Oct 29, 2021
Atlanta Market and LVM offer destinations for gourmet and housewares retailers

International Market Centers’ (IMC) Winter 2022 Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market offer destinations for gourmet and housewares retailers looking for trendsetting new product, category growth opportunities and business-building education. With a combined 1,000 gourmet and gift-oriented housewares, tabletop and specialty food lines offer retailers tools to grow their businesses.

“Discerning gourmet and housewares buyers are eagerly anticipating the Winter 2022 Markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas,” said Dorothy Belshaw, executive vice president, chief customer and marketing officer for IMC. “For this category, it’s not about getting it first, but sourcing depth and breadth of quality resources that provide the best return on their market investment.”

Resources

Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market’s strong gourmet, housewares and tabletop offerings – bolstered by a breadth of complementary gift and home décor product – provide unrivaled opportunities for cross-category sourcing, shopping and new revenue stream exploration.

Gourmet

The comprehensive gourmet resources run the gamut of top housewares and tabletop brands and specialty food purveyors. Buyers will find must-have lines in brand showrooms, sales agencies and temporary exhibits. Top specialty tabletop lines include:

  • Boston International
  • Casafina
  • Fortessa
  • Juliska
  • Paper Products Design
  • Rewined Candles
  • Riedel
  • TAG
  • The Fiesta Tableware Company,
  • Vietri
  • And more

Housewares

In housewares, leading cookware, cutlery, tools, gadgets and coffee brands include:

  • All-Clad
  • Demeyere
  • Hestan
  • Harold Import Company
  • Jura
  • Le Creuset
  • Lekue
  • Lifetime Brands
  • Messermeister
  • Meyer
  • OXO
  • Scanpan
  • Shun
  • SMEG
  • Staub
  • The Cookware Company
  • USAPan
  • Vitamix
  • Zwilling JA Henckels
  • And more

Specialty, Packaged, Shelf-Stable Foods

In specialty, packaged and shelf-stable foods, notable brands are:

  • Beautiful Briny Sea
  • Hammonds Candy,
  • Salt Sisters
  • Savannah Bee Company
  • Stonewall Kitchen
  • The French Farm
  • Vain Foods

Permanent Showrooms & Temporary Exhibitors

Permanent showrooms and temporary exhibitors in both Atlanta and Las Vegas showcase tabletop and entertaining, flatware, fine china, crystal, gourmet foods, cooking gadgets, small appliances, cookware, gourmet accessories, bar accessories, grilling tools, table linens, food storage, paper products, coolers, tailgate products, cookbooks, cleaning tools and more.

“With the largest gift offerings in the country in Atlanta and the only opportunity to source gift, home décor and furniture together in Las Vegas, IMC’s markets offer unmatched exploration opportunities,” added Belshaw. “Our January markets are well-timed for retailers coming off a busy holiday season to re-order best-sellers and to discover innovative new resources.”

Gourmet and Business Programming

IMC presents a series of educational opportunities and gourmet industry networking at Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market.

Cooking demonstrations bring food trends to life. The heart of the Atlanta Market gourmet and housewares collection – the state-of-the-art Atlanta Market Demonstration Kitchen – will be bustling this market with four days of live cooking demonstrations. In Las Vegas, three days of cooking demonstrations will take place in a new location among the temporary exhibits in the EXPO. Additionally, both markets will host a series of in-person business and trend education throughout the market weeks.

Atlanta Market | Jan. 11-18, 2022

At Atlanta Market, some 475+ gourmet, housewares and tabletop lines will be presented in showrooms on two dedicated floors of Building 2 with an additional 100+ gourmet, housewares and tabletop lines presented in five temporary exhibit categories: Gourmet, Gourmet LUXE, Housewares, Tabletop & Entertaining and Tabletop LUXE.

Atlanta Market, a gift, décor and lifestyle market, kicks off IMC’s 2022 trade show season on the east coast Jan. 11-18, 2022 at AmericasMart Atlanta. Housing a large gift product mix complemented by a broad selection of home décor, it features more than 8,000 brands across all categories. January Market registration is open now at AtlantaMarket.com.

Las Vegas Market | Jan. 23-27, 2022

Las Vegas Market presents some 285+ gourmet, housewares and tabletop lines in permanent showrooms with an additional 30+ gourmet, housewares and tabletop lines in the all-new, connected EXPO at World Market Center Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Market takes the industry west Jan. 23-27, 2022 at World Market Center Las Vegas. Las Vegas Market is the leading home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S., presenting thousands of furniture, home décor and gift resources in an unrivaled market destination. Registration is open now at www.lasvegasmarket.com.

For more information on IMC, visit www.imcenters.com.




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