Effective December 31, 2020, Michael Christie has stepped down as Editor of Rug Insider Magazine. The Winter 2021 Issue, ‘Behold The Phoenix,’ is Christie’s final as Editor.

Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison is ending the 2020 year with double digit growth, despite a challenging year. Nourison had to quickly pivot around their existing business structure. The COVID crisis prompted major updates in technology, allowing employees to work remotely from home, and also facilitating virtual customer meetings, virtual showroom tours and virtual markets. Nourison kept showrooms in Atlanta, Las Vegas and High Point open, implementing enhanced safety protocols and minimizing staff.

Atlanta Market announced today the first East Coast installment of International Market Center’s (IMC) proprietary “Ahead of the Curve” trend program which will be presented through a webinar on January 5 in advance of Winter 2021 Market, running January 12-19, 2021, at AmericasMart Atlanta. During the session, a panel of design experts will discuss the latest design trends in home furnishings.

In January, AmericasMart is the destination for exclusives with some 250+ brands only showing in Atlanta Market’s permanent showroom collection this winter reports International Market Centers (IMC). The exclusives, which cross the home décor, gift, seasonal and entertaining categories, are found within the Market’s 1,000+ permanent showrooms on 33 floors in three buildings open for the January 12-19, 2021 Atlanta Market.

Atlanta Market’s comprehensive preview guide – the Atlanta Market Magazine – is hitting mailboxes and inboxes as a tool for buyers as they prepare for the Winter 2021 Atlanta Market. The 250+ page guide is available in print and online at AtlantaMarket.com/News-and-Trends/publications as planning tools for the industry’s premier gift, décor and lifestyle market, running January 12-19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta.

COVER Connect: A new virtual event hosted by COVER magazine, January 12-15, 2021. Bringing the handmade rug industry together online for four days this January, COVER Connect will host more than 35 respected rug companies within TRADE a virtual fair with quality images and video content, linked to exclusive panel discussions, interviews, feature articles and documentary videos, supported by convenient channels of communication for buying and networking.

Las Vegas Market Now Runs April 11-15 and August 22-26, 2021. No Changes to Atlanta Markets.

Capitalizing on a recent shift in timing of home furnishings industry markets, and in concert with ongoing travel and government restrictions in the western United States, International Market Centers (IMC) has rescheduled the winter and summer editions of the Las Vegas Market — originally planned in January and July — to run April 11-15, 2021, and August 22-26, 2021.

The High Point Market Authority announces a date change for the upcoming Spring 2021 Market. Originally scheduled for April 17-21, Spring Market is postponed until June 5-9, 2021.

STARK, the national luxury carpet and rug company, announced its acquisition of Philadelphia floor covering company, Beatrice & Martin, Inc. and the formation of a new brand, Beatrice & Martin by STARK.