The summer 2025 edition of Atlanta Market brought renewed momentum and a sense of solidarity to the gift, home and outdoor industries July 15-21, welcoming buyers and sellers from across the globe to AmericasMart Atlanta. The co-location with Casual Market Atlanta further expanded cross-category sourcing opportunities, reinforcing Atlanta Market’s value as a reliable destination for connection, discovery and resilience in a time of industry-wide uncertainty.
“Atlanta Market continues to deliver on its promise of supporting and elevating both emerging and established brands, offering a powerful combination of community and commerce,” said Jon Pertchik, ANDMORE CEO. “In a climate shaped by shifting economic conditions, our focus remains clear: investing in the buyer experience and creating meaningful opportunities for growth among buyers and sellers.”
The summer 2025 Atlanta Market drew a diverse audience of domestic and international buyers, including a solid attendance from the Southeast, Midwest and Western United States, as well as a sustained Canadian and Latin American presence. In addition to mass merchants, independent retailers and interior designers, 10 buying groups also convened in Atlanta for the major wholesale event.
For first-time buyers, Atlanta Market offered an opportunity to dive into new product discovery and connect with a wide range of vendors.
“As a first-time buyer, coming to Atlanta has opened so many doors for our business,” said Chad Helm, owner of Dock Solutions of Kentucky and Outdoor Living. “We discovered new vendors, especially in outdoor living, and being able to see everything in one place made it an incredibly valuable and seamless experience.”
Buying groups played a pivotal role at market, bringing focused energy to the showrooms and temporary exhibits with curated tours, member events and networking sessions.“The summer Atlanta Market always meets and exceed expectations for GC Buying Group retailers and vendors, and July 2025 was no exception,” said Janis Johnson, president and founder of GC Buying Group. “Vendors were pleased to exhibit, and buyers loved attending the GC event and shopping with the excitement of Atlanta Market.”
Three buildings presented more than 1,000 permanent showrooms across categories featuring new product lines, expanded assortments and immersive displays. In the gift category, major agencies and brand partners energized the event with new seasonal collections, underscoring the importance of a physical marketplace.
“Markets like Atlanta are invaluable. It’s where you get the most comprehensive assortment of vendors, and this year, buyers are showing up, writing more orders than the previous year, and they’re really engaging. We couldn’t be happier,” said Garry Schermann, Creative Co-Op senior vice president of sales.
Atlanta Market’s nearly 1,000 temporary exhibitors delivered a high-impact resource for new product discovery. Spread across seven categories on the lower eight floors of Buildings 2 and 3, the temporary exhibits offered buyers curated access to international makers, handmade goods, gourmet foods, lifestyle products and more.
“Atlanta Market has been such a great experience. It’s our first time exhibiting in the South, so we’ve been able to connect with a whole new base of customers who hadn’t seen our products before,” shared Emilie Wong, marketplace and trade marketing manager at Original Duckhead. “This show has truly opened the door to new accounts and exciting growth beyond our core audience.”
In response to economic concerns, ANDMORE supports buyers as a strategic partner with tools and programming designed to inform and empower. A key highlight at the show was its Tariffs & Trade: What It Means for Gift & Home presentation, led by industry journalist Warren Shoulberg. The session explored how leading retailers are adapting to cost pressures. Earlier this summer, ANDMORE also partnered with Furniture Today to introduce a Tariff Tracker resource to identify tariff-focused action across the industry and launched its Shop the Show initiative to provide special offers for first-time buyers to encourage strategic sourcing.
Atlanta Market will return Jan. 13-19, 2026. Due to the FIFA World Cup, the summer 2026 Atlanta Market runs June 9-14, 2026, combining with Atlanta Apparel to deliver added cross-category discovery throughout the AmericasMart campus.
