Jan 17, 2018

AmericasMart January 2018 Market: optimism, nonstop order writing and global buying power

Global buying power, peak order-writing volume and surging optimism continued to fuel the pace of the January 2018 Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market as it approached its closing bell at AmericasMart^® Atlanta today.

“What we’ve seen, heard and experienced over eight days of nonstop buying and selling is unprecedented in recent U.S. wholesale trade history,” notes Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., AmericasMart vice chairman, president and chief operating officer. “This show marks the restoration of business confidence and hope for the future,” Portman adds.

The Market registered attendees from across the U.S. and around the world in the first international home, rug, gift and apparel trade fair of 2018.

Capacity occupancies across the 7.2 million square-foot AmericasMart complex gave attendees a product mix unmatched in depth, variety and selection, enhanced by hundreds of networking, informational and educational events custom-created to enliven the Market experience and equip designers, specifiers, e-tailers and retailers with new knowledge to help grow 2018 business.

High-profile buying groups representing the biggest names in retailing, a global media corps and trend- and taste-makers from the worlds of fashion and design helped accelerate Market energy and excitement. And an all-new turn-by-turn navigation system—the first of its kind in the U.S. trade mart sector—helped to make AmericasMart’s celebrated ease of access and business efficiency even greater.

For more information about the January Market, please visit www.AmericasMart.com/January.