January Openings at AmericasMart Provides New Cross-Category Exposure  

ATLANTA – October 18, 2022 – Nearly 50 top casual furniture and outdoor living showrooms are opening at AmericasMart Atlanta in anticipation of the launch of the International Casual Furnishings Association’s (ICFA) Casual Market Atlanta in Summer 2023. As an added benefit, these brands are expanding business opportunities in related categories by opening in time for the Winter 2023 Atlanta Market (January 10-16, 2023).

“Excitement for a new chapter for the casual furnishings industry is building and we are delighted to welcome these leading brands to their new home at AmericasMart Atlanta,” said Scott Eckman, International Market Centers (IMC) executive vice president, chief revenue officer. “Heritage brands, industry leaders and innovators in outdoor furniture, accessories and more are coming together to create an all-new buying experience in Atlanta.”

Gensun Casual Living Opens a New Showroom at AmericasMart Atlanta

AmericasMart’s new casual furniture collection is presented on Floors 2-5 in Building 1. In addition to the new showrooms opening in time for Atlanta Market, some 36 also will be open daily beginning in January 2023. In addition to purpose-built showrooms, the collection features amenities including a food service area and ICFA member lounge on Floor 2. During the July Casual Market Atlanta, a complementary trade show area will be presented on Floor 7.

These showrooms are opening at AmericasMart in January 2023 (* denotes Open Year Round):

• Agio USA (high-end outdoor furniture)
• Alfresco Home (casual furniture, garden planters and patio accents)
• Bambrella USA* (aluminum and bamboo market and patio umbrellas)
• Barlow Tyrie* (British teakwood outdoor furniture)
• Berlin Gardens (handcrafted outdoor resin furniture)
• Brown Jordan* (luxury outdoor furniture)
• Brown Jordan Inc.* (representing the Brown Jordan, Castelle, Charter, Tropitone, Texacraft, and Winston brands)
• R. Plastics Products (recycled plastic lumber outdoor furniture)
• Castelle* (modern outdoor furniture)
• Casual Cushion Corp. (outdoor cushions and umbrellas)
• Ebel, Inc.* (outdoor furniture and fire tables)
• Elaine Smith* (indoor/outdoor pillows)
• Frankford Umbrellas* (commercial and residential shade products)
• Gensun Casual Living* (outdoor furniture and kitchens)
• Hanamint Corporation (luxury outdoor furniture)
• Homecrest Outdoor Living* (outdoor furniture and fire tables)
• Illuminated Trees Inc. (pre-lit faux botanical trees)
• Inspired Visions by Peak Season* (patio furniture and outdoor pillows and cushions)
• Jensen Outdoor* (sustainable wood outdoor furniture)
• Jordan Manufacturing (patio cushions, patio umbrellas, and outdoor furniture)
• Kettler Life Outdoor Living* (high-end modern outdoor furniture)
• Kingsley Bate* (teak, stainless steel and all-weather wicker outdoor furniture)
• Kingston Casual* (outdoor furniture)
• Lane Venture* (luxury outdoor furniture)
• Les Jardins* (solar outdoor lighting)
• Lloyd Flanders* (natural fiber wicker, woven vinyl and teak outdoor furniture)
• Mallin Furniture* (casual outdoor furniture)
• MAMAGREEN* (casual furniture manufactured using a majority recycled or recyclable materials)
• Mode Patio Living* (outdoor furniture)
• NorthCape Home (resin wicker, aluminum, sling, teak and upholstered outdoor furniture)
• Outdoor Interiors* (sustainable eucalyptus and teak hardwood outdoor furniture incorporating all-weather wicker, nautical rope, concrete composite, fabrics and natural stone)
• Outdura by Sattler* (acrylic fabrics woven in the USA)
• W. Lee Company* (handcrafted outdoor furniture)
• Patio Renaissance (outdoor furniture)
• Plank & Hide (outdoor lifestyle and indoor entertainment furniture)
• POLYWOOD* (outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic materials)
• Ratana* (outdoor home furnishings and accessories)
• Seaside Casual* (casual furniture made from Envirowood, an all-weather marine grade recycled HDPE polymer)
• Summer Classics* (modern outdoor furniture)
• Summerset Casual (outdoor furniture)
• Sunvilla Corporation* (outdoor furniture, warming products and beach chairs and umbrellas)
• Telescope Casual Furniture* (wicker, aluminum and resin outdoor furniture)
• Three Birds Casual* (teak outdoor furniture)
• Treasure Garden* (handcrafted umbrellas)
• Tropitone* (commercial and residential outdoor furniture)
• TUUCI* (shade products)
• Veranda Classics (outdoor furniture)
• Winston* (luxury outdoor furniture and fire pits)
• Woodard Furniture* (luxury outdoor furniture)

AmericasMart Offers Cross-Over Opportunities for Casual Brands

Although the collection officially opens in July 2023 as part of ICFA’s Casual Market Atlanta, the new showrooms will be open in time for IMC’s Winter Atlanta Market – running January 10-16, 2023, at AmericasMart – providing valuable cross-market exposure for casual buyers and sellers.

During Atlanta Market – each January and July – casual furniture buyers can source whole home product from thousands of complementary home décor brands on Floors 8 through 15 in Building 1. Those looking to expand in gift and seasonal easily can access the most expansive gift offerings in the nation. Key outdoor living destinations include The Gardens merchandise neighborhood with 70+ giftable garden brands and the five-floor Seasonal/ Gift neighborhood housing nation’s largest permanent collection of holiday and seasonal brands. Held semi-annually at AmericasMart, Atlanta Market attracts retailers and designers from every U.S. state and more than 60 countries. Registration is open now for the next Atlanta Market, January 10-16, 2023. For more information, visit AtlantaMarket.com.

Between Markets on weekdays, buyers can source from the 36 new casual furniture showrooms plus 350+ Open Year Round home décor, gift and apparel showrooms. Amenities including a dedicated designer workspace, designer concierge service, complimentary parking and programming and events also are offered. A full list of AmericasMart exhibitors is at AmericasMart.com/exhibitor/exhibitor-directory.

About International Market Centers: International Market Centers (IMC) serves as the center of commerce for the wholesale furniture, gift, home decor and apparel industries. With more than 20 million square feet of premium wholesale showroom space in High Point, N.C., Las Vegas and Atlanta, IMC has more than 60 years of relationships and experience creating scalable business platforms for wholesale commerce With the launch of Juniper, a fully-integrated B2B commerce solution, , IMC now provides the only omnichannel sales and marketing platform that seamlessly connects physical and digital wholesale commerce. www.imcenters.com.

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