Tupelo Furniture Market Expands Buyer Recruitment Efforts

TUPELO, Miss., June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Top furniture retailers from throughout the United States are committing early to the Tupelo Furniture Market. Representatives from top national chains including - Steinhafels, Art Van Company, Farmers Home Furniture, Badcock Home Furniture, Standard Furniture, Weekends Only, Gardner White Furniture Co., The Buying Giant, Rooms To Go, Boscov's Department Store, FFO Home, Royal Furniture Co., HOBO, Stash and many, many more - have already registered for the event. In addition, many top producers representing states from the south, southeast, west and mid-west will be attending the Tupelo Furniture Market for the first time!

"In recent years we have made a concerted effort to build a quality database of past participants in the Tupelo market, and we have added thousands of new prospects that we believe should attend the event," said Kevin Seddon, president of the Tupelo Furniture Market. "The information we have gathered allows us to segment the databases and develop packages that best meet the targeted retailers' needs. In addition, we have expanded our staff of Buyer Recruitment Specialists and in the months preceding the Tupelo market, we will have as many as ten specialists reaching out to furniture retailers."

According to Seddon, the Buyer Recruitment Specialists are not just telemarketers, but rather experienced sales personnel that understand the target retailers' needs and are fully versed in what the market has to offer those that attend. 

It seems the result of the market's recent efforts has already had a major impact on registration for the upcoming furniture trade show which is being held August 14-17, 2014. For example, the number of retailers that would be considered high-volume producers within their respective states has increased dramatically over previous years. 

More than 400 high-volume "state" furniture and furniture accessory retailers, corporate housing buyers, rent-to-own buyers, decor specialists and other leading buyers have already registered for the August rendition of the Tupelo Furniture Market. Leading producers from 25 states have registered for the event including representatives from every state in the southeast. Additionally, Texas, Indiana, Kansas, California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina and even Virginia will have top buyers in attendance. 

"Thus far, furniture buyers from 35 states and several other countries have registered to attend the market," said Adam Cleveland, the company's Chief Operating Officer. "Close to 300 are registering each day and we expect this to continue for the next 2 ½ months. We anticipate between 10,000 and 15,000 retailers will pre-register for the August event. Of course, not every retailer that pre-registers will always attend, so our focus now is two-fold. First, continue to market to those that have not yet registered. Second, "re-market" to those that have committed and keep them informed about new companies, products and programs that will be made available to them – but only if they show up!"

For more information or to register, call 800.844.0841 or go to www.tupelofurnituremarket.com.

Contact: Kevin J. Seddon
Tel. 662.842.4442
Cell Phone. 662.816.5964
E-mail. [email protected]

SOURCE Tupelo Furniture Market