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Page 1: Buying Centers
Page 2: Buying Centers

Define buying center Explain how buying centers impact

local economies Identify important buying centers in

the U.S.

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Central district in a city where fashion businesses sell products to retail buyers› Garment districts› Regional marts

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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

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Nation’s leading buying center 5000 fashion showrooms $14 billion annual sales! Garment Center

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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

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Largest buying center in western U.S.

$8 billion sales Small to mid-size

businesses Funded by property

owners

California Market Center

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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

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Chicago› Merchandise Mart› Apparel Center

Atlanta› AmericasMart

Miami› International

Merchandise Mart

AmericasMart Building 2

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