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IMC Webinar Addresses Moving Business Forward Post-COVID

ATLANTA / HIGH POINT / LAS VEGAS – (November 3, 2020) – International Market Centers (IMC) is preparing retailers for success by looking back at the challenges of the past year in a new hour-long webinar addressing how to take advantage of lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to best plan for the future. The Nov. 11 session is open to all buyers and sellers in the gift, home furnishings and apparel industries.

“IMC is committed to providing content to help our industry get back to business both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dorothy Belshaw, chief customer and marketing officer for IMC. “With this session, we’re able to provide information that will help our customers to successfully weather good and bad times.”

In 2020: A Year of Huge Obstacles, Tough Lessons and Fresh Starts, business owners will review critical lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss how to use those experiences to best plan for the future. Specific topics include cash planning and management, smart business planning tactics and strategic partnerships. The session is presented by Adam Tartt, chief executive officer of consulting, accounting, and planning firm CAP3.

2020: A Year of Huge Obstacles, Tough Lessons and Fresh Starts is Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 1 – 2 p.m. (ET) For more information about the session and to register, go to https://imcenters.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416044142804/WN_3SeIvckQRPC7pDQi4v9eZA.

IMC’s Upcoming Markets are:

Atlanta Market: Jan. 12 – Jan. 19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta

Las Vegas Market: Jan. 24 – Jan. 28, 2021 at World Market Center Las Vegas

February Atlanta Apparel: Feb. 2 – Feb. 6, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta

High Point Market: April 17 – April 24, 2021 at 17 IMC High Point properties and market wide

About International Market Centers: International Market Centers (IMC) serves as the center of commerce for the furniture, gift, home decor and apparel industries, bringing buyers and sellers from all over the world together through physical markets in Atlanta, High Point and Las Vegas. With the launch of the IMC_Digital Innovations division in January 2020, IMC offers the premier omnichannel solution for the home, gift and apparel industries that seamlessly connects physical and digital wholesale commerce. For more information on IMC, visit http://dev-imcenters.pantheonsite.io/.

Media Contacts:

Cathy Steel
203-340-9251
cathysteel@cathysteelassociates.com

Chelsea Peabody Bohannon
404-220-2141
cbohannon@imcenters.com

Dallas Britt
336-821-1507
dbritt@imcenters.com

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HIGH POINT, N.C. – March 26, 2020 – In line with the “stay-at-home” order by Guilford County, Greensboro and High Point officials, International Market Centers (IMC) will temporarily close its 17 High Point properties to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27. The closure, which is in effect through April 16, aims to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

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ATLANTA/HIGH POINT, N.C./LAS VEGAS – (April 6, 2020) – In an effort to assist its customers in understanding and accessing financial aid opportunities during the COVID-19 crisis, International Market Centers’ (IMC) legal and government affairs team is offering summaries of key government relief programs. The synopses detail eligibility and provisions and provide links to applications.

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ATLANTA/HIGH POINT/LAS VEGAS – (May 26, 2020) – A new survey of the gift, home furnishings and apparel industries commissioned by International Market Centers (IMC) reveals that, while the COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all retail sales across the United States, store owners and operators are looking toward re-opening and recovery and expressing a near-term need for new product. Survey respondents also reported an intention to source product at physical markets provided reasonable safety protocols are implemented and indicated that digital tools will likely play an important role as a complement to in-person markets during the recovery period. An executive summary is available online at https://www.andmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Stax_IMC_Whitepaper_vF.pdf.

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