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\nTextile group joins High Point Design Center
\nThe International Textile Market Association, producer of the Showtime fabric trade event held here each June and December, has joined the High Point Design Center and debuted the Market Square Textile Sample Sale Room to allow year-round sales of its members\u2019 products to the design trade, including fabric, leather and trimming.
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\n\u201cThis is a great new sales opportunity for our members,\u201d said Catherine Morsell, director of ITMA. \u201cThanks to marketing support from Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., ITMA members can make their products available to the many designers who visit High Point throughout the year \u2013 with cash in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Market Square Textile Sample Sale Room will be marketed by the High Point Design Center and staffed by MMPI initially within the Market Square Sample Sale Room on the first floor of Market Square.<\/p>\n
Only ITMA members with permanent or temporary leases with MMPI are eligible to participate in the Market Square Textile Sample Sale Room.<\/p>\n
Fabric, leather and trim vendors can provide excess inventory, close-out goods or first-quality stock for the Market Square Textile Sample Sale Room. Goods will be sold as whole pieces, bolts or hides \u2013 with no cut yardage available at this time.<\/p>\n
However, according to Catherine Morsell, director of ITMA, \u201cif the arrangement proves popular, it will be expanded to support greater volume, as well as a location that will allow for a cutting table so that cut yardage can be sold.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur phone was ringing off the hook immediately after an email went out to ITMA members about this opportunity,\u201d Morsell says, \u201cso I think it will be a great success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeanne Glenn, executive director of the High Point Design Center, says she and Morsell \u201chave been sharing information for several years to determine how the two organizations could work together. HPDC has set as a goal for this year to increase the fabric offerings to designers through its member showrooms so the timing is excellent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe design community will be thrilled to hear that this partnership has begun, as are our current members. Our desire is to offer the best and broadest collection of resources to designers, and fabrics are an integral part of that offering. Our hope will be for success and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Home Accents Today Textile group joins High Point Design Center The International Textile Market Association, producer of the Showtime fabric trade event held here each June and December, has joined the High Point Design Center and debuted the Market Square Textile Sample Sale Room to allow year-round sales of its members\u2019 products to the design […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n