Pre-Market Registrations Ahead of Last Fall

August 31, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on September 1, 2011

Buyer registration for Fall Pre-Market 2011 is up 10 percent over last fall's gathering of furniture vendors and furniture retailers.

To date, according to organizers, 253 buyers from 99 companies are signed up for the event set for Sept. 12-13 in High Point.

"Buyers are continuing to register for the Fall Pre-Market, with requests coming in almost daily," said Kevin O'Connor, chairman of the Pre-Market Committee and CEO of Samson Marketing. "The response has been fantastic and we look forward to a very strong event."

Pre-Market offers its 24 sponsor exhibitors the opportunity to work closely with buyers to fine-tune new product offerings and to partner together to create success on retail floors.

"This positive response to Pre-Market also bodes well for the October High Point Market," O'Connor said. "Buyers look to High Point for the most important introductions, the newest fashion trends and display ideas, and for enticing looks to draw consumers into their stores. Anyone attending Pre-Market has an advantage because they will have had an early preview."

High Point Pre-Market takes place a month before each High Point Market and gives retailers an opportunity to see new designs before the spring and fall shows. The following sponsoring manufacturers have made a commitment to show new product in a "market ready" condition for review:
American Drew / Lea / Hammary
A.R.T. Furniture, Inc.
Aspenhome
Austin Group Furniture
Bernhardt Furniture
Broyhill Furniture
Casana Furniture
Fairmont Designs
Hekman
Hooker Furniture
Kincaid Furniture
Lane Home Furnishings
Legacy Classic
Magnussen
Natuzzi Group
Palliser Furniture
Prime Resources/Pulaski/Samuel Lawrence
Riverside Furniture
Stanley Furniture
Universal Furniture
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture
Vaughan Furniture Company, Inc.
Wynwood

Building Sponsors include 220 Elm, IHFC and Market Square Complex, and IMC Companies.