Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market together with the Atlanta Gourmet Market
ATLANTA — The latest gift, home furnishings and gourmet products come together in one spectacular double buying experience during the September 13-15, Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta Gourmet Market. The September Market—leading up to the January 2009 debut of Americaart Building Two West Wing—delivers an unprecedented combination of quality and variety in:
Permanent Showrooms: Housed in 13 complete product centers within a three—soon to be four—building campus. Temporary Booths: Conveniently located in a central location in Building 1, Floor 7.
Best of Atlanta Awards: An Americaart-exclusive honor—judged by top food industry experts—spotlighting superior gourmet products and celebrating achievement in product manufacturing and packaging.
Gift Basket University: The only hands-on workshop symposium dedicated to the gift and gourmet industry offering the latest design techniques and business strategy classes.
As one of the last order-writing markets of the year, the September Market provides retailers an opportunity to discover new product and replenish stock before the holiday season. In addition, the Market offer a comprehensive lineup of educational seminars, further strengthening the overall market experience at Americaart. This fall, courses include:
Gift Basket University: Baskets, Bows and Wrapping Techniques. Jimi Taylor and Cheri Reagor return to demonstrate the fundamentals of basket building, simplifying bow making and making it affordable by using a variety of ribbons and enhancements.
Saturday, September 13, 9:30-11 a.m. Building 1, Floor 7
Cooking Demonstration: Recipes Worth Sharing
Sheila Thomas cooks up a classic Christmas with a sampling of America’s favorite comfort foods. “Recipes Worth Sharing” (FRP Publishing) book signing to follow. Presented by Delectable Samplings.
Saturday, September 13, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Building 3, Floor 14 Gourmet Gallery
Two Markets Under One Roof/Add One
Your Gift Basket Business: Getting Off the Ground and Keeping Afloat Laura Weiss, owner of Dolce, shares advice on starting a gift basket business and explains the importance of keeping it organized to ensure success. She explains how to research and prepare for the gift basket industry with tips on sourcing/organizing inventory, creating a functional workspace and putting processes into place.
Saturday, September 13, 1 – 2 p.m. Building 3, Floor 14
Effective Marketing for Your Gourmet Store and Cooking School
Mary Moore, founder and owner of one of the top-rated gourmet retail stores in the country, Cook’s Warehouse, defines methods of marketing a business from grassroots campaigns to meaningful partnerships and community relations. She provides great tips on how to stretch the marketing budget, with a focus on both external and in-store marketing.
Saturday, September 13, 3 – 4 p.m. Building 3, Floor 7
Gift Basket University: Anything But a Basket
Jimi Taylor and Cheri Reagor explain how to move out merchandise and display products. They will show the most effective way to build a base for creative and unusual containers, with take-home tips on shipping procedures for gift basket designs.
Sunday, September 14, 9:30-11 a.m. Building 1, Floor 7
Pricing for Profit and Succeeding Today’s Economy
Jimi Taylor of Taylor Made Gift Baskets guides retailers through a simple formula to price products, factoring in the time invested. Retailers will also learn how to become a one-stop shop for customers by diversifying inventory and incorporating clever extras.
Sunday, September 14, 12 – 1 p.m. Building 3, Floor 14
Cooking Demonstration: Samples from Atlanta’s Best
Laura Achee shares wonderful treats from The Junior League of Atlanta’s two cookbooks: “Atlanta Cooknotes” and “True Grits.” These cookbooks boast collections of regional recipes, inspired photography and lively, charming stories by renowned Southern authors. Presented by Delectable Samplings.
Sunday, September 14, 2-3 p.m. Building 3, Floor 14 Gourmet Gallery
Americaart Atlanta is the largest wholesale marketplace of its kind in the world, and is a leading international market source for a wide variety of consumer goods. It hosts 17 wholesale markets and six Market Wednesdays that annually attract more than 548,000 attendees from every U.S. state and 80 countries.
Retailers attending its markets identify Americaart as the gift/home furnishings/area rug wholesale marketplace most important to their business—as compared to all competing U.S. wholesale markets—in independent research conducted by Moore & Symons, Inc.
