VIDEO: Tupelo Furniture Market starts Thursday with new safety restrictions.

The Tupelo Furniture Market begins Thursday morning.

Extra regulations are placed to ensure the safety of the vendors and buyers.

Already setting for the 64th tupelo furniture market which starts tomorrow morning.

Wtva's chelsea brown is live to tell us what safety regulations are in place.

Wtva's chelsea brown is live to tell us what safety regulations are in place.

This is the first furniture market since january and the vendors are already preparing.

I spoke with v.m.

Cleveland, the ceo of the tupelo furniture market, about how important the market is for helping the business owners.

In one area.

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Cleveland, ceo, tupelo furniture market) coronavirus safety plans , tupelo, lee county ) it is very important, the manufacturers are trying to catch up."

During the coronavirus pandemic retail manufacturers did not have the employees working to keep up with needed production.

"while they were down, they got behind and retail got really good."

The furniture market is for manufacturers and vendors to display their newest pieces.

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Cleveland said since other markets around the country have been canceled this year because of the coronavirus, vendors and buyers are looking forward to this one.

Cleveland said with the space in buildings 4, 5, and 6 there is plenty of room to social distance.

" it's about a million sq ft.

So sounds like we downsize but we are still pretty big.

" he says signs will be posted around the furniture market to remind people to social distance.

Mask are required for vendors and employees of the tupelo furniture market.

Workers added plexiglas barriers to the registration centers.

Cleveland decided to cancel the meals and award ceremonies this year.

"not doing our buyer awards or rep awards which all cause big groups in one area" the furniture market begins at 8am thursday morning and continues through sunday.

Live in tupelo, chelsea brown, wtva 9 news a popular national retailer