Feb 17, 2014

Buyers Discover New Product at Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market

Holiday, floral, home and gift take lead roles in AmericasMart’s vast product mix when the retail and design community convenes in Atlanta to discover the top global product trends at the Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market® March 7 – 9, 2014.

The Market allows buyers another opportunity to explore AmericasMart’s comprehensive permanent collections and shop a unique assortment of temporary exhibits, many of which show exclusively at the spring and fall markets.

The temporary collections feature an expertly curated collection of holiday and floral, gift, home accents and immediate resource merchandise. Highlighting the Market are TMI Giftspresenting expansive a collection of holiday items and gifts; Black Black Moon showcasing unique handmade jewelry; and new exhibitor Grandiflora presenting limited quantity,thoughtfully crafted artisan home decor and entertaining pieces. The Market’s scope allows it to showcase up-and-coming and artisan lines, many of which become industry trend makers. International sensation Elf on the Shelf launched as a March Market temporary exhibitor and to date, has sold more than 6 million copies in North America.

The Market’s timing also allows buyers to complete holiday décor item orders before manufacturers’ deadlines. AmericasMart’s five permanent Holiday & Floral/Home Décor floors feature new showrooms Katherine’s Collection, Noelle Enterprises, Shandong Neon King Electronics Co, Ltd, Wholesale Glass Vases International, Brite Ideas Decorating, Goldenbridge Arts & Crafts and Dekorasyon Gifts, and expanded and redesigned showrooms G. Debrekht, Seasons Designs International, Larksilk, D. Stevens, Vintage Floral, Farrisilk and Option 2 alongside longtime industry leaders. The Market showcases trend-making items including LED lighting, Christmas trees with state-of-the-art technology and life-like animatronic products as well as more products for Halloween and other seasons.

Market attendees also receive free admission to The Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS), taking place concurrently. At GABBS, one of the world’s largest remainder, bargain and overstock book shows, buyers save 75 to 90 percent off publisher’s retail on gifts and book product including bargain books, toys, puzzles, calendars and stationery.

Continuing its tradition of an industry-leading buyer experience, AmericasMart presents a free buyer education series at the March Market. The event line-up includes:

· The Education Center “7 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Engagement” presented by Shelly Brown of Social Bug Media. Brown teaches seven ways to instantly increase audience engagement on Facebook. Friday, March 7. 11 a.m. Building 1, Floor 2.

· “Bargain Books by the Numbers” presented by Larry May, GABBS Show Owner. May shares how to increase profit margins by incorporating bargain books into product mix. Friday, March 7. 2 p.m. Building 1, Floor 2.

· “Dining with ‘The Angry Chef’” presented by Chef Ron Eyester of Rosebud, The Family Dog and Timones. Known for his alter ego “The Angry Chef” on Twitter, Chef Eyester whips up tasty dishes from his popular Morningside Atlanta restaurants. Saturday, March 8. Noon. Building 2, Floor 8, Demonstration Kitchen.

· “Seasonally Decorated: Floral Demonstration” presented by Alvin Moore of Alvin Moore Florals. Moore teaches how to keep stores updated with arrangements for every season and how to use those arrangements as a tool for upselling. Saturday, March 8. 2 p.m. Building 1, Floor 19, Seminar Room.

More market information and a full events list are available online at http://www.americasmart.com/gift/spring-holiday-market#/.

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.