Jun 7, 2013
AmericasMart Presents an Engaging Permanent Gift Collection Across All Categories

Ever responsive to retailers’ desires to present an integrated merchandise mix with items from multiple product categories, AmericasMart® presents a diverse and innovative GIFT product collection highlighted by new and expanded showrooms at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® (July 10 – 17, 2013) and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® (July 11 – 14, 2013) this July.

AmericasMart’s expansive, easy-to-navigate campus allows national and global gift retailers to conveniently cross between product categories to source top product that will engage and impress their customers.

July Market attendees will notice that AmericasMart has retired the Building 2 WestWing name. This change makes navigating the campus even easier for buyers and recognizes that the two buildings are essentially one destination providing a seamless shopping environment. The fully integrated space invites gift buyers to explore the popular LIVING. OUTDOOR/INDOOR.® THE GARDENS® and GOURMET & HOUSEWARES collections that are located in the former WestWing.

Adding to AmericasMart’s exciting assortment of new showrooms at the July Market is a series of engaging and educational gift industry-focused seminars featuring tastemakers including Ted Allen of Food Network’s Chopped, Emily Henderson of HGTV’s Design Star, and John Gidding, host of HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block. A full list of events is available online at http://www.americasmart.com/gift/july-2013/events.

The centerpiece of the July Market, AmericasMart celebrates professional achievements at the most important and anticipated night in the gift industry, ICON HONORS 2013.TheICON HONORS 2013 celebration will be Thursday, July 11 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, just blocks from AmericasMart. Cocktails will be served at 7 p.m., and the dinner and 2013 Honors Presentation begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and tables can be purchased at www.americasmarticonhonors.com.

THE INDUSTRY’S GREATEST GIFT COLLECTION
With more than 12 floors of general gift product, AmericasMart continuously presents the most comprehensive gift collection in the industry. Notable new and expanded showrooms in the GENERAL GIFT category include:

Reisenthel opens its first US showroom featuring its classic and ingeniously designed bags as well as other European gift lines; Cody Foster & Co., Inc. offers holiday ornaments and many lines of handmade home décor in a new showroom; and longtime AmericasMart exhibitor C&F Enterprises moves its line of quality fabric and home décor items to two showrooms on Floor 14 of Building 2.

In addition to new showrooms, gift-related Market programming provides buyers with fresh and creative retailing ideas. Gift-related events at the July 2013 Market include:
· Lindsay Roberts of The Gift Insider presents “Top Picks in Gift.” Thursday, July 11. Roberts presents an all new top 10 list of her favorite gift items found in the permanent showrooms at AmericasMart.
· AmericasMart Atlanta and burton+ BURTON present “Hospital Gift Shop Idea Sharing Breakfast.” Friday, July 12. Buyers are invited to network and brainstorm with others in the hospital gift shop field and learn about new and exciting ways to increase sales.
· Stylist Emily Henderson, winner of HGTV’s Design Star, presents “Make Your Tabletop Pop.” Saturday, July 13. Henderson shares the latest trends in tabletop accessories and teaches how to incorporate home accents and furnishings to complete the overall look of a room.

SAVORING SUCCESS WITH THE GOURMET & HOUSEWARES AND LIVING AND ENTERTAINING: GIFTS, TABLETOP & ACCESSORIES COLLECTIONS
As gourmet, housewares and tabletop gifts and accessories continue to be some of the fastest-growing segments of the retail landscape, all types of gift retailers are integrating product from AmericasMart’s expansive collection into their product offerings. Updates in this popular category include:

Tervis Tumblers moves its collection of iconic, American-made tumblers and accessories to a larger showroom, and Roland Products presents innovative, health conscious, and unique products for the home in a new showroom.

Gift retailers receive a gourmet education at the state-of-the-art DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN on Floor 8 of Building 2. A sampling of the demonstrations includes:
· Chef Suzanne Vizethann of Buttermilk Kitchen presents “Southern Food, Made From Scratch.” Thursday, July 11. Chef Vizethann explains how using sustainable and local ingredients can create the ultimate southern dish.
· Chef Ford Fry of Atlanta, GA presents “In the Kitchen with Ford Fry.” Friday, July 12. Chef Fry leads a culinary journey through Atlanta, featuring a few of his favorite dishes from his four popular restaurants
· Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s Chopped presents “Going Gourmet with Ted Allen.” Saturday, July 13. Allen shares inspiring new recipes that exude tremendous flavor while using great kitchen techniques. A book sale and singing of his book, In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks, immediately follows the demonstration.
· Chefs Jonathan Fox and Justin Fox present “Barbecuing with Atlanta’s Fox Brothers.” Saturday, July 13. Chefs at the number one barbeque restaurant in Atlanta, the Fox brothers give a lesson in the southern barbeque tradition.

YEAR-ROUND PRODUCT GROWTH IN THE GARDENS
The fascinating LIVING. OUTDOOR/INDOOR.® THE GARDENS® category on Floors 9 and 10 of Building 2 showcases outdoor-focused products that are easily and successfully integrated into all kinds of gift product offerings. New additions to this category include:

Meadowcraft showcases a collection of wrought iron tables, seating and firepits; Star Imports offers a collection of garden décor, pottery, and birding, license plate art, collegiate items and seasonal items; Slate… naturally features planters, water features and furniture that are completely crafted from solid slate; and The Lonestar Group presents a whimsical line of home and garden décor made from recycled metals.

Further inspiring gift retailers to incorporate products from the LIVING. OUTDOOR/INDOOR.® THE GARDENS® category is a series of outdoor related seminars including:
· Residential, commercial and landscape architect John Gidding, host of HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block, presents “Maximize Curb Appeal in Minimal Space.” Friday, July 12. Gidding shares tips and tricks for boosting the curb appeal of an outdoor space regardless of its size.
· Lolita Healy, celebrations expert and founder of Designs by Lolita, presents “A Look Inside Outdoor Entertaining.” Saturday, July 13. Healy creates the perfect outdoor celebration with tips that can easily be applied to any retail store.

EXPANSIVE GIFT TEMPORARY COLLECTION
The PERMANENT GIFT showrooms are supplemented by an expansive TEMPORARY collection with more than 30 product categories featuring gift opportunities ranging from accessories to one-of-a-kind pieces. Notable categories for the July Market include Made In America, Gourmet LUXE, and the new TableTop LUXE. Multiple floors of TEMPORARIES can be found alongside the GIFT collection in Building 2 as well as and on multiple other floors across the easy-to-navigate AmericasMart campus.

ABOUT AMERICASMART
AmericasMart Atlanta is the nation’s only global wholesale marketplace housing the world’s single-largest collection of home, gift, area rug and apparel merchandise. The largest of AmericasMart’s 14 annual Markets and shows, The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market in January and July are the ignition switch for global retailing with buyers from every U.S. state and more than 90 countries discovering product in more than 1,400 showrooms and more than 2,500 temporary exhibiting companies.

Located in downtown Atlanta, the AmericasMart complex contains more than seven million square feet of space. It’s a huge global stage on which manufacturers, designers and sales representatives unveil new lines, launch new designs and introduce new categories – all for the benefit of buyers seeking all that is fresh and first in the home, rug, gift and apparel arenas. For more information, please visitwww.AmericasMart.com. Follow us @AmericasMartATL or @AtlantaApparel.




Social Connections


📣 Meet our speakers! 📣The Garden Center Show, presented by Lawn & Garden Retailer, is excited to announce our Keynote Speakers! 📣 Michelle Sherrier: Owner of MC Design Academy and host of The Retail Whore Podcast📣 Tim Quebedeaux: Owner of RetailKPI and Service Provider for The Garden Center GroupBe sure to check them out, along with our full, FREE conference schedule for The Garden Center Show, Aug. 6-7 in Rosemont, IL.🔗 Register for FREE: LGRMag.com/GCSRegister🌐 Learn more: www.gardencentershow.com🚌 Bus tour info: lgrmag.com/LGRBusTour#GCS24 #GardenCenterShow #GardenEvents #InPersonEvent #Networking #RetailStrategies #SpecialtyRetailers #GardenCenter #Conference #speaker #keynotespeaker ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
Gift Shop Plus Winter 2024
Get one year of Gift Shop Plus in both print and digital editions for just $16.

Interested in reading the print edition of Gift Shop Plus?

Subscribe Today »

website development by deyo designs