The High Point Market Authority is partnering with Soft Design Lab for the production of a new buyer tour for Fall High Point Market, Oct. 22-26. Developed with the intent of bringing new buyers to market, the tour will include a multi-day schedule of showroom visits, educational events and networking opportunities designed to provide participants with a multi-faceted, comprehensive view of the millions of square footage that is High Point Market.

Returning for its fourth Market, the “VIP #HPMKT Experience” is produced and hosted by industry experts Deb Barrett and Jackie Von Tobel of Soft Design Lab, an online base camp and creative community dedicated to providing advanced education on soft furnishings design and business. The six-day, five-night tour is geared towards those new to market or who haven’t been within the past few years and includes four-star accommodations, private luncheons and dinners, numerous showroom presentations, a daily educational schedule and social and networking events.

Kathy Moran of Moran Interiors joined the tour for market in April 2016.

“Making the trip to High Point was absolutely worth the time and effort for my business, but taking the VIP tour was what made it the game changer,” Moran said. “The access we had on the tour and the new lines we were exposed to have already become a part of my business. The tour truly changed the way I am running my business.”

(Source: Furniture Today  Author: Cindy W. Hodnett)