San Francisco Furniture Market Changes Winter Market Dates

Furniture World Magazine

The SF Mart, SF Design Center and Concourse announce new dates for Winter Market 2004: Wednesday-Saturday, January 28-31. The previously announced dates, which ran the typical San Francisco Friday-Monday schedule, conflicted with the Super Bowl, programmed for Sunday, February 1. SF Furniture Market management based their decision to change the dates for this Market on feedback from the Mart's Board of Governors and Retail Advisory Board, the Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA), and a few buying groups, as well as on previous experience with dates that overlapped the Super Bowl. "Changing published Market dates was certainly a matter that deserved serious consideration," said Roseann Carini, SF Mart vice-president of leasing and marketing. "It was vital that we have the support of ourboards and with the majority of their opinions favoring the datechange, we decided it was the right thing to do." The new dates give buyers the choice of mid-week or weekend shopping. Buyers who fly can still take advantage of a Saturday night stay and enjoy weekend in San Francisco or fly home in time to get back to their stores or their families. Hotel accommodations for attendees have been secured for the new dates, with prices starting at just $84. For more information on Winter Market, January 28-31, 2004, visit www.sfmart.com, www.sfdesigncenter.com or call 415-552-2311.