With just hours to go until the close of pre-registration and days away from the start of the spring High Point Market, April 2-6, High Point Market Authority (HPMA) leaders are optimistic for the strongest Market since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pre-registration data is tracking several percentage points higher than at this point before last fall’s Market, according to Tom Conley, HPMA’s president and CEO. “The registration patterns since COVID show people deciding on attendance much closer to the event date, and that’s still holding true this cycle. Given such, we expect to inch up a few more percentage points over this next week and end up with our largest attendance numbers since 2019.”

Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison will be introducing Reserve Custom Studio at High Point Market. Reserve Custom Studio is a custom rug program where customers can choose from over 300 designs and select their yarn colors and rug size. The rugs in the program are hand-knotted and shipped within 3-5 months based on size.

For Spring High Point Market, Kalaty Rug Corporation continues to place its primary focus on the company’s latest high-end hand-knotted rugs which includes a wide range of traditional, transitional and contemporary designs in the latest high-fashion designer color palettes. Among the newest hand-knotted heirloom-quality collections on display at the Kalaty High Point showroom (IHFC, G-369) are Solano, Khotan, Talora and Ambrose alongside additions to existing best-selling collections including Infinity, Juno and Capri. Customers also will see the latest additions to the company’s K-TWO series of 25+ popular-priced open-distribution collections in all styles, textures, weaves, and constructions.

Capel Rugs is rolling out a large assortment of new rugs in the Capel Rugs showroom from April 2 to 6 at the April High Point Market in Market Square, Space 112. The new rugs represent a wide range of constructions, styles, and price points, and offerings include fresh braids, updated Oushak and Gabbeh patterns, and much more. The biggest introduction that Capel has made in recent years, these new rugs are designed to give retailers the stylish, high-value products they need to refresh their floors and drive traffic and business back to stores.