Summer 2021 Atlanta Market Beats Expectations
Atlanta Market confirmed its place as the top Summer 2021 buying destination for the national retail and design industry with better than projected attendance and reports of record-breaking shows across its home and gift collections at the closing of its seven-day run, July 13-19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta. “Atlanta Market was exactly what buyers and sellers needed right now,” said Bob Maricich, International Market Centers (IMC) CEO. “The buzz about market quickly traveled through the industry, and the brands and buyers who did not attend were really feeling like they missed out. We’re confident that their need to be a part of Atlanta Market will accelerate the growth of the Winter Market in 2022.” Pent-up demand for inventory led to aggressive buying by retailers and designers. Upticks in Key Account attendance – with nearly 100 top retailers including Anthropologie, Ballard Designs, Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body Works/White Barn, Bealls, Belk, Buc-ees, Cracker Barrel, Dillard’s, Francesca’s, Food 52, Hallmark Cards, Hamricks, Hobby Lobby, The Home Depot, Joann Stores, Macy’s, Michael’s Arts & Crafts, Nordstrom, Old Time Pottery, Paper Source, Plow & Hearth, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Sharper Image, Swoozies, Tuesday Morning, Urban Outfitters, Von Maur and more – also sparked high-volume orders. Buyers from all market verticals – Gift, Home Décor and Apparel – were well represented with growth in all three categories over the Winter 2021 staging. Attendees hailed from all 50 states, with notable growth from the Midwest and continued recovery of international traffic with buyers from some 36 countries. Overall, the Summer 2021 Atlanta Market well outpaced the Winter 2021 staging, growing by nearly 55% in attendance and ultimately beating IMC’s pre-market projections with more than 85% of the Summer 2019 turnout. Buyers Choose Atlanta Market to Get to Business Many retailers and designers chose Atlanta Market as their first market after a pandemic hiatus or as their first market ever. “Coming back to the Atlanta Mart has felt like a homecoming,” said Jorge Gonzalez, buyer and general merchandising manager for Draeger’s HOME & Market with four stores in California. “The safety measures and the graciousness of the Atlanta Market staff has left me with a smile on my face an incredible hope for the future of our business and brick and mortar stores!” “This is our very first market as buyers and it’s been a great experience!” said Madison Clayborn, founder of new online retailer Clayborn Collection. “We found a lot of what we were looking for to start our company by coming to Atlanta Market. We’ll definitely be coming back in the future.” Tammy Lopez and Maddie Morden of Personify Shop in Duluth, GA...
Expanded Showrooms & Key Events Hightlight July Atlanta
Considered the premier area rug marketplace in America, AmericasMart® continues its commitment to providing a comprehensive Market shopping experience through the incorporation of HOME and RUG collections in easily accessible showrooms at the upcoming The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® (July 10 – 17, 2013) and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® (July 11 – 14, 2013). Americasmart is an associate member of the ORIA. Building on the groundbreaking success introduced at the January 2013 Market, the continued integration of HOME and RUG collections in Building 1 provides buyers with a more extensive product selection that is more in line with the way they shop, making it easier to source a full array of home furnishings, home décor and rug options in one product center. The cohabitation of AmericasMart’s HOME and RUG categories allows buyers to explore the unmatched collection of HOME product lines available during Market. Additionally, AmericasMart again presents an unparalleled buyer experience with compelling rug industry-focused educational presentations and a celebration of industry excellence at the ICON HONORS 2013 ceremony. UPDATES AND EXPANSIONS IN HOME AND RUG The successful integration of HOME and RUG is further driven by the expansions of two key showrooms, The StyleCraft Home Collection and Silkroute International, and the addition of new showroom, Liberty Oriental Rugs. The Style Craft Home Collection moves to a new showroom on Building1 Floor 4 The significant expansion to more than 9,000 square feet allows the company to showcase more of its extensive line of home décor and lighting products. Silkroute International’s move to Building1 Floor 5 nearly triples its space to more than 14,000 square feet, allowing the company to showcase a wider variety of its expansive product mix both during Markets and for daily business. Liberty Oriental Rugs showcases its comprehensive selection of fine rug styles, designs, colors, and sizes in a new, nearly 5000 square foot showroom on Building 1 Floor 4. COMPELLING HOME AND RUG PRESENTATIONS In partnership with AmericasMart, Oriental Rug Retailers of America (ORRA) presents a series of seminars and educational opportunities for current and potential members. The ORRA presentation schedule is as follows with all events in Room 4-B-1 on Building 1 Floor 4: FRIDAY, JULY 12 ORRA Director of Education Phil Menendian, CRA presents “Knot to be Missed”. Menendian, along with other ORRA board members, continues the ongoing educational process supporting the certifications of rug appraisers. All members and non-members are welcome to participate. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Appraisers Forum. This new program is aimed at enhancing earlier ORRA educational programs with more focus on today’s methods and approaches that are necessary to provide qualified and informative rug appraisals....
Nourison To Host July 11 Barclay Event In Atlanta
Nourison and Barclay will co-host a debut event to launch the Barclay Butera Lifestyle Rug Collection at the AmericasMart Atlanta on Wednesday, July 11 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Nourison showroom in Building 1, Space 3F2. On hand will be key staff from both Nourison and Barclay Butera Lifestyle, including designer Barclay Butera. The event will feature a festive reception and dinner as well as a book signing of Barclay’s new book “Living on the Coast.” All market visitors are welcome to attend. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the entire line of Nourison’s Barclay rugs and discuss them with designer Barclay Butera. The collections include: Equestrian, which takes its cue from classic refined English country living and features antiqued leather in a fabulous tile pattern. Hinsdale, a densely powerloom woven New Zealand wool with viscose highlights collection featuring Persian and Damask designs. Maze, a striking flatweave collection made of wool that features an interlocking two-toned geometric pattern. Medley, a hip, modern hide-hair collection that features classic color combinations merged with over-dyed vivid hues and a double-banded metal stud border. Oxford, a quintessential Barclay Butera design featuring well-defined signature stripes in varying widths with gentle colorways. Ripple, a wool, hi/lo flatweave collection that features variegated mono-color waves that hint of a subtle texture and gentle vibe. Medley Cube: The perfect accessory to any room. Medley Cubes are multi-colored hide-hair accent pieces that coordinate with Barclay’s zippy Medley rugs. It’s side table, it’s an ottoman, it is so much more. These clever and unique storage containers can be used as an accent, stool, and easily collapse for their own simple storage. “Barclay has a unique brand image, design style and loyal customer base that will help us reach a completely new market demographic,” said Alex Peykar, principal at Nourison. “I am very excited with the result of our collaboration. The rugs are all visually stunning and uniquely distinctive in terms of color, material, texture and pattern. Great products are a result of combining new ideas, technology and craftsmanship. I think we have succeeded remarkably in this regard with the Barclay Butera Lifestyle collections.” On his partnership with Nourison, Butera has this to offer: “Meeting with and exploring the potential for this line with Nourison was exciting from the beginning. This company is explosive in their product development capabilities, their marketing efforts, and their customer service. We look forward with tremendous anticipation to this launch and are thrilled to be able to offer this collection to our customers who have been clamoring for rug designs of this very nature for years.” For further information, please contact Julie Rosenblum, Nourison’s Brand Manager...
ORRA Announces Event Schedule For July Market
The Oriental Rug Retailers Association (ORRA) will sponsor a range of educational events for the upcoming rug market, outlined below. For more information, visit www.orrainc.com or call 804-270-3195. Friday July 13, 2012 – 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. “In the Dragons’ Shadow: Dragon Rugs and the Legacy of their Patterns” Presented by Paul Ramsey, CRA. A fascinating glimpse into the foggy notions of the Dragon rugs of Azerbaijan (the Caucasus and northwest Iran), and how have they been a source of inspiration for many later rugs from this area. We will look at the origins of dragon rugs, understand their basic patterns, and look at their influence into 19th and 20th Century Kazak and other Caucasian designs. Paul, a long time ORRA member, has been a retailer and importer of rugs for over 35 years, travelling widely in Turkey, Afghanistan and Iran. He prefers to think of himself, with respect to rugs generally, tribal rugs and dragon rugs, as regionally and even internationally un-known. He is currently learning Chinese, and Chinese calligraphy, and studies ancient Chinese poetry. Friday July 13 – 1:00 p.m. “Knot To Be Missed IV” Presenter: Phil Menendian and a panel of rug appraisers. AmericasMart Building 1, 4th Floor. Seminar Room 4-B-1 In their ongoing efforts at educating their members, ORRA will continue a program that is geared toward helping members pass the CRA exam. Phil will focus on a specific group of rugs with which many test takers have had difficulty. Numerous pieces will be examined and the differences go into in depth by our panel of experts. The seminar will also involve showing a half dozen or so types of rugs that were the most often incorrectly identified in the CRA exam. What is it? Why they are what they are and how to recognize them in the future will be discussed by our expert panel. If you have a specific area of interest or difficulty, please let us know when you register and we will do our best to address the rug(s) in question. To register please send your contact information to orraarnold@verizon.net “Knot To Be Missed IV” will be held in Building 1, 4th Fl., Room 4-B-1 Friday July 13 – 3:00 p.m. Walk the Market with Phil Presenter: Phil Menendian, CRA Building (1) Floor 4, meet in front of Rm. 4-B-1 for the tour A guided tour through select Market showrooms led by ORRA’s Education Chairman Phil Menendian. This is a fun and informative tour that’s a great opportunity to learn about new innovations in today’s market. Saturday, July 14 – 12:30 p.m. ORRA Certified Rug Appraiser’s Exam*-ORRA Tips on Proper Rug...
Foxworthy To Headline ICON Event During July Atlanta Market
Celebrated American comedian, television and radio personality and author Jeff Foxworthy will take the ICON HONORS 2012 stage July 14 to engage and delight a capacity crowd with his distinctive brand of humor in an exclusive performance marking the most anticipated and important night in the home and gift industry, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., president and chief operating officer of ICON HONORS founding sponsor AmericasMart Atlanta. AmericasMart is an associate member of the ORIA. Foxworthy brings to the 2012 ICON HONORS celebration the engaging wit and wisdom that has powered his career over more than 25 years of work in such in such hit programs as the Jeff Foxworthy Show, Blue Collar TV, Foxworthy’s Big Night Out and the Fox TV prime-time quiz show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. He is the largest selling comedy recording artist of all times and has multiple Grammy nominations. Foxworthy’s signature You Might Be a Redneck If…album series defined the American “redneck” comedy genre and helped establish his trademark style. His comedy, and its light-hearted portrayal of American life, capture the essence of our culture and echo much of what ICON HONORS 2012 and its focus on American ingenuity celebrates, observes Portman. “Across the history of American cultural innovation and ingenuity, few individuals achieve true iconic status. Jeff Foxworthy’s humor touches the heart and soul of who we are with good-spirited originality. He has the rare ability to find and to celebrate the best in all of us, to help us laugh at ourselves and to take pride in our heritage. He’s iconically authentic and a champion for all,” Portman adds. Foxworthy will help headline a night of revelation and celebration with top achievers from across the home and gift industry vying for and receiving coveted ICON HONORS for superior work and accomplishment in the highly selective Innovation, Contribution and Achievement categories. The ICON HONORS 2012 celebration is the must-attend event in the July 2012 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market with admission open to all registered Market attendees. “It’s the hottest ticket in town,” notes Marc Rice, chairman of ICON HONORS co-sponsor the Gift & Home Trade Association (GHTA) and Ganz vice president. “Nowhere in the gift and home furnishings industry will you find the collection of talent, achievement, energy, anticipation and excitement that ICON HONORS creates. Just like Jeff Foxworthy, it is a true American original—not to be missed,” adds...
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