Atlanta Market: Ready, Set, Buy

Atlanta Market is preparing to welcome top retailers and designers from around the world for the largest gift and home décor buying event of Summer 2022, July 12-18 at AmericasMart Atlanta. Nearly 250 new and expanded exhibitors are among 2,100+ permanent showroom and temporary exhibits, the launch of nine new categories and product showcases and a full roster of in-person events, seminars, association meetings, fundraisers and celebrations are set for the Market.

“The Market experience the industry craves is here in Atlanta,” said International Market Centers CEO Bob Maricich. “Exploration opportunities abound with new categories, showroom updates and programming filling the three AmericasMart buildings. Attendees can expect an invigorating and productive experience in Atlanta.”

New escalators will deliver attendees to a state-of-the-art registration lobby in Building 1, Floor 2. Pre-registered buyers can expedite entry via banks of self-service Scan & Go kiosks both in AmericasMart Atlanta Buildings 1, 2 and 3 registration areas as well as local hotels (Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Downtown).

Home Décor buyers will be greeted by The Designer Workspace – a gathering place, work and resource area – that features a new look as it reopens in a new location on Building 1, Floor 15. Attendees can celebrate its relocation at the “Designer Workspace Grand Reopening” event, on Thursday, July 14, from 4-6 p.m.

Atlanta Market’s 1,000+ gift and home décor showrooms feature nearly 50 new, expanded and relocated brands and sales agencies.

The 300+ home décor showrooms featuring furnishings, décor, lighting, rugs and textiles on eight floors in Building 1 continue to be refined with some 13 showroom updates in Summer 2022.

The 700+ gift showrooms – encompassing general gift and lifestyle lines plus specialty categories including gourmet and tabletop, juvenile, outdoor living and seasonal on 19 floors in Buildings 1 and 2 – feature 34 updates for Summer 2022.

Atlanta Market’s 1,100+ temporaries expand with 200+ new-to-Atlanta exhibitors and the launch of two new categories, three new brand showcases and four new and expanded association partnerships.

Some 30+ unique gift and home décor categories are presented in 10 exhibition halls with two new categories – Boutique LUXE and Cash & Carry LUXE – debuting this summer. Three showcases bring new brands to Atlanta Market: two Emerging Brands Showcases (located in Building 3, Floors 3 and 5) feature up-and-coming gift and personal care brands; and JuniperMarket by IMC presents RISE, a curated showcase of 11 women-owned, values-based brands making their Atlanta Market debuts in Building 3, Floor 2.

Atlanta Market’s temporary exhibits’ product mix represents a wide range of merchandise including apparel, jewelry and accessories; baby and children’s; general gifts; gourmet foods; handmade gifts; home décor and decorative items; housewares; Made in America; museum-quality gifts; personal care; seasonal and holiday; stationery; tabletop and more. The full list of exhibitors is available online.

Atlanta Market’s 20+ engaging tastemaker presentations, gourmet demonstrations, tours and events fill all three AmericasMart Atlanta buildings.

Three keynote events in the Building 3 atrium include a live floral demonstration; a discussion featuring leading interior design and design entrepreneurs presented by Architectural Digest; and tips for how to generate consumer exposure in the coveted Oprah’s Favorite Things list, “Good Morning America” and “The View.”

Three demonstrations in the Jura Gourmet Demonstration Kitchen in Building 2 feature four culinary creatives making an impact locally, nationally and internationally.

Five seminars in the Atlanta Market Seminar Space in Building 1 cover topics including unlocking new revue streams, tips from top retailers, design trends, challenges women business owners face and values-based sourcing.

Additionally, two tours and a consultation session with the IMC Buyer Services team allow buyers to learn about Atlanta Market’s vast product offerings.

Market celebrations include the Market Kickoff party featuring Fleetwood Mac tribute band Rumours and Party in the Kitchen, a special housewares and gourmet floor party in the JURA Demonstration Kitchen presented as part of the GCX: Expo & Education, both on Wednesday, July 13.

Atlanta Market also will present Instagrammable moments, a vignette of Market Snapshot finalists and other pop-up experiences throughout the market. A full list of Summer 2022 Atlanta Market events is online.

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