FACT SHEET
Current: Sept. 27, 2004
Official Show Name: January 2005 Gift & Home Furnishings Market™ at the L.A. Mart®
Show Location: L.A. Mart, the pre-eminent market center for gift and home furnishings products in the Western United States, features the largest selection of lifestyle merchandise, home décor and furniture, offering an unsurpassed buying experience.
1933 S. Broadway, the anchor of the Furniture & Decorative Arts District
Los Angeles, Calif. 90007
Show Dates and Times: Tuesday, Jan. 18 through Tuesday, Jan. 25
Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday through Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Temporaries @ L.A. Mart open from Friday, Jan. 21 through Monday,
Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Show Manager: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. [MMPI]
L.A. Mart
1933 South Broadway, Suite 542
Los Angeles, Calif. 90007
Phone: 213.763.5800 or toll-free: 800.LAMART.4
Web site: www.lamart.com
(Click on L.A. Mart under “Properties” heading)
Leasing Information: To inquire about leasing space at the L.A. Mart, please call
213.763.5834.
Registration: To register to attend, visit www.lamart.com
(Click on L.A. Mart under “Properties” heading)
Net Show Space: A total of more than 724,000 square feet of space over 13 floors of the L.A. Mart, consisting of 300 permanent showrooms open year-round and “Temporaries @ L.A. Mart” exhibitors on the 2nd floor
Products Represented: Thousands of product lines showcasing a wide array of lifestyle merchandise including gifts, fine furniture, tabletop, collectibles, floor coverings, lighting and home décor, decorative accessories, stationery, holiday items, gourmet foods, floral, linens, paper products, bath & body items, apparel, children’s giftware and handcrafted products
Number of Showrooms: Approximately 300
Attendee [Buyer/Designer]
Profile: Collectibles retailers, department stores, design centers, floral, general gift, hardware stores, home accent retailers, mail order, beauty salons, home centers, hospital gift shops, interior designers, lifestyle retailers, museum gift shops, nurseries and garden centers, retail specialty, specialty children’s retailers, resort stores, specialty furniture stores and urban garden retailers.
Expected Attendance: 25,000
Future Show Dates: NeoCon® West
Spring 2005 Gift & Home Furnishings Market™
Sample Sale
July 2005 Gift & Home Furnishings Market™
Temporaries @ L.A. Mart
MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:
Joanna Mineau
Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
312.527.7074
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