Time to Go to the Mart
The New Year marks the time to visit AmericasMart in Atlanta to explore the latest product offerings that you just might want to offer in your garden center. The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market will take place Tuesday through the following Wednesday, Jan. 8 to 16.
The January 2008 gift product lineup will include one of the largest and most comprehensive selections of gifts and accessories in the world. This year, there will be more than 4,000 temporary exhibitors displaying their wares.
Some of the different garden products that will be featured include indoor and outdoor garden-themed accessories, garden gifts, fountains, statuary, decorative flags, watering cans, weather vanes, urns, pots and planters, outdoor lighting and casual furniture.
A sampling of the other product categories on display during the gift market are: licensed collegiate products, the Coastal Lifestyles Collection, distinctly American items, gourmet foods, holiday and other types of floral baskets, home accents and furnishings, and pet products.
Gift events that organizers have planned include gift basket design for niche markets, theft and loss prevention in the retail environment, and building sales by tapping into the gift basket industry.
AmericasMart University
Attendees will have the opportunity to gain real-world experience and firsthand knowledge at AmericasMart University (AMU). The AMU curriculum addresses three different areas: retail business basics; buying and selling; and building your brand.
Some of the specific courses that will be offered this year:
- Explode Your Sales
- Twelve Steps to Revolutionize Your Business
- Reaching the Gen Y Market
- The Look That Sells: Wowing Today’s Customer
- Planning Fabulous Retail Events for Fun and Profit
- The Holiday View: Retail Display Secrets from the Pros
- The Art of Shopping and Customer Service
Need More Information?
AmericasMart is the nation’s leading gift, home-furnishings and area rug marketplace. It is designed to create a business environment unlike any other by offering an exceptional mix of specialty products presented in its permanent showrooms and temporary exhibit halls. AmericasMart, which has more than 4.2 million sq.ft. of dedicated floor space for showrooms and exhibit space, produces six gift and home-furnishings markets throughout the year. AmericasMart’s more than 500,000 attendees come from all 50 states and 80 countries.
For more information or to register, visit www.americasmart.com or call (800) ATL-MART.
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