buying centers
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Define buying center Explain how buying centers impact
local economies Identify important buying centers in
the U.S.
Central district in a city where fashion businesses sell products to retail buyers› Garment districts› Regional marts
Market weeks› Scheduled time for fashion producers to
show fashions to buyers› Each fashion line scheduled during
different weeks Mart
› Building that houses thousands of showrooms for specific merchandise categories
Nation’s leading buying center 5000 fashion showrooms $14 billion annual sales! Garment Center
Non-profit corporation
Promote NYC apparel industry
Improve quality of life Strengthen economic
status
New York Fashion International› Exporting› Develop foreign
markets Fashion Walk of Fame
› 7th Avenue Fashion Center Banners
› Increase unity› Community pride
Largest buying center in western U.S.
$8 billion sales Small to mid-size
businesses Funded by property
owners
California Market Center
World’s largest wholesale merchandise resource› 7 million square feet
$7.5 billion wholesale transactions annually Apparel and accessories focus
› Sportswear› Western wear
50 markets/year 200,000 buyers yearly
Chicago› Merchandise Mart› Apparel Center
Atlanta› AmericasMart
Miami› International
Merchandise Mart
AmericasMart Building 2