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Summer Las Vegas Market Gears Up
With a dynamic showcase of more than 3,500 resources across furniture, home decor and gift categories and enriching programming designed to connect, Las Vegas Market hosts the west coast’s leading buying event this Summer. Registration is officially open for the July 28-Aug. 1 Market at World Market Center Las Vegas.
“Las Vegas Market provides a hub to discover the new and next in every category,” said Bob Maricich, ANDMORE CEO. “This summer, we leverage the availability of better home furnishings, celebrate veteran and emerging resources across gift and home and embrace top programming to best serve our retailers and designers.”
World Market Center Las Vegas serves as the western shopping destination this Summer with 3,500+ resources, including 450+ temporary exhibitors in The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas. With categories catered to every attendee, refreshing merchandise mixes and discovering the perfect match for design projects are made easy at July’s Market.
Permanent showrooms across 35 floors in Buildings A, B and C provide access to top furniture, home decor and gift brands, with highlights including bedding resources and design-forward furniture sourcing. As the national bedding market, buyers can find the greatest collection of mattress and bedding in Las Vegas, with nine floors of resources. Following its much-anticipated Winter launch, a design-driven sourcing destination on B2 makes its Summer debut in July with some eight brands offering on-trend products.
The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas is a must-visit destination within Las Vegas Market to see the latest products and trends in the gift and home industries, offering more than 450 gift and home temporary exhibitors presented in six categories: Design, Gift, Handmade, Home, Immediate Delivery and LUXE. The B6 Home Furnishings Temporaries present 100+ furniture temporary exhibitors, following its relocation from B2 in January.
A full list of Las Vegas Market exhibitors is available at LasVegasMarket.com/exhibitor/exhibitor-directory.
Leading Programming Supplements Premium Sourcing
Innovative programming returns to Market with events and inspiration dominating the design and business spaces. Las Vegas Market delivers keynote speakers, product displays, influencer programs and unmatched amenities over four days to round out the west coast’s favorite sourcing event.
Buyers can expect at-Market enrichment with CEU-accredited seminars, influencer and highlighted brand product displays, floor parties and daily amenities across the World Market Center Las Vegas campus. Curated event highlights include a Market Kickoff Party, a seminar and book signing by celebrity designer Roger Thomas, a gift-focused workshop with buying coach Kristin Fisher, an Ahead of the Curve panel in partnership with Luxe Magazine and the annual ANDYZ Awards honoring interior design excellence.
Las Vegas Market inspires with Market Snapshot on all Market social media channels, giving buyers a sneak peek into trending products and brands in the weeks leading up to the buying event. A Market Snapshot display is available in the Building C lobby, showcasing the Summer’s hottest new products. The Summer edition of ANDMORE’s newest influencer program, The ( A ) List, returns to Las Vegas for its sophomore session to bring Instagram fast finds and a Build ( A ) Room display to life, sourcing exclusively from Las Vegas Market exhibitors. A brand-new class of Market Pros also returns on the Market’s social media – @LasVegasMarket – with can’t-miss tips and Instagram takeovers.
Amenities include Buyer Breakfast in the Courtyard, floor parties, B6 Happy Hour and Happy Hour & Music in the Courtyard, Sunday, July 28 to Wednesday, July 31; and Happy Hour in the Expo at World Market Center, Sunday through Tuesday, July 30.
A full list of at-Market events and amenities will be announced in the coming weeks at LasVegasMarket.com/Explore/Events-and-Seminars.
Market Planning Tools
Las Vegas Market makes Market easy with tools to prepare attendees for sourcing and networking at the buying event.
New this summer in digital resources is the Market Planner. Launching in June, this web-based planning tool is an additional outlet designed for pre-show mapping and strategy. The @Market App, ANDMORE’s premier digital tool to navigate Market, returns to Summer Market for onsite exploration and networking before, during and after the event. All app capabilities are now available on iOS and Android devices.
Market information including an exhibitor directory, travel information and on-campus dining options are available on the Las Vegas Market website, LasVegasMarket.com. Find special hotel rates in the city at LasVegasMarket.com/Attend/Hotels, and follow @LasVegasMarket on Instagram and @LVMarket on Facebook to stay updated on featured products and Market tips for optimized shopping and community. The Las Vegas Market Preview Guide gives an inside scoop on Market resources for pre-Market planning, and Buyer’s Guide and EXPLORE – The Gift & Home Temporaries Magazine provide on-site guidance with complete lists of events, product offerings and articles on how to maximize Market.
For Summer 2024, permanent showrooms in Buildings A, B and C are open Sunday, July 28 – Wednesday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Thursday, August 1, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Gift & Home Temporaries, located in The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, are open Sunday, July 28 – Tuesday, July 30, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Wednesday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Home Furnishings Temporaries, newly located in Building B, Floor 6, are open Sunday, July 28 – Wednesday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration for the Summer 2024 Las Vegas Market is open now at LasVegasMarket.com/Market-Info/Registration-Details.
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Gift for Life, NY NOW Reteam for AIDS Walk New York
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led, national charitable organization, and NY NOW are once again fielding a team for AIDS Walk New York, the largest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the world, on Sunday, May 19, in New York’s Central Park. NY NOW has pledged to match the first $5,000 in donations raised by the team for the 2024 edition, with all proceeds benefitting GMHC’s HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy programs.
“In 2023, the Gift for Life/NY NOW team exceeded its fundraising goal by raising more than $50,000,” said Caroline Kennedy, Gift for Life/NY NOW team co-captain. “Our fundraising goal for 2024 is set at $40,000, and we are already well on our way with $15,000+ in donations. With the help of our colleagues, friends and families, we hope not only to reach but exceed last year’s results. The $5,000 donation match from NY NOW is an important and welcome impetus that helps us jump start our fundraising efforts.”
“AIDS Walk New York is exciting and fun, whether gathering in Central Park or virtually,” said Kelly Bristol, Gift for Life/NY NOW team co-captain. “Our team meets regularly to discuss fundraising strategies and progress towards our goal. We’re hoping that our 2023 team members all will continue, and we welcome new participants as well!”
Along with team co-captains, Bristol and Kennedy, current Team members include four members of NY NOW: Kristen Brady, Sandra Kehoe, Amy Loewenberg and Matt Mathiason; plus Kate Duff of Claxton Consulting; former team co-captain Su Hilty; Matt Katzenson of Fine Lines; Ari Lowenstein of Ari’s Pantry; Angela Schmook of Roadrunners Inc. and her family; Karalynn Sprouse of EmeraldX; and friends Bill McCue and Carl Walsh.
To join the Gift for Life/NY NOW Team, or to donate, visit https://gmhc.aidswalkny.org/GiftforLifeNYNOW24, or contact team co-captains, Caroline Kennedy at kebbiekcaroline@gmail.com, or Kelly Bristol at kelly.p.bristol@gmail.com.
Kim Mancuso-Telford, general manager of NY NOW and Gift for Life Board member, remarks, “NY NOW is excited to partner again with Gift for Life and jumpstart the Gift for Life/ NY NOW AIDS Walk team fundraising efforts with our $5,000 matching grant. We carry on this tradition of NY NOW’s support of this important event that helps so many. It’s an honor to be part of Gift for Life and contribute to its meaningful work, both locally and nationally.”
Now in its 39th year, AIDS Walk New York has inspired nearly 890,000 people to walk and millions more to donate, raising nearly $155 million to combat HIV and AIDS. The funds raised at the event remain a vital lifeline that the GMHC provides for the thousands of individuals affected by the disease in the tri-state area. The proceeds also benefit dozens of other HIV/AIDS service organizations that are able to participate as teams and raise funds through the Community Partnership Program. For more information, visit About & Who Benefits – AIDS Walk New York 2024 (aidswalkny.org).
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Atlanta Market Amps Up Sourcing, Networking
The Summer 2024 edition of Atlanta Market is brimming with discovery opportunities as it leverages major changes in top categories, including refined gift and home temporaries, a remerchandising of The Gardens, expanded outdoor living resources and the launch of a web-based Market Planner tool. Registration is now open for July 16-22, Atlanta Market at AmericasMart Atlanta.
“ANDMORE’s commitment to delivering efficient, effective and compelling markets thrives this Summer with updated categories and curated sourcing across campus,” said Bob Maricich, ANDMORE CEO. “From retailers searching for new product and best-selling resources to augment their merchandise mix to designers looking for the perfect match for their projects, Atlanta Market offers the industry more opportunity and more connections this July.”
Cutting-Edge Resources Broaden Market Sourcing
Atlanta Market transforms sourcing this summer with streamlined shopping. Summer 2024 highlights include remerchandising in the Atlanta Market temporaries for better product discovery, a relaunch of The Gardens in Building 2 and robust casual and outdoor offerings.
In July, the gift and home temporaries consolidate into seven categories across eight floors in Buildings 2 and 3 for optimized sourcing. Some 1,400 temporary exhibitors showcase across HIGH DESIGN, Home, Kitchen + Table, Cash & Carry, Makers Hub, Gift and Fashion Accessories neighborhoods.
Following major reconstruction on the 10th floor of Building 2, The Gardens remerchandise throughout Floor 9 to create a single garden gift sourcing destination. Nearly 55 outdoor living gifts and accessories complement 170+ casual furnishings this Summer.
Running concurrently with Atlanta Market, Casual Market Atlanta returns for its sophomore show with seven floors of permanent and temporary resources across the casual and outdoor category. The largest collection of casual furnishings in the nation, Casual Market represents 400,000 square feet of permanent showroom space, giving Atlanta Market buyers the opportunity to source cross-category vendors for a unique retail mix.
For a full list of Atlanta Market exhibitors, visit AtlantaMarket.com/ExhibitorDirectory.
Exceptional Programming Stimulates Collaboration and Celebration
Four days of programming supplement creative sourcing through cooking demonstrations, seminars, celebrations and tours. Vignettes and displays across campus offer visual merchandising inspiration. Daily amenities are available for the duration, giving buyers the opportunity to enhance the at-Market experience.
The week begins with the Market Kickoff Party on Wednesday, July 17, in the Atrium in Building 3. Building 2, Floor 8, is a hotspot for housewares with a gourmet demonstration kitchen staging three interactive cooking classes. Six seminars across two locations – Building 3 Atrium and Building 1 Seminar Space – offer educational opportunities to retailers and designers.
Creative inspiration for the retail pioneer is top of mind at Atlanta Market. The
( A ) List, ANDMORE’s proprietary multi-modal influencer program centered on amplifying design and retail trends through the unique perspectives of top-tier designers, returns to Atlanta Market this summer. Additional sourcing inspiration offerings include the resident Market Snapshot display and product vignettes showcasing new brands and products. Additionally, ANDMORE will recognize top tradeshow displays with Best Booth Awards in six categories: Best Storytelling, Best Use of Color, Best Interactive Elements, Best Branding Display, Best Product Merchandising and Best of Show.
Campus amenities include Afternoon Beats, complimentary cappuccinos, Sip & Shop bars, photo walls, airport shuttles and complimentary parking. A full list of education, events and amenities will be available at AtlantaMarket.com/Events.
Market Planning Tools Aim to Ease
Atlanta Market makes shopping easy with a portfolio of online and at-market buyer-friendly tools designed to promote success.
New this Summer in digital resources is the Market Planner. Launching in June, this web-based planning tool is an additional outlet to assist in pre-show mapping and strategy. The @Market App continues to support efficiency through the entire Market lifecycle. All mainstay features remain, giving buyers another season of omnichannel discovery, shopping and post-Market follow-up.
AtlantaMarket.com is the buyer’s guide to the Summer show, rolling travel details, exhibitor information, dining maps and more into one central location. Atlanta Market social media (@AmericasMartATL) provides up-to-date information on influencer first finds, Market parties and new products.
Additionally, the Atlanta Market Magazine and Atlanta Market Buyer’s Guide give insight into can’t-miss products, new and expanding resources and on-campus soirees to enjoy at the July gathering.
For the Summer 2024 Atlanta Market, showrooms are open Tuesday, July 16, through Monday, July 22, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and temporary exhibits are open Wednesday, July 17, through Saturday, July 20, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Atlanta Market is a dynamic and immersive wholesale sourcing destination housing the nation’s largest product mix for gift complemented by a broad selection of home décor, furnishings, apparel and the nation’s largest outdoor living presentation. It features three buildings with 51 floors of showrooms and temporary exhibits with thousands of brands that attract retailers and designers from every U.S. state and more than 60 countries. The Summer 2024 Atlanta Market runs July 16-22, at AmericasMart Atlanta. For information, visit AtlantaMarket.com.
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Atlanta Market Reorganizes Temporaries
Atlanta Market will reorganize its 1,400 gift and home temporary exhibits into seven broad categories to create the ideal buyer experience, with new streamlined product categories aligned on eight floors across Buildings 2 and 3 of AmericasMart Atlanta. The Atlanta Market temporary exhibits run Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21.
“Following our successful strategic remerchandising of AmericasMart’s permanent showrooms through Atlanta Next, we now turn our focus to re-organization of our temporary exhibits to create more cohesive discovery and sourcing,” said Dorothy Belshaw, ANDMORE executive vice president, chief growth officer. “This remerchandising will simplify the market experience and create synergistic new adjacencies, which will introduce buyers to innovative merchandise guaranteed to provide a differentiated retail mix and unique finds for clients and customers.”
Temporary Exhibits Enhance Market Experience
In a strategic revamp of temporary presentations, Atlanta Market accelerates comprehensive sourcing built for better buying through consolidation of 30+ existing categories into seven new umbrella categories: Fashion Accessories; Gift; HIGH DESIGN; Home; Kitchen + Table; Makers Hub; and Cash & Carry.
This reorganization not only helps buyers find relevant products, but also creates new synergistic adjacencies across complementary categories to encourage cross-category buying. It also provides more favorable positioning for companies with products relevant to two, or more, of the former 30+ categories.
These reimagined concentrations will be presented on eight floors across Buildings 2 and 3:
- Building 2:
- Floor 1: HIGH DESIGN
- Floor 2: Home
- Floor 3: Kitchen + Table
- Building 3:
- Floor 1: Cash & Carry
- Floor 2: Makers Hub
- Floors 3 and 4: Gift
- Floor 5: Fashion Accessories
Previously recognized as standalone neighborhoods, existing categories now are concentrated into broader, complementary product groupings: Fashion Accessories combines Accessories Council, Boutique, Gentlemen’s Boutique, Jewelry and Fashion Accessories & Apparel; Gift combines Body + Soul, Spa Products, Children’s World, Modern Child, General Gift, On Trend Gifts, Seasonal Gifts, Outdoor Living, Noted Village and Emerging Brands; HIGH DESIGN combines High Design, Modern Maker and LUXE; Home combines Home Accents, Home Furnishings, Fine Linens, Home Textiles, LUXE, Seasonal Gifts and Outdoor Living; Kitchen + Table combines Georgia Grown, Gourmet Food, Housewares, LUXE and Tabletop; Makers Hub combines Handmade Designs, Handmade Jewelry, Emerging Artist, Made in America, Global Designs, The Gallery Collection (MSA) and Museum Gifts.
Augmenting these gift and home resources are two floors of casual furnishings and outdoor accessories temporary exhibitors in Building 1 of AmericasMart. With Summer Casual Market Atlanta running concurrently, July 15-18, Atlanta Market buyers will have access to 100+ complementary temporary exhibits on Floors 7 and 8.
A complete list of Atlanta Market exhibitors is available at https://www.atlantamarket.com/exhibitor/exhibitor-directory. For Atlanta Market temporary exhibitor inquiries, email atlantamarket@andmore.com.
Atlanta Market is a dynamic and immersive wholesale sourcing destination housing the nation’s largest product mix for gift complemented by a broad selection of home décor, furnishings, apparel and the nation’s largest outdoor living presentation. It features three buildings with 51 floors of showrooms and temporary exhibits with thousands of brands that attract retailers and designers from every U.S. state and more than 50 countries. The next edition runs July 16-22 at AmericasMart Atlanta. For information, visit AtlantaMarket.com.
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Party with a Purpose Returns to High Point
Gift for Life’s Home vs. Hunger team’s popular Party with a Purpose fundraising event returns to the Spring High Point Market on Sunday, April 14 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Eichholtz Showroom, 129 S. Hamilton St. A $20 minimum donation is suggested; all proceeds will benefit World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief efforts.
In partnership with home industry leaders and market makers, Gift for Life debuted its Home vs Hunger initiative at High Point Market in October 2022. To date, through the generosity of the home industry, nearly $60,000 has been raised for WCK at in-person events at the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 High Point Markets and through online campaigns in February 2023 following devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and in August 2023 following destructive wildfires in Maui.
“We look forward to another Party with a Purpose fundraising event this April at High Point Market,” said Russ Jones, chair of Gift for Life’s Home vs. Hunger team. “Our industry’s generosity and support has been humbling and we’re excited to see what we can do this year to help make a difference for WCK’s global initiatives.”
To RSVP for the 2024 event, email homevshunger@gmail.com by April 5. For those unable to make it to the event, donations will be accepted through April 30 at www.giftforlife.org/donate.
2024 Home vs. Hunger team members include Chris Amos, ANDMORE; Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz; Sharon Davis, ART; Jen Dolan, Arteriors; Mark Furlet, ANDMORE; Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Company; Russ Jones, Ivystone; Monica Loving, Ivystone; Douglas Self, J. Douglas; and Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs.
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying a model of quick action, leveraging local resources and adapting in real time, WCK has served more than 300 million nourishing meals around the world. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes with the urgency of now to start cooking and serving meals to people in need.
By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of local restaurants, food trucks, or emergency kitchens, WCK serves comforting meals to survivors of disasters quickly and effectively. To support regional economies, WCK prioritizes purchasing local ingredients to cook with or distribute directly to families in need. WCK knows that good food provides not only nourishment, but also comfort and hope, especially in times of crisis.
Gift for Life was founded by Peter Schauben in 1992 in response to the tragic loss of industry lives to AIDS. The organization’s first meeting at the National Stationery Show brought together a cross-section of the industry’s leading publishers, market centers, sales reps, manufacturers, and retailers – all willing to convene and work together towards a common goal. Since that time, Gift for Life has raised nearly $6 million for AIDS research, education, treatment and care through nationwide at-market events, cause marketing programs and direct donations.
In 2021, Gift for Life pivoted towards online digital events with a specific emphasis on COVID-related hunger relief and has funded provision of nearly 100,000 hot, nutritious meals to communities impacted by crisis and conflict worldwide. The all-volunteer organization continues to support year-round programs that address hunger relief, as well as annual support for GMHC’s HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and advocacy programs.
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