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Next Is Now in the Summer Market Temporaries at AMERICASMART

August 31, 2006

ATLANTA, June 2006—For July Market buyers and sellers, its big business and big success stories in the Market Temporaries—a 4,000+ booth-strong collection of the freshest new lines and styles and the preferred destination for retailers seeking new, innovative exhibitors.

Designed for ease of navigation and maximum buyer efficiency, the Market Temporaries are housed within 27 product collections, comprising 400,000 square feet of space. New and newly enhanced product resources, services and facilities in the July Temporaries lineup are:

• The emergence of Loungewear—with more than 1,200 square feet of space—as a feature component of Body & Soul;

• Fun and funky office products—comprising more than 1,000 square feet of exhibit space—now featured in General Gift;

• A summer Market opportunity to discover various exhibitors showing at the Fall Immediate Delivery Show;

• The continuing expansion of Children’s World—featuring a large and diverse collection of children’s/juvenile casual and upscale furniture, furnishings and accessories;

• A renewed focus on European goods, manufacturers and artisans in Europe’s Finest as Italy’s Made In Umbria launches its American tour with almost 950 square feet of space;

• An increase in the number of nationally-renowned manufacturers of housewares and tabletop in Tabletop, Fine Gifts & Housewares;

• The unique, the handmade—a rare opportunity to meet and mingle with the artisans in Handcrafted Design;

• Cyber Cafes in the NW quadrant of floors 4 and 5, as well as a permanent food service venue housed in the NW quadrant of floor 5.

• The debut of more than 400 first-time Market Temporaries exhibitors.

Additionally, the push for collegiate licensed product continues as AMERICASMART and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) again team to expand the Collegiate License Product Pavilion. Housed on floor 3 of AMERICASMART ? with 4,500 square feet of exhibit space and 60 exhibitors, the Pavilion will assume a new Market Temporaries home for January 2007 in the west/southwest quadrant of floor 5 of AMERICASMART ?. The new space will feature some 100 exhibitors and 10,000 square feet of product.

The full line up of July Market must-see, must-experience Temporaries is:

AMERICASMART ?

• Floor 1: Europe’s Finest

• Floor 2: Distinctly American, Garden, High Country Lodge, Pampered Pets

• Floor 7: Home Accents & Fine Linens, Home Accents, Home Furnishings

• Floor 8: Home Accents, Home Furnishings

• Floor 10: HIGH DESIGN

AMERICASMART ?

• Floor 3: The Collegiate License Product Pavilion

AMERICASMART ?

• Floor 1: Gourmet; Holiday, Floral & Baskets.

• Floor 2: Handcrafted Design; Tabletop, Fine Gifts & Housewares.

• Floor 3: Kids Kollection & Plush; Cash & Carry Jewelry;

• Floor 4: Body & Soul; Boutique; Write On! featuring Stationery and Scrapbooking; Down to Business; Jewelry & Fashion Accessories;

• Floor 5: General Gift & Resort featuring memorabilia, inspirational & spiritual Gifts, men’s gifts, collegiate and museum products; Collectible Dolls & Bears.

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