Brisk Traffic and Order Writing at the October High Point Market

High Point, NC, Nov. 2, 2011 — Retail buyers were feeling upbeat and business was brisk at the most recent High Point Market, Oct. 22-27, reflecting a new cautious optimism. Tom Conley, president and CEO of the High Point Market Authority, reports that 75,859 home furnishings professionals registered for the recent Market. Of those registrants, 44,779 were buyers. “Economic numbers were stronger in September, with housing starts up and gains in consumer spending for furniture,” Conley says. “In addition, many retailers had terrific Labor Day weekend sales, so inventories were depleted.