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Emerald Acquires PlumRiver, Creator of the Elastic Suite Platform

By Dorothy Crouch | January 7, 2021

The business-to-business platform builder Emerald Holdings, Inc., announced its acquisition of the business-to-business e-commerce and digital-merchandising solutions provider PlumRiver to cultivate its software-as-a-service technology.

Surf Expo to Produce In-Person Show in January

The Surf Expo coastal-lifestyle and water-sports trade show announced Nov. 2 that it is planning to produce an in-person event in Orlando, Fla., scheduled to run Jan. 6–8.

3D-Focused Discussions Deliver Optimism and Education at PI Apparel EU

As the apparel trade-show industry continues to incorporate virtual experiences into major events and smaller productions, many of the major players in this arena have returned to the calendar in some capacity.

IMC Unveils a Slate of In-Person Trade Shows

Showroom-space operator International Market Centers, announced a slate of in-person trade shows for 2021.

IMC Rolls Out Immediate-Delivery Markets

International Market Centers, which runs 20 million square feet of exhibition space for furniture, gift, home décor, rug and apparel markets in Las Vegas, Atlanta and High Point N.C., has raised the curtain for last-minute buying for the holidays, said Bob Maricich, IMC’s chief executive officer.

Informa Markets Fashion Promotes Helfman, Peskin and Rudow

More than a month after Informa Markets Fashion unveiled digital trade shows for its MAGIC anchor and sibling shows such as Project, the trade-show producer announced the promotions of executives who helped direct the digital trade shows.

For LA Textile, CMC Experiments With Talk Show Style Presentations

Following its debut during the August edition of L.A. Market Week, the CMC Uploaded virtual platform was used again by the management of the California Market Center to host the CMC’s popular biannual textile-and-fabrics show, LA Textile.

FMNC Wraps Up Last Show of 2020

While many trade shows reacted to the COVID-19 rules against in-person gatherings by producing virtual shows, the regional Fashion Market Northern California took a different path. It reacted against COVID by producing its first open-air show, which ran Oct. 4–6 in San Mateo, Calif.

Entrepreneurs Forecast What Will Be in Factory of The Future

The entire business of fashion has been undergoing major changes in the past decade. The Virtual Symposium, a webinar series produced by the TechTextil North America and Texprocess Americas trade events, charted what may happen next with manufacturing. The Zoom panels were webcast on Oct. 7 and 8.

Onsite and Online, L.A. Market Week’s Hybrid Model Sees Success

Buyers descended on downtown Los Angeles’ fashion district in person and virtually Oct. 12–14 for L.A. Market Week.

Curve Connect Launches to Afford a Virtual Home to the Intimates Community

Establishing a virtual space for the lingerie and intimate-apparel category, events producer Comexposium Group USA launched its Curve Connect event through a partnership with event-software provider Grip for an online trade exposition that was held Sept. 13–25.

Liberty Fairs Panel Talks on New Normal of Omnichannel

During the past six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have greatly accelerated rollouts of digital services. A panel discussion produced by trade show Liberty Fairs on Sept. 25 gave advice on what fashion retailers need to do to produce successful omni-channel businesses.