AmericasMart celebrates 50 years with opening of markets

Attendees line up to register during the first day of market on Wednesday.
Celebrating its 50th year, AmericasMart Atlanta opened its doors this morning for the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market (Jan. 12-19), together with the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show (Jan. 13-16). Buyers arrived and thousands more are expected over the course of Market.
All four AmericasMart buildings -- with more than 7 million sq. ft. of product -- are open for the eight-day Market run, featuring more than 3,000 permanent showrooms. The Market Temporaries, which feature an additional 3,000-plus companies, will open on Friday, Jan. 14. For more information, visit www.americasmart.com.
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