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News 2012 Winter Market - Participating Vendors ART Card Program And the 23rd ARTS Awards Winners Are....... 23rd ARTS Awards Judging Improvements Announced - Press Release - 9/2011   7/1/2011 - Announcing the ART Card for ART members only.   ART member retailers are eligible for special discounts from participating ART member vendors during markets.  ART retailers are issued a "credit card" like card and provided a list of participating vendors for attending markets.   You must be an ART member to participate.   For more information, contact the ART office @ 704-376-4278.       Join ART!                                  5/14/2011 -  Bill Fortson, BJ's Home Accents and President of ART presented our association's service award "The President's Award" to Mindy Lowack of the Dallas Market Center.  Archive Announcing the 22nd ARTS Awards Winners  22nd ARTS Awards Photo Gallery HFIA and ART partner for expanded benefits and reciprocity memberships.  ART members can join HFIA for $120 per year and HFIA membes can join ART for $120 per year.

Events Roundtables and forums: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 9:30 am - NYIGF - Pier 94 cafe - home accents and lighting peer panel forum co-sponsored by NYIGF/RetailerForum.com/Home Accents Today. Registration   Seminar Schedule: Las Vegas Market: Tuesday, January 31 - 11 AM - WMC-Building B - 16th Floor - World Forum. "SUPERIOR RETAIL SELLING: 6 Powerful Principals of Influence" - Jeff Hiller, PROAction Three years of economic turmoil have unsettled the market while big box, mass discounters, flash sale sites and others have drained sales from traditional retail. This seminar provides valuable perspective on key industry trends and ammunition for retailers to connect, convince and close more customers.   Retail Roundtable sign up -  call the ART office - 704-376-4278