 2023
NRF: Retail sales increase in May 2023

Retail sales rose again in May as consumers continued to spend despite economic challenges, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The U.S. Census Bureau reported overall retail sales in May were up 0.3% from... more »

June 14, 2023
Primitives by Kathy to open expanded Dallas showroom

Dallas Market Center and Primitives by Kathy, a manufacturer of home décor, home accents and gifts, will launch a new and expanded showroom in January 2024. The new showroom will be located on the first... more »

June 14, 2023
Old World Christmas introduces 3 licensing partnerships

Old World Christmas introduced three new licensing partnerships for the creation of hand-blown glass ornaments. The World of Peter Rabbit, ICEE & SLUSH PUPPiE and Dungeons & Dragons will each have a line of delicately... more »

June 13, 2023
IMC unveils new vision, rebrands as ANDMORE

International Market Centers (IMC) is unifying its physical marketplace business with the Juniper digital offerings and rebranding as ANDMORE, an omnichannel wholesale marketmaker. This business transformation follows a yearlong initiative to redefine the company’s vision,... more »

June 13, 2023
Dallas Market Center hires VP of business development, design

Marketing veteran Theresa O’Dea has joined Dallas Market Center as vice president of business development and design. In her new role, O’Dea is responsible for buyer delivery and the... more »

June 13, 2023
Beatriz Ball debuts dinnerware category at Atlanta Market

Beatriz Ball will introduce ceramic dinnerware, a new product category for the brand, at Atlanta Market this summer. Beatriz Ball is a New Orleans-based tableware company. It has showrooms in Atlanta, Dallas and Las Vegas.... more »

June 12, 2023
Permanent showrooms expand at Toronto show

This August, SHOW T.O. will expand its collection of permanent showrooms at Toronto’s International Centre to include an additional seven Canadian home décor and giftware suppliers, as well as more than 100,000 square feet of... more »

June 8, 2023
First-ever Outdoor Design Days to run concurrently with Fall Market, DISCOVER ADAC

International Market Centers (IMC) will offer a triplicity of design sourcing opportunities in Atlanta this September, with the new Outdoor Design Days and Fall Market at AmericasMart Atlanta running concurrently with DISCOVER ADAC at the... more »

June 8, 2023
Kimberly Wahlberg showroom to relocate to World Trade Center for January 2024

Kimberly Wahlberg, a sales agency in the gift and home industry, will have a new showroom at Dallas Market Center opening in advance of the January 2024 Total Home & Gift Market. The new showroom... more »

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