AmericasMart Atlanta

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Shaw Industries to Hold Regional Flooring Market in Conjunction with January Atlanta International Area Rug Market

November 16, 2007

Shaw Industries will stage Shaw Innovations—its annual regional flooring market—simultaneously with the first three days of the January 2008 Atlanta International Area Rug Market. The January 17—19 event will be Shaw’s first-ever regional market held in conjunction with another market or wholesale buying experience, optimizing retailer accessibility, convenience and selection.

A custom-designed gallery encompassing the entire first floor exhibit hall of Building 1—together with the 13,000-square-foot Shaw Living showroom—will house Shaw Innovations. This unique venue will produce a flooring exhibit previously unmatched in size and scale by any other single manufacturer. Presented will be Shaw’s spectacular flooring program comprised of residential and commercial carpeting, wood and laminate flooring, ceramic tiles, area rugs, carpet cushion, Anso nylon recyclable carpets and rugs, and ancillary flooring product.

“Shaw Innovation 2008 is about exciting new retail programs for our dealers to gain profit opportunities in the New Year,” says Casey Johnson, vice president retail, Shaw Industries, Inc. “We invite all customers to visit our show space and preview product, programs, and IDEAS for growing sales in 2008!”

Shaw Living’s Atlanta showroom is the company’s largest single product venue in the U.S. outside of its Dalton, Georgia headquarters. It is centrally-located on floor 6, 6A2, of Building 1.

“We’re honored to welcome Shaw Innovations to Atlanta,” says Chas Sydney, senior vice president of flooring and new business development, AmericasMart parent AMC, Inc. “This historic co-staging is in direct response to key flooring retailer feedback. Shaw responded to requests for added conveniences and greater access to product. It’s truly a win/win for the area rug and flooring industry as a whole,” continues Sydney.

An AmericasMart exhibitor since 1992, Shaw Living encompasses a large family of internationally renowned brands representing some of the most popular and prestigious names in the area rug industry, including Kathy Ireland Home, Tommy Bahama Home, mary-kateandashley Home, Jack Nicklaus, and more.

Shaw Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., is the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floor covering provider with more than $5 billion in annual sales and approximately 31,000 associates. Headquartered in Dalton, Ga., the company manufactures and distributes carpeting, rugs, hardwood, laminate and ceramic tile for residential and commercial applications worldwide. For more information, call 1-800-282-7429, write to Shaw Industries at P.O. Drawer 2128, Dalton, GA 30722-2128, or visit www.shawfloors.com.

For more information on AmericasMart Atlanta and its annual markets, please call 1-800-ATL-MART or visit AmericasMart.com.

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