ENESCO® HOME AND GARDEN EXPANDS SHOWROOM AT L.A. MART®
OFFERING A NEW DIVISION OF LINES
Enesco Home and Garden also debuts new showroom in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 9, 2004) — Enesco® Home and Garden, a leader in the gift, collectibles, home and décor industries expanded its L.A. Mart® showroom as a result of a new division of lines to include more than 16,000 square feet in Suite 611. The expanded showroom and debut of new product lines was unveiled during the July 2004 Gift & Home Furnishings Market™ at the L.A. Mart.
The expanded showroom showcases an exciting collection of lines by Carol Rowan, Caroline Forbis, Jim Shore, Julie Ueland, Mary Englebreit and Randy Ouzts. By enlarging its showroom space, Enesco Home and Garden offers products that are unlike the traditional Enesco card and gift merchandise, providing a refreshed style to home décor and tabletop accessories.
“We believe that having dedicated showroom space for the Home and Garden division is vitally important, not only to the company, but to our customers as well,” said John Staley, general manager of Enesco Home and Garden. “Through these new showrooms, we are able to create vignettes that demonstrate how retailers can merchandise these products in their stores.”
As a popular destination for home and garden décor, the redefined showroom of Enesco Home and Garden exemplifies the L.A. Mart’s commitment to showcase the finest product in the gift, collectible and home décor industry.
“We are pleased with the news of Enesco’s expansion, which shows its dedication to the L.A. Mart and Los Angeles. Enesco is a key resource to buyers, and new product formats will strengthen its position in the marketplace,” said Gerry Seibel, vice president and general manager, L.A. Mart.
NEW SHOWROOM: ENESCO HOME AND GARDEN AT CHICAGO’S MERCHANDISE MART
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is pleased to have celebrated the grand opening of Enesco Home and Garden’s new showroom in space 13-153 at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The new 2,600-square-foot showroom opened during the summer Chicago Gift & Home Market,™ which was held July 21-28, 2004. “We are excited about Enesco’s newest showroom, which carries the company’s outstanding home and garden-related lines,” said Joan Ulrich, vice president of leasing and marketing, MMPI.
ABOUT ENESCO GROUP, INC.
Serving more than 40,000 customers worldwide, Enesco Group, Inc. is at the forefront of the gift, collectible and home décor industry. Nationally, Enesco is a distribution source to card and gift retailers, mass-market chains and direct-mail retailers. Reputable brands, including Precious Moments, Walt Disney Classics Collection, Nickelodeon and Heartwood Creek, to name a few, offer product lines exclusively produced by Enesco. For more information about Enesco Home and Garden, visit
ABOUT L.A. MART
The L.A. Mart is the pre-eminent center for gift and home furnishings products in the Western United States. With nearly 300 showrooms encompassing 724,000 square feet of showroom space, the L.A. Mart is dedicated to showcasing a wide array of lifestyle merchandise including gifts, fine furniture and home décor, decorative accessories, tabletop, stationery, collectibles, holiday ideas, gourmet foods, floral, linens, paper products, bath & body items, apparel, children’s giftware and handcrafted products.
The L.A. Mart is centrally located in the heart of the new Furniture & Decorative Arts District at 1933 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90007, at the corner of Broadway and Washington Boulevard. For more information about the L.A. Mart, please visit www.merchandisemart.com (click on L.A. Mart under “Properties”) or call 800.LAMART.4.
The L.A. Mart is a registered trademark of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI). The Gift & Home Furnishings Market is a trademark of MMPI.
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart, Chicago Apparel Center, and 33 North Dearborn in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building in New York; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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Joanna Mineau
Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
312.527.7074
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