Nov 6, 2014

Leading Lines Optimize AmericasMart Presence for January 2015 Market

The AmericasMart® Atlanta product mix and merchandise selection continues to expand with new, newly expanded and newly located exhibitors filling showrooms across the campus in the run-up to The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market® (Showrooms: Tuesday, January 6 – Tuesday, January 13; Temporaries: Thursday, January 8 – Monday, January 12) and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show sponsored by The Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) (Showrooms: Wednesday, January 7 – Saturday, January 10; Temporaries: Thursday, January 8 – Saturday, January 10).

Latest additions and expansions in AmericasMart’s permanent exhibitor community include:

New: Couleur Nature, Caravan and Lothantique open a new joint showroom on Building 1 Floor 10. Couleur Nature offers a wide range of fine French table linens and table accessories. Caravan showcases vintage and hand-crafted home accessories from all over the world. Lothantique is a premium collection of luxurious bath, beauty and home fragrance products crafted in the old-world Provencal tradition.

Expansion: Alexander International, LLC, exclusive importer and wholesaler of Wilhelm Schweizer fine pewter ornaments and figurines, expands its showroom on Building 1 Floor 20.

Relocation and Expansion: Capel Rugs relocates its expansive area rug collection to Building 1 Floor 3.

New: For Arts Sake Greetings opens a new showroom on Building 2 Floor 6 to showcase its collection of over 1,000 greeting cards, wall calendars, Christmas boxed cards, napkins and ornaments.

Expansion: Tom Floral, Inc. expands its hand-crafted holiday décor items on Building 1 Floor 19.

Relocation and Expansion: Jaipur Rugs relocates its thoughtfully crafted lifestyle-driven products including area rugs, home accessories and furniture to Building 1 Floor 12.

New: Gold Crest Distributing showcases its wild bird, pets and outdoor products and gifts in a new showroom in the Living. Outdoor/Indoor.® The Gardens.® collection on Building 2 Floor 9.

Expansion: Europe 2 You expands its Building 1 Floor 10 showroom to showcase celebrated Italian manufacturer and retailerDialma Brown’s home furnishings line. Europe2You announced that it is the sole North American product source for the collection at the July 2014 Market.

Relocation and Expansion: Luxury furniture and home accessories lines Jamie Dietrich and Grace & Blake relocate and expand their new showroom on Building 1 Floor 9.

New: Neman International Inc., a family-owned company, opens a new showroom on Building 1 Floor 3 to showcases its exclusively designed oriental carpets and rugs with a creative flair.

Expansion: Good Food Services expands its collection of artisan and private label gourmet food products on Building 2 Floor 8.

Relocation and Expansion: Keystone Marketing relocates and expands its broad collections of lifestyle, entertaining, tabletop and gift product on Building 2 Floor 9.

New: Oxbay and The JWM Collection present their collections of fine giftware in a new showroom on Building 1 Floor 13.

Expansion: KAF Home expands its collection of tablecloths, runners, placemats, napkins, napkin rings, aprons for adults and kids, oven mitts, pot holders, kitchen towels and dish cloths on Building 2 Floor 8.

Additional Showroom: GKI and Bethlehem Lights open a second AmericasMart location on Building 2 Floor 12 to showcase high-quality indoor/outdoor battery-operated candles. They are also located on Building 1 Floor 17.

New: Plants On Walls showcases its unique vertical gardening technology and products in a new showroom in the Living. Outdoor/Indoor.® The Gardens.® collection on Building 2 Floor 10.

Expansion: Link 2 Sales, LLC, a complete source for fashion accessories, fun and trendy apparel, gifts, garden and souvenir products, expands its showroom on Building 2 Floor 16.

New: POLART presents a unique line of classic baroque-style pieces reimagined in German Krauss Mafei polyurethane and hand upholstered, polished, and painted in bright, whimsical colors in a new showroom on Building 1 Floor 9.

Expansion: Masterpiece Art Gallery presents a trend-forward collection of wall décor and home accents in an expanded showroom on Building 2 Floor 13.

New: Steel Heart presents garden decor and accessories crafted from metal in a new showroom in the Living. Outdoor/Indoor.® The Gardens.® collection on Building 2 Floor 10.

Expansion: Maxsilk Inc. expands its high-quality silk floral line on Building 1 Floor 19.

New: WholeStyle Packaging presents high-caliber packaging products in a new showroom on Building 2 Floor 11.

Expansion: Stephen Joseph, Inc. expands its collection of fun and unique children’s and juvenile gifts on Building 2 Floor 17.

New: The Florida Retail Federation and the Georgia Retail Association open a new lounge and meeting area for their retail members on Building 1 Floor 12.

More showrooms will be released as the Market approaches.

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 as many as 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 visit www.AmericasMart.com. Follow us @AmericasMartATL or @AtlantaApparel.