Premarket is designed to provide furniture retailers with a preview of upcoming High Point Market introductions. These extended appointments allow attending retailers to experience a more in-depth showroom visit and free up their schedule when they return to the April High Point Market to be able to visit other vendors.
The event is organized by a committee of sponsoring showrooms, which contracts with the High Point Market Authority to provide strategic direction, staffing and logistical support.
Each sponsoring exhibitor commits to providing a near-market-ready amount of product. The group also pools resources to bring selected retailers for a preview of goods and the opportunity for final tweaking of product details.
The sponsoring exhibitors for this spring’s Premarket are:
- A-America, IHFC W-1047
- Artisan & Post by Vaughan-Bassett, Furniture First building, 4th floor
- AspenHome, IHFC C-1158
- Austin Group Furniture, 208 E. Green Dr.
- Bernhardt Furniture, IHFC D-601
- FD Home, Centers of High Point|Centennial 113
- Hooker Furnishings, Showplace, 3rd floor
- Legacy Classic|Modern, 2622 Uwharrie Rd.
- Liberty Furniture, 401 Manning St.
- Lineage Collections, 339 S. Main
- Magnussen Home, IHFC M-810
- Pulaski Furniture, 220 Elm, 200
- Riverside Furniture, 401 S. Main St.
- Samuel Lawrence Furniture, 220 Elm, 200
- Universal Furniture, 101 S. Hamilton St.
- Vaughan-Bassett, Furniture First building, 4th floor
Changes from last fall’s Premarket include the debuts of Lineage Collections and Artisan & Post by Vaughan Bassett, the return of Magnussen after sitting out in the fall, and the exits of Incanto Italia, Digio Leather Sofa and Avalon Furniture.
Non-sponsoring showrooms also will be open for Premarket. If your company will be open for Premarket, contact Senior Editor Bobby Dalheim at [email protected]. To be included in the updated list, you must include the showroom space location. A new list is made for each Premarket.
The next list, featuring non-sponsoring companies, will be next updated online Friday, Feb. 21.
See also: Premarket exhibitor numbers continue normal track after 2 years of upheaval