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IMC Spring Cash & Carry offers immediate-buying

The International Market Centers (IMC) Spring Cash & Carry event is set for May 3-5 at AmericasMart Atlanta and offers merchandise from 350+ gift, home and apparel showrooms and near 70 temporary exhibitors in Buildings... more »

ToyFest Announces dates for the 2023 show

The Western Toy and Hobby Representatives Association (WTHRA) announced the return of ToyFest to The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, Feb. 27-March 3, 2023. This newly opened, purpose-built tradeshow facility in downtown Las... more »

IMC names Market Snapshot People’s Choice Winners at Spring 2022 High Point Market

Some 10 products by eight furniture and home décor brands – Christina Sodano Art, Global Views, Ngala Trading Co, Pearl Mantels, Studio A Home, Varaluz, York Wallcoverings and Zuo – are International Market Centers’ (IMC) Market Snapshot People’s... more »

NRF reports the economy has strong momentum despite challenges

Top challenges have shifted from COVID-19 to inflation and the war in Ukraine, but the U.S. economy will continue to face uncertainties in the year ahead, Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation... more »

Beatriz Ball supports Autism Awareness

April is Autism Awareness Month and Beatriz Ball supports Autism awareness as its corporate cause. The inspiration for this is Beatriz’s grandson Bo, the youngest of her thirteen grandchildren. Diagnosed at the age of three,... more »

JuniperMarket launches first sales event

JuniperMarket, the newly launched wholesale marketplace powered by International Market Centers (IMC), begins its first ever sales event – Spring Savings – offering a 20% cash rebate on all purchases plus extra deals and incentives... more »

Gift for Life honors Warren Shoulberg with 2022 Industry Achievement Award

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, announced that business journalist Warren Shoulberg will be honored with its 2022 Gift for Life Industry Achievement Award on June 22, 2022, in Dallas,... more »

Canadian gift and home suppliers open new permanent showrooms SHOW T.O.

A collective of Canada's suppliers of home and gift merchandise are working together to open permanent showrooms at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. What will collectively be known as SHOW T.O.... more »