AmericasMart is ready to receive at least 30 different groups of high-profile national buyers who will join the tens of thousands of serious retailers doing business at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings and Atlanta International Area Rug markets this week. The AmericasMart's temporary markets open this Friday, Jan. 9 to Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The national buying groups -- and their collective buying power -- are expected to forge a powerful presence at the January markets, with retailers sourcing product across AmericasMart's 12 complete Product Centers and 28 Temporaries Collections. Working in partnership with each group, the AmericasMart Retail Services Team has secured market attendance commitments from buyers for such companies as: ABC Kids, ACE Hardware, American Society of Interior Design, Card$mart, Flowerama, GAMES, Garden Centers of America, Gourmet Catalog, True Value and more.