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Furniture|Today -- 02/19/2004
Market Daily
- Tupelo Special Edition
Tupelo area rich with history
AT THE MARKET — Marketgoers here are surrounded by thousands of years of history, which for the West begins to come into focus in the 16th century. Explorer Hernando DeSoto first walked the Tupelo area in 1540 when he and his band encountered a tribe of Chickasaw Indians. Their fight with the tribe drove DeSoto's party further west, where he "discovered" the Mississippi River, which put ...
- Tupelo Special Edition
Tupelo offers history, attractions
AT THE MARKET — The Tupelo market can be a nonstop experience, but how could anyone come to Tupelo and skip a visit to the house where Elvis was born? Elvis Presley Birthplace 306 Elvis Presley Drive, off East Main Street 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday (662) 841-1245 Designated a Mississippi landmark, the modest "shotgun" house where Elvis was born in 1935 has been carefully r...
- Tupelo Special Edition
Product Parade
- Tupelo Special Edition
Special events planned for market
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Furniture Today Market Kickoff Party
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi Complex, Back of Hall D Thursday, Feb. 19 Market hours
8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Complimentary retailer breakfast 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Tupelo Market Café Mississippi Complex, Hall D Continental breakfast
8:30 a.
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Market services
Market hours
Wednesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Buyer registration
Passes are available to qualified buyers in each lobby area of the Mississippi and Tupelo Complexes. Buyer's lounge These complimentary lounges are exclusively for buyers who attend the market.
- Tupelo Special Edition
Shuttles available
AT THE MARKET — Shuttles will depart the Radisson Hotel (formerly Comfort Hotel) next to the Memphis Airport for Tupelo and from Tupelo Market Building No. 2 for the Radisson Hotel in Memphis, as listed below. Reservations must be made in advance, as shuttles will run only if passengers are scheduled.
- Tupelo Special Edition
Producers bring it on
AT THE MARKET With business on the upswing and the tax refund season approaching, manufacturers have come to market here with a hefty amount of product to keep sales growing. For most, business has been increasing, and factories in Mississippi and elsewhere have been returning to more normal work schedules.
- Tupelo Special Edition
Wanted: Fresh goods
AT THE MARKET — With business continuing to pick up, retailers are heading to market here with optimistic outlooks and aggressive buying plans aimed at keeping the momentum going. Some dealers say the pickup in business is a carryover from last year, and they will be fueling it with fresh looks from Tupelo in upholstery.
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