Atlanta Market and Atlanta Apparel concluded the Summer 2026 edition shows at AmericasMart Atlanta, bringing together buyers, brands and industry professionals for six days of sourcing across gift, home, outdoor living, apparel, accessories and lifestyle categories.
Due to timing compression from the FIFA World Cup, ANDMORE hosted the two markets concurrently from June 9-14. The shows gave retailers access to complementary product categories across all three AmericasMart Atlanta buildings, creating a single buying destination for multiple merchandise sectors.
ANDMORE reported that total buying accounts were up 1.1% in a year marked with change due to format, date and category, showing a positive reception to this year’s co-located Summer market experience.
“The co-location of Atlanta Market and Atlanta Apparel delivered exactly what today’s retailers are looking for — greater efficiency, broader discovery and opportunities to source across categories in one destination,” said Amory Wooden, chief revenue officer at ANDMORE. “From gift and home to apparel, accessories and lifestyle products, buyers embraced the opportunity to connect with new brands, strengthen existing partnerships and build assortments that reflect the way consumers shop today.”
The combined marketplace brought together Atlanta Market’s gift, home and furnishings resources alongside Atlanta Apparel’s contemporary fashion, accessories, footwear, children’s and specialty categories. ANDMORE said the co-located shows positively impacted the Apparel and Grocery/Convenience Store categories with buying accounts up 53% and 21% year over year, respectively, indicating interest in category crossovers.
Early feedback from exhibitors and buyers indicated that attendees actively shopped both markets, using the expanded product mix to identify new vendor relationships and plan assortments for upcoming selling seasons.
“Our overall Market experience has been excellent,” said Karen Brown of Petalura (b.Joy Brands LLC). “As buyers of both apparel and gift, having the two markets combined in one location is incredibly valuable and makes the show highly efficient.”
For first-time participants, which were up 22.5% year over year, the co-located markets provided an opportunity to connect with buyers, neighboring brands and industry peers while offering exposure to new audiences across both gift and apparel categories.
Exhibitors across both markets were recognized for excellence in merchandising, branding and visual presentation. Atlanta Market and Atlanta Apparel announced that 11 temporary exhibitors received Best Booth Awards, which Ameico earning the distinguished Best of Show honor for Atlanta Market and BudhaGirl earning the Best of Show honor for Atlanta Apparel. Madhouse Designs earned the People’s Choice Award through social media voting.
In addition to sourcing opportunities, buyers participated in educational programming, networking events and on-campus activations throughout the week.
“AmericasMart continues to be one of the highlights of our buying calendar each season. The market plays a critical role in the success of our retail business at Atlantis,” said Michael Williams of Atlantis Resorts. “The ability to connect with our key, long-standing vendors in their expanded showrooms while simultaneously discovering new, unique products in the temporary exhibits creates a highly positive buying environment.”
Atlanta Summer Casual Market will be held July 21-23, while Atlanta August Apparel will take place Aug. 3-6. Additionally, Atlanta Market and Atlanta Apparel will return to their traditional winter schedule in 2027, with Atlanta Winter Market running Jan. 12-17, 2027, and Atlanta Apparel running Feb. 2-5, 2027, at AmericasMart Atlanta.
