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The Merchandise Mart - Chicago


The Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL 60654
(800) 677-6278

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The Merchandise Mart is the world’s largest commercial building, largest wholesale design center and one of Chicago’s premier international business locations. Encompassing 4.2 million sq. ft., The Mart spans two entire city blocks and rises 25 stories.

Completed in 1930 by Marshall Field & Company, The Merchandise Mart realized Marshall Field’s dream of a single wholesale center for the entire nation. When Joseph P. Kennedy returned to the United States from his position as Ambassador to Great Britain, he saw something in what Field was trying to accomplish and he purchased The Mart in 1945. The Merchandise Mart was owned and managed by the Kennedy family interests for over 50 years. In 1998, MMPI and the buildings it manages was acquired by Vornado Realty Trust, a leading real estate investment trust (REIT). The Mart’s tradition of commitment to supporting the wholesale industries continues under the management of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI).

Today, The Mart remains the largest trade center in the world and welcomes more than three million visitors each year. Sixty percent of the building’s area is devoted to wholesale showrooms. As a design center, The Merchandise Mart hosts 16 major trade shows, co-produces 15 more and also houses more than 300 conferences, seminars and special events a year.

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2005 Calendar of Events
 

January

Showtime
January 9-13
336/821-1500

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration
January 11     
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16, 17, 18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Pulse™ Urban Apparel Show
January 11-13
8th-Floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

January Chicago Gift & Home Market™
January 19-26
Permanent and Market-Time Showrooms
Floors 12-15
January 22-25
7th-floor and 8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)
Permanent showrooms on 14 and 15 are open weekdays throughout the year.

Beckman’s Handcrafted Gift Show™ Chicago
January 22-25
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Hallmark Buying Meeting
January 20
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
816/274-7656Women’s & Children’s Chicago Apparel Market

Summer/Fall Preview
January 21-25
Chicago Apparel Center
800/677-6278 (MART)

February

Chicago Men’s Wear Collective™
February 6-8
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration: Modern Focus
February 8     
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16, 17, 18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Market Monday
February 14
Chicago Apparel Center
312/222-1666            

WHERE Magazine
February 22
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

March

Pulse™ Urban Apparel Show
March 1-3
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

The National Bridal Market™
March 6-8
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart & Chicago Apparel Center
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, House & Garden Best on Best
March 8          
Merchandise Mart Conference Center – 2nd Floor and
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Spring Chicago Gift & Home Market™
March 19-21
Floors 12-15
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)
Permanent Showrooms on 14 and 15 are open weekdays throughout the year.

STYLEMAX™
Fall 2005
March 19-22
7th-floor Market Suites 
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

April

Design Center Sample Sale Trade Preview
April 1 
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART

Design Center Sample Sale
April 2-3         
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration
April 12
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Fabric Fair™
April 28
Merchandise Mart Conference Center – 2nd Floor and
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Chicago Antiques Fair™ Preview Party
to Benefit the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
April 28
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Chicago Antiques Fair™
April 29-May 2
Open to the Public
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

May

Shop River North Showcase
Presented by the River North Association
May 2005
Open to the Public
7th-floor Market Suites
Visit www.rivernorthassociation.com for more information,
or contact The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Chicago Gift & Home Sample Sale
May 3-4
Floors 12-15
Open to the Trade Only
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Market Monday
May 9
Chicago Apparel Center
312/222-1666

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration     
May 10
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

June

Design Walk with River North Association
Parade of Pet Homes Kick-Off                                           
June 2005

Women’s & Children’s Chicago Apparel Market
Fall II • Holiday Preview
June 3-6
Chicago Apparel Center
800/677-6278 (MART)

NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair 2005
June 13-15
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Fine Design at NeoCon®
June 13-15     
The Merchandise Mart Conference Center – 2nd Floor and
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Pulse™ Urban Apparel Show
June 28-30
8th-Floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

July

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration     
July 13
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16, 17, 18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

SCFMA Casual Pre-Market
July 13-15
8th-Floor Market Suites and
Floors 16-17
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)                      

July Chicago Gift & Home Market™
July 20-27
Permanent and Market-Time Showrooms
Floors 12-15
July 23-26
7th-floor and 8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Beckman’s Handcrafted Gift Show™ Chicago
July 23-26
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Market Monday
July 25
Chicago Apparel Center
312/222-1666

August

Chicago Men’s Wear Collective™
August 7-9
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration
August 9
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

STYLEMAX
Holiday/Resort – Spring Preview 2006
August 13-16
7th-floor Market Suites
Chicago Apparel Center
800/677-6278 (MART)

September

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration     
September 13 
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market™
September 14-17
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Fall Chicago Gift & Home Market™
September 15-17
Floors 12-15
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Design Center Sample Sale Trade Preview
September 23
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Design Center Sample Sale
September 24-25
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Pulse™ Urban Apparel Show
September 27-29
8th-Floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

October
 

Elle Decor’s Dining by Design for DIFFA   
Presented by Champagne Taittinger                                            
October 2005
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

LuxeHome Kitchen & Bath Month Event – Design & Build Open House
October 1
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Market Monday
October 3
Chicago Apparel Center
312/222-1666

The National Bridal Market™
October 8-11
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart & Chicago Apparel Center
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration: Furniture Focus
October 11     
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 6-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

STYLEMAX™
Spring 2006
October 22-25
7th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Bag Hunger Auction at LuxeHome™
To benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository
October 26
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

November

Chicago Gift & Home Sample Sale
November 1-2
Open to the Trade Only
Floors 12-15
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration     
November 8    
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

December

One of a Kind Show and Sale® Chicago
December 1 - First Look Preview                
December 2-4
Open to the Public
8th-floor Market Suites
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

Market Monday
December 5
Chicago Apparel Center
312/222-1666

2nd Tuesday™, Design Inspiration         
December 13
Design Center Showrooms
Floors 6, 16-18
The Merchandise Mart
800/677-6278 (MART)

  

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