Latest Campus & Market Update
At this time, IMC venues in Atlanta, Las Vegas, and High Point have reopened in accordance with IMC’s Together Safely Master Plan. Additionally, IMC has announced its August markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas will run as scheduled, but will be staged as showroom-only buying opportunities – with no temporary exhibit presentation – based on recent developments and guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Retail Buyers’ Industry Perspectives During COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all retail sales across the United States, but store owners and operators are looking towards recovery and expressing near-term needs for new product reports a survey of gift, home furnishings and apparel industries commissioned by International Market Centers (IMC).
Free ShopZio B2B Marketplace
To help address the business disruption we are facing during this COVID-19 pandemic, we and our new digital innovation division, IMC_di, are offering free subscriptions and transactions to our customers through year-end on ShopZio, our B2B digital platform.
Business Insight:
Podcast: IMC’s Maricich outlines market outlook, offers guidance on weathering COVID-19
From Furniture Today
In a candid On The Record conversation Bob Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers outlines the recent disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus, both to the market centers and to the industry at large.
Government Relief Program Summaries
The IMC legal and government affairs teams have put together summaries of key points and links to more detail regarding various relief programs that might be applicable for your business. We hope you find these synopses helpful.
CARES – Paycheck Protection Program
SBA Debt Relief
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
SBA Express Bridge Loans
Tax Provisions – COVID-19 Tenant Resources
Campus Construction Updates
In-Progress IMC and tenant construction projects continue as essential business. Here’s a look at our construction cameras in Atlanta and Las Vegas.