Fact Sheet
Aug. 18, 2004
What: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) – High Point, N.C.
High Point, N.C., is the largest home furnishings market in the world. MMPI operates six buildings there, totaling 2.2 million square feet.
Historic Market Square:
305 West High Street
High Point’s most charming location, featuring unique resources, premium fabric and upholstery and high-end decorative accessories.
Suites at Market Square:
200 West Commerce Street
Located adjacent to Market Square and covering more than 300,000 square feet, the Suites at Market Square presents the single largest selection of temporary exhibitors for the High Point Market.
Hamilton Market:
101 North Hamilton
Located in the Hamilton-Wrenn district, Hamilton Market offers high-quality, traditional furniture from America and Europe highlighting more than 100,000 square feet of permanent showrooms.
Plaza Suites:
222 South Main
Adjacent to Furniture Plaza, Plaza Suites offers the best in upholstery, casegoods, decorative accessories and leather.
Furniture Plaza:
210 South Main
In the heart of the market and home to major manufacturers of promotionally priced upholstery, casegoods, dining, motion and occasional lines.
National Furniture Mart:
200 South Main
Adjacent to Furniture Plaza, the National Furniture Mart features nine floors packed with the industry’s best promotional and mid-priced furniture lines.
Where: High Point, N.C., home to the world’s largest and most prestigious wholesale furnishings market, the International Home Furnishings Market.® Held twice each year in April and October, the seven-day Market encompasses a total of 11.5 million square feet.
When: The upcoming Market will be held Oct. 14-20, 2004.
Who: The International Home Furnishings Market attracts 80,000 attendees from more than 60 channels of distribution, including home furnishings dealers, department stores, specialty stores, catalog companies, discount/mass merchandisers and regional chain stores.
Contact: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. – High Point
305 West High Street
High Point, NC 27260
Phone: 336.821.1500
Fax: 336.821.1581
Web site: www.merchandisemart.com (click on “High Point”)
October Market
Special Events: Courtyard Concerts
Century Courtyard
Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 14–16
6–9 p.m.
Bluegrass Festival
Suites at Market Square
Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 14–16
4–7 p.m.
Market Square Ground Level Breakfast
Market Square
Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 14–17
8:30–9:30 a.m.
Historic Market Square Ground Level Daiquiri Party
Market Square
Thursday–Monday, Oct. 14–18
4–6 p.m.
Historic Market Square Mezzanine Party
Market Square
Thursday & Saturday, Oct. 14 & 16
4–6 p.m.
Historic Market Square Second-Floor Party
Market Square
Friday & Sunday, Oct. 15 & 17
4–6 p.m.
Historic Market Square and Suites at Market Square Party
Market Square/Suites at Market Square
Thursday, Oct. 14
4–6 p.m.
The Home Accents Today Tent Party
Market Square Courtyard
Thursday, Oct. 14
6–8 p.m.
WithIT Courtyard Tent Party
Market Square Courtyard
Friday, Oct. 15
6 p.m.
Complimentary Buyer Lunch at Hamilton Market
Hamilton Market
Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 14–17
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Complimentary Buyer Cocktails at Hamilton Market
Hamilton Market
Thursday–Sunday, Oct. 14–17
4–6 p.m.
Plaza Suites Brunch
Saturday, Oct. 16
10–11:30 a.m.
The International Home Furnishings Market is a registered trademark of the International Home Furnishings Marketing Association.
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart, Chicago Apparel Center, and 33 North Dearborn in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building in New York; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington, D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:
Joanna Mineau
Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
312.527.7074
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