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Atlanta Market Successfully Adapts Market Experience in Summer 2020
ATLANTA – August 19, 2020 – The first major market of the COVID-19 crisis – Summer 2020 Atlanta Market – saw serious buying, a safe shopping environment and a collective goal of working towards recovery reports International Markets Centers (IMC). The August 13-18, 2020 market took place in some 950 AmericasMart® Atlanta showrooms with manufacturers, importers and representative groups showcasing 4,000+ lines to retailers and designers preparing for a business-making holiday season. Despite major changes to its format due to the crisis, Atlanta Market marked milestones in IMC’s Atlanta NEXT transformation of the AmericasMart campus including the opening of new product destinations ... |
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Arte Italica And Crown Linen Designs Become One Company
Kirkland, WA – August 12, 2020 - Arte Italica, a leading provider of Italian handmade tabletop and home accessories for nearly a quarter century is pleased to announce its merger with Crown Linen Designs. Crown Linen Designs, a lifestyle brand of European linen apparel, tabletop and home accessories was founded by Victoria Fanning in 2014 and has become one of the industry’s most dynamic brands. The combined company will be led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Chris Collins and Victoria Fanning with each continuing to focus on their respective brands. “I am absolutely thrilled” said Victoria Fanning, “I have loved Arte ... |
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IMC_DI Unveils New Juniper Brand & Suite of New Software Solutions
August 12, 2020…. IMC_di (International Market Centers’ Digital Innovations division) today unveiled Juniper, the new brand identity for its full suite of digital tools, the capstone of which will be Juniper MKT, a new B2B ecommerce marketplace, launching in January 2021 for the gift, home and apparel industries. IMC_di also announced the immediate availability of Juniper WEB, an ecommerce website tool, the first of several enhanced digital sales and marketing tools scheduled to launch over the next 18 months. “The launch of Juniper is both representative of our progress and reflective of our momentum,” said IMC_di President Eric Dean. “Juniper ... |
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Engage3 and Nielsen Jointly Launch Price Image Analysis (PIA) to Help Retailers Assess Their Price Image and Price Investments
DAVIS, Calif., July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Engage3, known for helping retailers and manufacturers manage their pricing strategy, today announced the release of Price Image Analysis (PIA). Jointly launched with Nielsen, this tool will help retailers understand their Price Image across categories, markets, and time to support their investment strategies. Price Image is the consumer's perception of a retailer's overall price relative to their competition. Traditionally, simple price indices or customer surveys have been used to estimate shoppers' perception. Engage3's approach to measuring Price Image is based on complex behavioral modeling – avoiding bias, time delays, and inaction – and ... |
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Newman's Own Gives $1 Million to Virtual Camp for Children with Serious Illnesses
WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 has disrupted many in-person camps and children living with serious illnesses who rely on these experiences to remain connected to friends and breakthrough the limits of their illness are particularly affected. To provide this transformative camp experience to children living with serious illnesses, SeriousFun Children's Network (SeriousFun), a network made up of camps and programs that serve children living with more than 50 medical conditions, has moved to innovative experiences and virtual platforms. Newman's Own Foundation will provide SeriousFun with $1 million over and above their regular giving to help SeriousFun's 16 Member Camps provide virtual ... |
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NUCU Sponsors America’s Test Kitchen’s New Podcast
Sheboygan, Wisconsin – August 4, 2020 – NUCU®, a premium brand of cookware and bakeware by Wisconsin-based Vollrath Company, is a sponsor of the first eight episodes of America’s Test Kitchens new podcast called The Walk-in, which premiers on August 5. The show is hosted by America’s Test Kitchen’s executive editor and inclusion leader, Elle Simone. She is the founder of the mentoring organization SheChef, Inc. and the first African American woman on America's Test Kitchen. On the show she talks to women in the culinary industry, often from underrepresented communities, about their struggles, dreams, successes, and personal stories. The sponsorship is a continuation ... |
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NATEXPO 2020: The Official Restart For The Organic Sector Confirmed in Lyon
SPAS ORGANISATION, the organiser of Natexpo, and NATEXBIO, the French Federation for the organic sector, welcome the publication of the French ministerial decree of 27 July confirming the go-ahead for exhibitions and congresses from 1 September onwards. Thanks to the trust displayed by exhibitors and the support of the entire sector, Natexpo will open as planned on 21 and 22 September at Eurexpo Lyon. Nearly 700 exhibitors have already signed up for this major business restart event. To date, the exhibition has also recorded 10% more intentions to visit compared with the same point in time for the 2018 Lyon show. ... |
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Inspired Home Show 2021 Moved To August
The International Housewares Association announced today that its annual home + housewares gathering, The Inspired Home Show, will be held in-person August 7-10, 2021 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The event had previously been scheduled for March 13-16, 2021. “As the pandemic continued into the summer, we had multiple conversations with our Board of Directors, exhibiting members and retail buyers, all of whom were experiencing apprehension about the ability to safely convene the industry as soon as March of 2021,” said Derek Miller, IHA president. “While the Show continues to be a critical part of their businesses, the ... |
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Questex Cancels World Tea Conference & Expo 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW YORK, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questex, the parent company of World Tea Conference + Expo, today announces the event will be forced to cancel, as the Colorado Convention Center has declared no large-scale events can take place in the building for the rest of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Tea Conference + Expo was originally scheduled to run October 15-18, 2020 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. World Tea Conference + Expo has been the hub for tea industry professionals to come together with their passion of tea to learn, grow their businesses, and ... |
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New Board of Directors Elected at Specialty Food Association
New York, NY (July 15, 2020) Specialty Food Association (SFA) members voted in record numbers for their 2020 Board of Directors. The election results were announced at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Association held on June 29, 2020. For the first time, due to pandemic-driven cancellation, that meeting was held virtually rather than in conjunction with the Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show. “It was wonderful to see how engaged SFA members are, even in these turbulent times,” said Bill Lynch, SFA Interim President. “We had more members than ever cast ballots compared to prior elections. We are especially gratified that ... |
