trade show news

Autumn Fair 2023 to host new, exclusive home and gift brands

Autumn Fair 2023 will feature new and exclusive brands as well as up-and-coming start-up businesses Sept. 3-6 at NEC Birmingham, show executives said. New or exclusive brands and collections include Moult England, Candles Bloom, CIMC... more »

Dallas Market Center welcomes stores, buying groups to June markets

Major stores and buying groups are heading to Dallas Market Center for upcoming June trade events — Total Home & Gift Market (June 21-27), Lightovation (June 21-24) and Apparel & Accessories Market (June 27-30) —... more »

@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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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