AmericasMart Kicks Off 2014 Buying Season
When the retail world goes shopping this January, it shops here: AmericasMart® Atlanta and the incomparable Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® (Showrooms: Tuesday, January 7 – Tuesday, January 14; Temporaries: Thursday, January 9 – Monday, January 13) and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show (Showrooms: Wednesday, January 8 – Saturday, January 11; Temporaries: Thursday, January 9 – Saturday, January 11). The first and largest home, gift, area rug and apparel market of the 2014 wholesale show cycle (as ranked by Trade Show News Network (TSNN) in their “2012 Top 250 US Trade Shows”) will yield increased connectivity, new cross-category selection and a merchandise mix of unrivaled scale. “If it’s next, it’s here,” notes Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., AmericasMart president and chief operating officer. “Starting Tuesday, January 7, we’ll be delivering on that promise to the delight of legions of retailers magnetized by the seductive powers of all things new. Our January Markets will unleash the forces of possibilities in ways unmatched in our 54-year history,” Portman adds. In its constant pursuit of continuous improvement, AmericasMart is creating significant enhancements to the Atlanta Market experience, beginning with the show schedule, which shifts to a new Tuesday-to-Tuesday run to accommodate buyers’ preferred timing. The January Market also marks the launch of a greatly enriched website and the extension of free wi-fi accessibility across the seven million square-foot campus. The successful integration of AmericasMart’s HOME and RUG collection continues at the January 2014 Market with showroom expansions that are part of a comprehensive plan that has integrated nearly 60,000 square feet of these showrooms in the past year. The groundbreaking Living. Outdoor/Indoor®. The Gardens®. collection at AmericasMart marks its 20th anniversary with an outdoor fabric fashion show, celebrations and giveaways including a complete outdoor kitchen and $20,000 of top outdoor living product. Across the connected three-building campus, Permanent collections are buzzing with new and expanded showrooms. AmericasMart GIFT continues its march forward with an ever-growing collection of top products at all price points from across the world, including the internationally renowned Living & Entertaining: Gifts, Tabletop & Accessories and Gourmet & Housewares collections, brought to life by cooking demonstrations from national culinary stars. Its five-floor Holiday & Floral/Home Décor collection features significant expansions and new showrooms enriching the industry’s largest Market of the year. The permanent Children’s World collection showcases new juvenile apparel, décor and accessories lines with products for babies, kids, tweens and moms-to-be. In the Temporaries, the growth pace accelerates with a fascinating product mix highlighted by all of the juried LUXE collections – HIGH DESIGN LUXE, Gourmet LUXE, Tabletop LUXE and...
AmericasMart 2014 Market Dates Expanded
AmericasMart announced that the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® will maintain its eight day run for the January and July 2014 Markets. Although a shortened run was previously announced, the results of extensive qualitative research conducted with buyers and exhibitors during the July 2013 Market indicate that AmericasMart Markets are increasingly too important and much too valuable for anything other than a straight Tuesday-to-Tuesday run. The dates of the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® will be Tuesday, January 7 – Tuesday, January 14, 2014 for showrooms and Thursday, January 9 – Monday, January 13, 2014 for temporaries. The dates of the Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show, co-sponsored by the ORIA will be Wednesday, January 8 – Saturday, January 11, 2014 for showrooms and Thursday, January 9 – Saturday, January 11, 2014 for temporaries. Dates for the summer 2014 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® will be Tuesday, July 8 – Tuesday, July 15, 2014 for showrooms and Thursday, July 10 – Monday, July 14, 2014 for temporaries. Dates for the Atlanta International Area Rug Market® Wednesday, July 9 – Saturday, July 12, 2014 for showrooms and Thursday, July 10 – Monday, July 14, 2014 for...
Atlanta Market Dates Expanded
AmericasMart Atlanta announced that the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® will maintain its eight day run for the January and July 2014 Markets. Although a shortened run was previously announced, the results of extensive qualitative research conducted with buyers and exhibitors during the July 2013 Market indicate that AmericasMart Markets are increasingly too important and much too valuable for anything other than a straight Tuesday-to-Tuesday run. Showrooms during the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® will be open from Tuesday, January 7 to Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Temporaries will be open from Thursday, January 9 to Monday, January 13, 2014. During the Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show, showrooms will be open from Wednesday, January 8 to Saturday, January 11, 2014; temporaries will be open from Thursday, January 9 to Saturday, January 11, 2014. Next July’s Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, showrooms will be open Tuesday, July 8 to Tuesday, July 15, 2014; temporaries will be open from Thursday, July 10 to Monday, July 14, 2014 and showrooms during the Atlanta International Area Rug Market® will be open from Wednesday, July 9 to Saturday, July 12,...
AmericasMart Gears Up For January Markets
Retailers from across the U.S. and around the world will make Atlanta their January 2013 destination of choice for all the product—all in one place—all at AmericasMart® at the celebrated Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® and Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show, the first and by every measure largest international trade fair of 2013. The event is co-sponsored by the ORIA. The Gift & Home Furnishings Market (January 9-16/Temporaries January 11-15) will again present the world’s single-largest product collection in more than 45 merchandise categories with the Atlanta International Area Rug Market (January 10-13/Temporaries January 11-13) showcasing the world’s single-largest collection of handmade and machine-made carpets from the most respected names in the area rug business. The January 2013 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market is on track to continue its position within the coveted Trade Show News Network (TSNN) top-250 listing, where it currently ranks as the third-largest U.S. trade show. The TSNN ranking makes the Atlanta January Market the largest U.S. gift and home furnishings trade show in rank comparison to all other events named within the top 250. Setting the pace for the January 2013 Markets will be unparalleled excitement across the comprehensive campus: • In the Home category, the continuing growth of the design-focused furniture and accessories product mix, led by the convergence of area rug and furniture in newly relocated showrooms on the area rug and furniture floors. • In Holiday & Floral, the newest 2013 product introductions as well as the Artisan Showcase showcasing on-site artists demonstrating old-world skills. • In Gift, the position as the top market for every collection at every price point is solidified with more lines than ever – including a resurgent tabletop category. • In Gardens, additional lines dedicated to specialties ranging from miniature gardening to outdoor living rooms ensure there are options for every retailer. • In Gourmet & Housewares, new exhibitors alongside a stellar lineup of all-star chef demonstrations will inform and inspire. • In the juried temporary category HD Home, new exhibitors complement the collection of the premier manufacturers and designers in the category to create a breathtaking presentation of style. • In the Temporaries, all the traditional favorites are thriving while the Made in America collection continues to grow; Gourmet LUXE and Gardens LUXE offer juried high-end alternatives; and Pampered Pets is back to meet the growing consumer demand. Complementing the extensive array of product collections, AmericasMart presents the best lineup yet of educational seminars and special guest appearances ever, making the January 2013 Market the ultimate retail buying and networking opportunity. The centerpiece of the Atlanta...
Excitement Builds In Atlanta
Buyers and sellers will definitely See it All as AmericasMart presents the first global wholesale trade event of 2012: The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market Jan. 11-18 (Temporaries: Jan. 13-17), with the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show (NORS) taking place Jan. 12-15 (Temporaries: Jan. 13-15). NORS is co-sponsored by the ORIA. Showcasing the latest in design-driven home furnishings and accessories, gifts, fine linens, area rugs, gourmet products and the largest collection of holiday, floral and home décor products, the Market will feature new product introductions, cutting-edge design trends as well as new manufacturers and new categories, all housed in more than seven million square feet of showroom space. The AmericasMart January 2012 market experience will again present retailers from every U.S. state and more than 90 countries the unmatched advantages of the world’s single-largest product collection in a setting of unrivaled ease, accessibility and convenience – all enriched and enlivened with premier events, celebrity appearances and educational programming. Taking center stage is the new corridor linking the eighth floor of Building Two, which features tabletop, with the eighth floor of Building2 West Wing, which features gourmet, creating a holistic platform uniting housewares, tabletop, gourmet and the gift segments for maximum variety and selection in contiguous resources. The 13 permanent product centers spanning the four-building campus will welcome new companies opening their first Atlanta showrooms and will house newly expanded ones as they enhance and strengthen their product offerings. The Market Temporaries again are poised to stimulate buying with individual categories robust in rich product and diverse offerings. As the launching pad for the industry’s newest trends and hottest “up-and-comers,” the Temporaries provide a platform for buyers to first discover unique product and fresh ideas. Anchoring the Temporaries and its defining home furnishings Temporary Collection is HD Home, which will once again feature an exclusive juried lifestyles collection of the nation’s most inspired and design-driven home furnishings and home décor manufacturers. The January Market will see several new category segments introduced in Temporaries, such as HIGH Design Luxe (which was introduced in the July 2011 Market), Emerging Artists, Made in America, Modern Baby & Contemporary Kid, Luggage & Travel Accessories as well as several categories such as Paper Boutique, Gourmet, Licensee & Design and Global Designs being relocated due to expansion of their sector. The AmericasMart Birding & Backyard Nature collection continues to blossom as the showrooms exposure to quality products not found elsewhere as well as passionate exhibitors who want to provide retail customers and their backyard friends with the best products specific to their region. AmericasMart, which houses the world’s...
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