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.

Los Angeles, Calif. 90007

Show Dates and Times: Tuesday, Jan. 18 through Tuesday, Jan. 25

Show Manager: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. [MMPI]

L.A. Mart

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

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

March 9-10, 2005

Spring 2005 Gift & Home Furnishings Market

March 19-21, 2005
June 9-10, 2005
July 19-26, 2005
July 22-25, 2005

MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:

Joanna Mineau

Director of Public Relations

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

312.527.7074

jmineau@mmart.com

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