More then 40 showrooms to open for premarket
Event to be held March 3 and 4
By Jeff Linville -- Kids Today, 2/27/2008 12:34:00 PM
High Point— Several additional companies say they'll open their showroom doors here for premarket March 3 and 4, bringing the roster of exhibitors to more than 40.
Twenty-four companies are sponsoring the event and upwards of 20 others also will be open.
One of the lead organizers, Kevin O'Connor, president and CEO of Samson Marketing, said that many of the retailers attending the event will be arriving on Sunday, March 2. The sponsors will host a cocktail party from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. that evening in the hospitality suite of the Grandover Resort in neighboring Greensboro, N.C.
Monday morning, the participants will receive breakfast vouchers to use on their own. Sponsors will hold a group breakfast Tuesday morning.
Showrooms on both days will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. Monday, retailers are invited back to the Grandover for a cocktail party and dinner with executives from the sponsoring manufacturers.
O'Connor said premarket still has a place, because it helps manufacturers understand their buyers' needs. Many premarket exhibitors will show finished samples of furniture and not just sketches.
"We need to be as right as we can be," he said.
If the retailers object to any part of the product, the manufacturer can look at making changes before ordering large cuttings that might leave the company stuck with inventory that won't sell.
Sponsors of premarket are American Drew, Aspenhome, Bernhardt, Broyhill, Casana, Davis International, Hammary, Hekman, Hooker, IdeaItalia, Kincaid, Lea Inds., Legacy Classic, Magnussen Home, Natuzzi, Palliser, Pulaski, Riverside, Rowe, SLF, Stanley, Universal, Vaughan-Bassett and Wynwood.
Here's an updated list of exhibitors planning to be open:
American Drew, IHFC C-926
American Woodcrafters, CP 103
A.R.T. Furniture, PS 200
Aspenhome, IHFC M-1301
Bernhardt, IHFC D-601
Brownstone, IHFC D-1001
Broyhill, IHFC C-600
Carter Furniture, IHFC H-538
Casana/Palliser, 220 Elm, 4th Floor
Chateau d'Ax, IHFC D-1224
CR-Home, Showplace 2400
Craftmaster Upholstery, 2644 Uwharrie Road
Cresent Furniture, HS 204
Davis International, CPR 300
G & J Styles, 212 S. Main St., Suite. 101
Glen Arbor, IHFC M-531
Great River Trading, IHFC M-830
Hammary, IHFC C-354
Hekman, 200 N. Hamilton, N-107
Hooker, IHFC W-1047
IdeaItalia, 501 W. Green St.
Imax, IHFC W-446
Jacob Edwards Designs, 411 Manning St.
Jofran, PS C-109
JSF Inds., 440 S. Wrenn St. and 443 S. Main St.
Kincaid, IHFC H-1204
Lea Inds., IHFC C-934
Legacy Classic, PS C-100
Ligo Products, NFM 101
Linwood Furniture, 1690 English Rd.
Ma gnussen Home, IHFC M-1010
Natuzzi, 130 W. Commerce St.
Orleans Furniture, 233 S. Main, Third Floor
PeopLoungers/LeatherWorks, CP 209
The Phillips Collection, IHFC C-202
Prime Resources, 220 Elm, 106
Pulaski, 220 Elm, 220
Rachlin Classics, FP 510
RiversEdge Furniture, Market on Main, floors 5 and 6
Riverside, IHFC C-302
Robinson & Robinson (Leather Trend, SofaTrend, Easy Trend), PS 300
Rowe, IHFC C-1058
SLF, 220 Elm, First Level
Stanley, IHFC C-1158
Trade Masters, 400 English Rd., First Floor
Universal, 2622 Uwharrie Rd.
Vaughan-Bassett, IHFC C-1000
Villageois, IHFC H-1020
Virginia Sterling, MS 204
Whitewood/John Thomas, 215 S. Main St.
Wynwood, PS 407
If your company plans to open but is not on this list, please e-mail Jeff Linville, case goods writer, at jlinville@reedbusiness.com. Check www.furnituretoday.com for updates.
