TWO MARKETS-ONE SPECTACULAR PLACE: AMERICASMART

ATLANTA, February 11, 2009 - Top lines and new designs in home, gift, fine linens and more make The Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market and Atlanta International Fine Line & Home Textiles Market the two-in-one destination for endless selection, value and convenience March 14-16, 2009.

A rich product mix across 3,000 showrooms and a complete floor of temporaries assures retailers excellent variety, with signature collections in the Home Accents and Fine Linens Center (Building 1, Floors 9-13) and the Home, Holiday and Floral Center (Building 1, Floors 16-20) giving March Markets buyers unmatched product resources.

The March merchandise mix takes on even greater appeal with an unprecedented lineup of acclaimed designers staging showcase events and seminars in:

Bedded Bliss: Industry Experts Reveal the Secrets to Sweet Dreams and Stylish Accents
In an exclusive partnership with Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, AmericasMart presents a dynamic ensemble of interior designers and editors discussing their picks for beautiful bedrooms - for fresh, new looks. Suzanne Kasler, Marcia Sherrill and Suze Surdyk Jones, along with Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles editors, host an open forum on specialty linens, great bedroom accessories and creating beautiful spaces with various price ranges—all from AmericasMart exhibitors. 
Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Building (1), Floor 1, Room 101A

Holiday Transitions – Keep Them Coming BackSmart Offerings for the Holiday Season
AmericasMart welcomes Rebecca Bull Reed, Associate Garden Editor for Southern Living magazine, for an exclusive seminar on mainstay products that retailers should offer – regardless of the holiday.  Reed will demonstrate how to display and use items and how they can transition from Christmas, into Easter, and right through fall.
Saturday, March 14, 2-3 p.m.
Building (1), Floor 19, 19-A-23

AmericasMart’s Beautiful Bedding
AmericasMart is hosting a Beautiful Bedding vignette featuring the most luxurious linens for 2009. For three days, retailers will discover the crème de la crème of linens and upcoming trends. 
Saturday, March 14-Monday, March 16
Building (1), Floor 1