Atlanta Shows Highlight Business Solutions

May 2, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on May 3, 2010

The July 2010 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and Atlanta International Area Rug Market has set programs for this year's show, which begins July 14 at AmericasMart's four-building campus in downtown Atlanta.

Headlining the markets and supporting the product centers is an impressive lineup of celebrity tastemakers, designers and chefs, including Tyler Florence, Olivier Blanchard and others appearing in feature events across the Market.

The program also includes a comprehensive schedule of educational seminars, events and workshops featuring hands-on business-building solutions. Setting the stage for education is AmericasMart University, offering business classes taught by business professionals. In addition to the 12 courses in the curriculum, AMU will spotlight two keynote addresses on Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18, that discuss how social media can increase customer interaction and loyalty and how retail can survive in a post-recession world.

In addition to AMU, the Market has almost 30 classes, seminars and workshops designed to further inspire and ignite thought-provoking discussion on methods to attack and solve challenges and strengthen business, while helping directly link AmericasMart product to store profits. Many of these offerings are category-specific, enabling retailers to grow in their niche arena or learn more about pursuing new options for cross-merchandising and attracting new customers.