Home Style is Market Focus
The North Carolina home furnishings market presents the latest fashions in furniture and decorative accessories.
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 9/1/2003
THE INTERNATIONAL HOME FURNISHINGS MARKET (IHFM)October 16–22
210 East Commerce Avenue
High Point, NC 27260
(336) 888-3700
Show Producer: International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC)
Show Hours: 8 a.m.–7 p.m., April 3–8; 8 a.m.–5 p.m., April 9
Travel Arrangements: Contact TravelQuest at (336) 434-3867
Special Events
- Accessories Floor Parties. October 16, 17, 20, and 21. 4:30–6:30 p.m. IHFC floors 2, 3, and 4.
- Super Sunday. October 19. 4:30–8 p.m. IHFC floors 2, 3, and 4.
- IHFRA Market Social. October 20. 6–8:30 p.m. IHFC, Green Wing, International Ballroom B. Complimentary buffet, bar, and live music.
- IHFC Buyer Party. October 21. 6–9 p.m. IHFC, Green Wing, International Ballroom B. Complimentary buffet, bar, and live music.
Seminars
The following seminars are only a select portion of all the seminars given during the market. These seminars will be held in the IHFC Green Wing, 11th floor, and unless otherwise noted, will be held in the International Ballroom B. For the complete list of furniture market seminars, log onto www.ihfc.com
Design Seminars
Design Seminars are sponsored by IHFC and IFDA-Carolinas Chapter. Tickets are $15 and include lunch. For reservations, mail check to Gaye McCraw Outlaw, IHFC, P.O. Box 828, High Point, NC 27261. Call 336-888-3754 for more information.
- Color: The Future's Not What is Used to Be. October 17. Noon. Speaker: Leatrice Eiseman.
- InFurniture's In Fashion Report. October 18. Noon. Speaker: Mark McMenamin.
Accessories Seminars
- Will the Real Gen-Xer Please Stand Up. October 19. 9 a.m. High Point Room. Speaker: Al White.
- Customer Service: An Indicator of Your Company's Health. October 19. Noon. High Point Room. Speaker: David Duff.
- Increasing Your Average Ticket With Accessories. October 20. 9 a.m. Speaker: Karen Fallon.
- Stocking to Sell. October 20. Noon. Speaker: Deborah Burnett.
- Market Trends. October 21. Noon. Speaker: Tracy Bulla, Home Accents Today.
October 16–22
Market Square, 305 W. High St.; Suites at Market Square, 200 W. Commerce St.; Hamilton Market, 101 N. Hamilton St.; Plaza Suites, 222 S. Main St.; Furniture Plaza, 210 S. Main St.; National Furniture Mart, 200 S. Main St.
High Point, NC 27260
(336) 821-1500
Show Producer: Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI)
Special Events
- Courtyard Concerts. October 16–18. 6–9 p.m. Market Square.
- Bluegrass Festival. October 16–18. 4–7 p.m. Suites at Market Square.
- Market Square Ground Daiquiri Party. October 16–19. 4–6 p.m.
- Market Square Mezzanine Pizza Party. October 16–19. 4–6 p.m.
- Market Square and Suites at Market Square Party. October 16. 4–6 p.m.
- The Market Square Courtyard Home Accents Today Tent Party. October 16. 6–8 p.m. Plaza Suites Take Me Out to the Ballgame Party. October 16 and 18. 4–6 p.m.
- WithIT Courtyard Tent Party. October 17. 6 p.m. Market Square Courtyard.
- Complimentary Buyer Lunch at Hamilton Market. October 16–19. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
