Released on: June 26, 2008, 11:41 am

Press Release Author: BaoLink.com

Industry: Retail

Press Release Summary: This July 8-16 2008, with Temporaries running July 11-15,
AmericasMart® Atlanta welcomes you to the Atlanta International Gift & Home
Furnishings Market® and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market®.

Press Release Body: This July 8-16 2008, with Temporaries running July 11-15,
AmericasMart® Atlanta welcomes you to the Atlanta International Gift & Home
Furnishings Market® and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market®. Presenting the
thrill of it ALL in more than 6.2 million square feet of unprecedented product-an
ultimate mix-the July 2008 market prepares for the addition of 1.5 million square
feet of space with the debut of Building Two West Wing in January 2009.
AmericasMart® Atlanta is the largest wholesale marketplace of its kind in the world,
and is a leading international market source for a wide variety of consumer goods.
It hosts 17 wholesale markets and six Market Wednesdays that annually attract more
than 548,000 attendees from every U.S. state and 80 countries.

What you want will be here, at AmericasMart® Atlanta, this July. Retailers and
exhibitors will discover three entire buildings of permanent and temporary exhibit
space, showcasing thousands of product lines at:

* AmericasMart® Gift - the world\'s largest single collection of gift products
* AmericasMart® Home - the nation\'s largest single collection of home
furnishings products
* AmericasMart® Apparel - the most fashion-forward and largest collection of
apparel, accessories, jewelry and children\'s products, under one roof
* AmericasMart® Area Rug - the world\'s largest single collection of Area Rugs,
with more than half of the exhibitors exclusively exhibiting at AmericasMart®
Atlanta

The landmark, July markets-prelude to the January 2009 AmericasMart® Building Two
West Wing opening-deliver the world\'s largest gift, home, area rug and apparel
collections in an environment of incomparable size and scale. With product selection
of unmatched variety assured, buyers can profit from a July Market experience that
is:

* First in accessibility - with more flights from more places than anywhere else
* First in accommodations - with more than 14,000 hotel rooms within walking
distance
* First in value and convenience - with discounted travel and easy shopping, all
under one roof
* First in education - featuring AmericasMart UniversitySM (AMU), an educational
program offering exclusive, professional-level courses, taught by industry
experts, covering a wide range of business practices. Current AMU curriculum
addresses three (3) Topics of Learning: Retail Business Basics, Buying & Selling
and Building Your Brand and each offers beginner, intermediate and advanced
classes. All classes are held in the 3rd Floor Conference of Building 3.
* First in events - continuing the AmericasMart® Atlanta commitment to enriching
the Market experience and further educating retailers

In anticipation of all this summertime fun, BAOlink invites you to join us on an
e-stroll through the Atlanta marketplace...

Huge Showcase of the Hottest in Home Furnishings and Gifts
Leading the July Markets lineup is the burgeoning Home mix, with more than two
million square feet of:

* Furniture & Accessories - upholstery and case goods, lighting, wall décor and
much more
* Home Accents & Fine Linens - the nation\'s single largest collection of luxe
linens and elegant accessories
* Living. Outdoor/IndoorSM The Gardens® - the very best in outdoor/indoor and
garden-themed accessories, gifts and decorations to enhance the casual lifestyle
* Home Décor/Holiday Floral - with the world\'s largest collection of floral,
seasonal and home décor

This unparalleled product mix in July is supported by a dynamic lineup of Home
educational seminars and events, including: Tablescapes for Summer Fun & Fall
Bounty, The New Trend Curve, Lifestyle Selling: Mining the Gold in Your Existing
Customer Base, Aflutter with Color, Holiday Traditions, At Home with Smith & Hawken,
Haute Holiday Decorating, Monograms & Martinis, Breathing Life into Permanent
Botanicals and Secrets to Huge Holiday Sales.

July\'s product lineup continues with the largest single collection of Gift
merchandise on the planet, including:

* General Gift - the nation\'s largest and most comprehensive selection of gift
and accessories
* Gift & Resort - home to the nation\'s premier gift, resort and souvenir exhibitors
* Tabletop & Fine Gift - unmatched in selection in tableware, gift and home décor
* Gourmet & Housewares - product from the biggest names in the gourmet,
specialty foods and house wares business
* AmericasMart\'s Children\'s World® - the world\'s largest single collection of
kids\' gift and home products, with more than 1,000 lines of apparel and
accessories, juvenile products, toys, games, books, gifts and more.
AmericasMart® also supports buyer education specific to the children\'s industry
and will offer seminars targeting kids\' retailing.

Further enriching the Market experience, AmericasMart® features a full lineup of
Gift educational seminars and events, including: A Sleigh-Load of Marketing Tips,
Clever Promotions with Bellagio Chocolate Martinis, Entertaining with Lord Wedgwood,
Recipes Worth Sharing Book Signing, The Hospital Gift Shop Explosion, Pet Lifestyles
and High-Impact Gift Baskets for Less.

The July 8-16, 2008, Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® is also
poised to offer gift retailers the hottest collection of apparel, accessories and
jewelry-showcasing exclusive product and stylish fashions seen only at AmericasMart®
Atlanta. With an entire building dedicated to apparel and accessories, AmericasMart®
provides the retailer with a unique opportunity to discover new products for
cross-merchandising in:

* Apparel - contemporary to premium collections for men, women and children
* Accessories - an infinite array of shoes, handbags, scarves, belts, leather
goods, hats, eyewear and more
* Jewelry/Immediate Resources - an elite collection of fashion & fine jewelry
* AmericasMart® alpha permanent showrooms - designer and contemporary men\'s
street wear apparel, sportswear, denim and innovative collections

Buyers will also have the opportunity to shop expanding accessory product categories
in Building 3 temporaries, including:

* Boutique - Juried collection of high-end, designer-quality jewelry and fashion
accessories
* Jewelry & Fashion Accessories - jewelry, clothing, handbags, wallets, watches,
accessory bags, t-shirts, hair accessories, totes, travel bags and more
* Jewelry-Cash & Carry - fine and fashion jewelry and accessories for immediate
delivery

Stepping and Styling at the Summer Market
Atlanta International Area Rug Market® continues this July at AmericasMart®, where
more buyers and sellers from more places do more business. The July 13-16, 2008
Market is poised to offer the world\'s largest single collection of area rugs with
new lines, designs and introductions, and more product, variety and resources than
anywhere else.

Buyers shopping the Market will have access to a product mix that is unmatched in
the area rug industry, with more than half of all exhibitors offering their
merchandise exclusively at AmericasMart®. Spanning more than 400,000 square feet in
five floors of showrooms, the Market presents new and antique rugs, handmade and
machine-made, classical to contemporary in style, from around the world.

AmericasMart® also has a full lineup of seminars and events, specific to the area
rug industry, which further educates attendees and extends their Market experience,
including: Partnerships for Profit: Thriving in a Tough Economy, Walk the Market
with Phil, Green Rugs: The Latest Environment-Friendly Weaving of Qashqai Ladies,
Structures of Hand-woven Piled Oriental Rugs, Tips on Proper Rug Appraisal
Techniques and certified exam, and an Oriental Rug Review.

BAOlink is sizzling with the promise of the hottest in products and vendors at the
July 2008 AmericasMart® Atlanta! We\'ve certainly enjoyed our preview e-stroll
through the Markets and would like to share with you some of the Featured Premium
Vendors who plan to attend the Summer Markets: Chaba Décor - art décor and design
collections made from recycled wood, DuDa, Inc. dba ArtWax - creative, handmade
candles, Jessica Lee Design - sea glass designs, Porcelain Garden - porcelain,
lithophane night lights and lighting products, Rasa DeviT Enterprises - luxurious
silks, Sensational Sweets - comfort candy with a gourmet flair and Mark Feldstein &
Associates - Share Life\'s Moments In Unique Ways.

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