July Market Brings an All-Star Lineup of Collegiate Products

Posted on July 18, 2010 by ksantry

college Since its debut on Floor 4 in Building 2 WestWing, the Collegiate Products Licensee Pavilion at AmericasMart has become a primary Market destination offering an expansive array of college licensed gifts, collectibles and home décor items.

This July, the Collegiate category in the Market Temporaries includes more than 250 lines of merchandise for buyers seeking to score big with unique collegiate licensed products. The temporary collection complements the Collegiate product offered throughout AmericasMart’s four-building campus in select gift, home and accessory permanent showrooms. Combined, the temporaries and permanent showrooms showcase nearly 450 individual lines of collegiate merchandise.

The Collegiate category in both the permanent
showrooms and Market Temporariesl features
a more diverse product selection than ever, including unique items such as tableware, housewares, jewelry, home décor, holiday, outdoor accessories, tailgating/picnic tables, coolers, apparel and children’s merchandise. More college colors, logos, mascots and spirit than ever!

Reach one of the most loyal customer demongraphics with the most diverse, highest quality and most unique Collegiate product offerings at AmericasMart.

For more information about the Collegiate category click here.

To find out where to score these products check your AmericasMart Buyers’ Guide, available at all registration desks.

Holiday & Floral/Home Décor Center Blossoms

Posted on July 12, 2010 by ksantry

homefloral The Holiday & Floral/Home Décor Center welcomes two new companies and celebrates one large expansion to the July Market as part of the five-floor home to the top lines in holiday product, floral designs and complementary offerings and specialized home furnishings on Floors 16-20 in Building 1. The two additions and one expansion to the the top lines in holiday product, floral designs and complementary offerings and specialized home furnishings are:

Knud Nielsen Co., new showroom, 18-A-21;
TAG, new showroom, 18-D-9;
Darice, expanded showroom, 20-D-9, 11.

In addition to the recent expansion in the product center, there has been significant movement and new arrivals over the past several months. Since the Fall of 2009, AmericasMart has added and expanded more than a dozen companies to the Holiday & Floral/Home Décor center and like all permanent product centers at AmericasMart, they are supported by product collections in the Market Temporaries.

This July, retailers will be able to take advantage of the special opportunities and offerings showrooms are promoting exclusively in Atlanta at Market. Retailers are invited to visit the showrooms on Floors 16-20 in Building 1 to find our more details.

To find out more about more about July Market click here or consult the Market Magazine or Buyers’ Guide (upon arrival to Market).

For more information click here

Dimond Lighting Brightens Home Accessory Offerings at AmericasMart

Posted on July 12, 2010 by ksantry

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Dimond Lighting is set for its grand opening at the July Market. Dimond, which has secured nearly 1,600 sq. ft. of space on Floor 12 in Building 1(12-C-7) as a permanent showroom, becomes one of the many showrooms in the HOME center that spotlights premium portable lamps, lighting and accessories for the home.

Vice president of Dimond, John Haste, believes the new showroom at AmericasMart is a strategic and necessary move for expanding this division of ELK Lighting. “We are a strong division under a well-known parent company, and are moving in the right direction to continue this growth,” says Haste. “AmericasMart offers one of the world’s largest destinations for home product, providing a unique platform for us to showcase our growing product collection.”

Additionally Dimond will now have the opportunity to be open daily between Markets, gaining further exposure to designers and retailers that need to buy outside of the set Market dates.

For more information about Dimond Lighting click here.

To View the Full announcement click here.

Savannah Bee & Elf on a Shelf: Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Posted on July 5, 2010 by ksantry

SavannahBee Savannah Bee and Elf on a Shelf were two of the extraordinary companies that were nominated as finalists for the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 award this June. The Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award is to honor entrepreneurs who are visionaries who create ideas that become businesses; businesses that become industries; and industries that become the future. The entrepreneurs chosen as finalists were selected by an independent judging panel made up of past winners as well as business and community leaders.

Joseph A. King, partner and Alabama/Georgia/Tennessee Director of the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program stated, “These finalists create jobs in our area, encouraging healthy growth, development and innovation in the local economies.” We would like to congratulate our customers, Savannah Bee and Elf on a Shelf on this outstanding achievement.

Savannah Bee and Elf on a Shelf will both be exhibiting in the Market Temporaries at the July Market. You can find Savannah Bee in Building 2 WW, booth 871B and Elf on a Shelf in Building 3, booth 31200. Elfontheshelf

More details on the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award can be found here.

6th Annual Designers Luncheon: Exclusively Here this July

Posted on July 2, 2010 by ksantry

Luncheon2 AmericasMart Atlanta is teaming up with ASID, IFDA, IDS and Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles to host “Tools for Making Money in a Rising Economy” during the July Market.

Meet top designer associations, connect with professional contacts and peers and establish new relationships all in one day. Throughout the day experts will be discussing enlightening strategies to increase your clientele, including:
*Ways to increase online visibility through social media;
*Marketing with precision color visuals;
*Capitalizing on the design industry’s booming new business.

Also at Market, IDS National President, Margi Kyle, will be speaking on ways to wow clients. Luncheon1

The 6^th Annual Designers Summer Luncheon is full of inspiring tools for making money and building business. Lunch will be provided by AmericasMart, and guests will be able to shop the Buildings throughout Market.

Friday, July 16
Building 1, Floor 14
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

RSVP is preferred, please contact Tasha Robinson, 404.220.2435 or trobinson@americasmart.com.

Market Temporaries Keep Growing for July

Posted on July 1, 2010 by ksantry

Spanning AmericasMart’s four-building campus, the Market Temporaries will spotlight thousands of companies and continue to offer an expansive selection of new quality product. The Temporaries provide a platform for buyers to discover unique product and fresh ideas

This July, AmericasMart’s dynamic collections are bursting at the seams with more than 400 new companies and 29 individual categories robust in rich product and diverse offerings. These collections come together to create an all-inclusive destination for Home, Gift, Apparel, Holiday and Accessories product.

For an entire listing of the Market Temporaries, click here or consult the Market Magazine or Buyers’ Guide (upon arrival to Market).

ACME Studio Celebrates 25th Anniversary at July Market

Posted on June 28, 2010 by ksantry

2010 marks ACME Studio’s 25^th year in business, and they are celebrating here at Market this July. From the start, ACME has been completely immersed in providing products of the highest quality and integrity with the aesthetics of the world’s most recognized designers, architects and artists.

Each year, ACME continues to add to their already impressive roster of designers and celebrates their anniversary with the debut of a new collection: “STILETTO,” For Women by Women. For this collection, ACME took a new feminine approach to filling a void in the market place that no other pen manufacturer has yet considered. They will be debuting this collection and other product in the High Design juried category within the Market Temporaries.

Having worked with names such as Karim Rashid, Campana Brothers, Eames and Michael Graves, owners Adrian Olabuenaga and Lesley Bailey are highly recognized and valued. When asked about his feelings towards ACME and their accomplishment of 25 years, architect Michael Graves says, “For nearly 25 years we’ve enjoyed a spirited collaboration with ACME Studios as a design partner for numerous products. As design leaders, Lesley Bailey and Adrian Olabuenaga are extraordinarily tuned into the popular culture and have provided the design team with countless opportunities to stretch their design vocabulary. We congratulate ACME on their 25 years of inspiring design leadership.”

Even after 25 years, Adrian mentions, “No matter how long we do this, it always feels like we’re just getting started.”

Lesley Bailey is coming in from Hawaii for Market. You can catch her and her dynamic product Thursday – Monday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in booth W1-0211.

Find more details about celebrated events like ACME here.

Home Continues to Inspire with New and Newly Expanded Showrooms

Posted on June 28, 2010 by ksantry

As the one year anniversary of the debut of the redesigned floor 14 approaches, Building 1 continues to be the prime destination for HOME. Featuring more design-driven home furnishings and accessories, fine linens, spectacular one-of-a-kind area rugs and the largest collection of holiday, floral and home décor product, AmericasMart and the HOME center continue to inspire retailers and designers. This July, more than 50,000 sq. ft. of new product is expected from the more than 20 companies on the HOME floors opening and/or expanding in Atlanta at the July Market.

Floors 3-6 are four floors of the most magnificent area rug showrooms, showcasing the finest product from around the world. Floors 9-14 continue to be the core Home floors featuring home furnishing, home accessories and fine linens. Floors 16-20—five floors of holiday, floral and home accents—have become a platform for manufacturers and designers to launch innovative ideas, fresh lines and new product and offer special buyer programs exclusively in Atlanta.

Supporting the HOME center and highlighting the 14^th floor’s first anniversary, AmericasMart welcomes designer Jonathan Adler as he presents “Staying Trendy and True to You.” Adler, home décor designer, author of “My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living” and lead judge on Bravo’s “Top Design,” will provide insight on new market trend ideas while helping retailers stay true to their original point of view. Retailers can meet and learn from Adler on Friday, July 16 at 2 p.m. on Floor 14 in 14-D-9.

For a complete listing and details of the new showrooms, click here.

To find out more about Jonathan Adler, click here.

Guest Blogger Janis Johnson Dives Into Gourmet

Posted on June 24, 2010 by ksantry

When I opened my retail store in the 70s, gourmet was a new trend – not yet established as a full-blown category. Because of that trendiness I marketed the shop as a gourmet gift store. This brought in customers who were not necessarily thinking about cooking and would not be intimidated if cooking was not their forte.

Entertaining at home has mushroomed into a giant concept for consumers, with the Food Network and other cooking channels encouraging the home chef – whether advanced or novice – to enjoy cooking and to experiment with tastes and flavors. If you recognize cooking as an important pastime for many of your customers, adding kitchen wares can become an additional profit center for your store. Even if you personally are not a cook, you very likely appreciate good food and everything required to bring food to the table. You can cash in on consumer interest by bringing in shelf stable foods that are ideal for tastings, or try special pans that fit a current cooking style.

Gourmet Catalog can help you with decisions about what to carry, how to merchandise your assortment, and also create an expansion plan to put in place down the road. By working within your own comfort level, you can grow and expand at the pace that works best for you.

Gourmet Catalog membership includes more than 200 store locations nationwide. Well-established in the industry, we work with top vendors; and because of our 30-year history, we also appeal to companies with hot new products – which gives our members the chance to be first at bringing them to the marketplace.

Catch up with Janis and learn more about how to successfully incorporate kitchen wares into your gift store on Friday, 16 at 8:30 a.m. when she and Mary Moore present “Catching Up with the Kitchen Trend.” The presentation takes place in the Gourmet Kitchen on Floor 8 in Building 2 WestWing.

Making More Room for More Rugs at July Area Rug Market

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ksantry

The Atlanta International Area Rug Market keeps getting bigger and better. Adding to the already large number of collections, Karastan is expanding and relocating its showroom to 3-A-1,3,5 in Building 1. The new location is now 5,600 square feet, nearly 40 percent larger than its previous showroom, and is set to open at the July Market.

Karastan has shown its products at AmericasMart since 1994. Its versatile rugs and carpets cover a diverse range of classic color combinations and offer countless coordinating opportunities. Karastan’s sophisticated approach blends classic style with on-trend colors in a lavish selection of rugs. Fashionably resourceful, each introduction has a gracious comfort that easily integrates into a variety of home settings.

More details can be found here.

To find out more about Karastan click here.

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