Jun 22, 2011

Dallas Design Supply Celebrates Grand Opening During June Market

Dallas, TX – Dallas Market Center, the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace, today announced the opening of its newest resource, Dallas Design Supply. The store is a 20,000-square-foot resource for seasonal décor, floral containers and supplies, candles, ribbon, party supplies and permanent botanicals on the campus of Dallas Market Center.

“We have added even more resources with the arrival of Dallas Design Supply, which offers merchandise from many of our exhibitors in an off-the-shelf buying environment,” said Cindy Morris, COO, Dallas Market Center.

The Dallas Design Supply customer base includes retailers, design professionals (florists, event planners, designers, and visual merchandisers) and qualified consumers such as charity organizers and educators. These diverse groups share a common challenge: to present the most innovative displays or stage the perfect event. At Dallas Design Supply, they will find a world of ideas within easy reach, under one roof, as well as supplies needed to bring creative visions to life that are available for immediate purchase.

“Many designers, event planners, and florists cannot buy six to 10 months in advance, as retailers typically do,” said Jane R. Robertson, EVP of marketing, Dallas Market Center. “These customers are eagerly awaiting the immediate availability of products via Dallas Design Supply.”

Patricia S. Hoffman, general manager of Dallas Design Supply, found virtually all of the store’s seasonal décor, display essentials, and floral and party supplies in showrooms and temporary exhibits at Dallas Market Center. “By bringing merchandise to our customers in an inspiring, expertly merchandised setting,” she said, “we make it unnecessary to look elsewhere. Dallas Design Supply is one-stop shopping for design professionals.”

A division of Market Center Management Company, Dallas Design Supply has an exterior entry and dedicated parking on the east side of the Dallas Market Center’s International Trade Plaza. For more information including hours of operation, visit www.dallasdesignsupply.com.

About Dallas Design Supply
Opening in June 2011, Dallas Design Supply is a new 20,000-square-foot resource for seasonal décor, floral containers and supplies, candles, ribbon, party supplies and permanent botanicals on the campus of Dallas Market Center. Dallas Design Supply puts a world of ideas within easy reach, under one roof, in an inspiring environment staffed by associates dedicated to bringing customers’ creative visions to life. Its customer base includes design professionals (florists, event planners, designers, and visual merchandisers) and qualified consumers such as charity organizers and educators, all looking to present the most innovative displays or stage the perfect event. A division of Market Center Management Company, Dallas Design Supply has an exterior entry and dedicated parking on the east side of the Dallas Market Center’s International Trade Plaza. The Plaza is a wholesale showcase for categories ranging from holiday, floral and gift products to garden, patio and outdoor. (Dallas Market Center access is limited to retailers and design professionals.) Dallas Design Supply is live on the web at www.dallasdesignsupply.com.

About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.