Dec 9, 2013

AmericasMart Expands Casual Furniture Offerings

The continuing growth of AmericasMart’s furniture and home furnishings category extends to its casual furniture mix, where an expanding collection of top manufacturers is broadening the outdoor segment to accommodate dual buyer and exhibitor demand. The newest lines will join the existing extensive casual furnishings resources featured at the upcoming The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market® in January 2014 and during non-Market weekdays as part of AmericasMart’s comprehensive Open Daily Marketplace.

January Market buyers will find the full complement of long-time causal furnishings exhibitors, including Alfresco Home, Crestwood Garden Collection, CRP Products Inc., Darlee Outdoor Living, Inc., Jensen Leisure Furniture, Meadow Decor, Inc., Meadowcraft, Poly-Wood, Inc., Ratana Home and Floral, Southern Komfort Bedswings, Summer Classics, Inc., Three Birds Casual, Three Coins Cast, Treasure Garden, Uwharrie Chair Co. and Telescope Casual Furniture, who debuts a redesigned showroom in January.

Joining the existing exhibitor mix will be new exhibitors Windham Enterprises, Skyline Design and Pelican Reef, all making their AmericasMart debut. Lloyd Flanders returns to AmericasMart in a new showroom to mark the 20th anniversary of The Gardens collection.

“AmericasMart is a great sales venue for casual furniture because it offers the opportunity for so many retailers to view products,” says Mark Henry, president of Windham Enterprises, LLC. “The Market brings a wide variety of potential customers from mom and pop retailers, designers, and multi-store buyers. Few venues offer such an opportunity for manufacturers to expand their distribution.”

“The Living. Outdoor / Indoor®. The Gardens®. collection presents the optimal way for designers and retailers to shop for casual furniture,” says Jill Ford, vice president of leasing for the category. “They love seeing the all product they need in our unique garden-like setting, and our dedicated and knowledgeable full-time showroom staff provides industry-leading service both during the Market and in non-Market times.”

AmericasMart’s casual furniture showrooms are located in The Living. Outdoor / Indoor®. The Gardens®. collection on Building 2 Floors 9 and 10. They are open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and during Home and Gift Markets. The next edition of The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market® takes place Tuesday, January 7 – Tuesday, January 14, 2014. For more information, please visit www.AmericasMart.com.

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. ICON HONORS, the home and gift industry’s most celebrated recognition program, is produced and staged annually by AmericasMart.

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.