AMERICASMART ANNOUNCES
NOMINEES FOR ROY AWARDS
ATLANTA -- Nominations for the annual Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced by AmericasMart Atlanta.
The ROY Awards honor the nation's premier rug retailers at an annual gala held in conjunction with AmericasMart's July Atlanta International Rug Market. This year's awards ceremony will take place Monday, July 17 at the Georgia Aquarium.
All ROY nominees are nominated exclusively by AmericasMart rug exhibitors and then voted on by an independent panel of industry experts.
As of June 8, the 2006 ROY nominees are:
Abbey Carpet of Naples
Airbase Carpet Mart
Azar's Oriental Rug
Bakersfield Rugs
Beckler's Heritage Gallery
Braden Wholesale Furniture
Brown Furniture
Carpet Exchange
Classic Oriental Rugs
Coles Carpets
Cotswold Furniture
Cyrus Carpets
Dewitt Designs
East India Carpets
Front Gate
FurnitureLand South
Glabman Furniture
The Great Indoors
The Great Rug Co.
Hadinger Carpets
Haynes Furniture
Henderson's Furniture
Home & Flooring Galleria
Home Goods
Home Value
J.C. Penny
J&S Designer Flooring
Jordan's Furniture
Just Rugs
Latitudes
Lewis Carpet One
Marshall Fields/BBT Rug
McDhurries, Ltd.
Nebraska Furniture Mart
The New Jersey Decorating Exchange
Nomad Rugs
Outrageous Bargains
Parvizian
Peerless Imported Rug
Persian Rug Galleries
R.C. Willey
Roswell Rug Co.
Rug & Home
Rug Masters
Rugs As Art
Rugs Direct
Rug Smart, Inc.
The Rug Warehouse
The Scarab
Starr Floor Covering Co.
Unique Oriental Rugs
Weavers Art
Weisshouse
Wickes Furniture
Worldwide Wholesalers
The 13th annual ROY Awards will be held on Sunday, July 16 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oceans Ballroom of the Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium. The Ballroom-situated among the most spectacular and endangered sea creatures, including Beluga Whales and Whale Sharks-the largest fish in the world-will host live entertainment, a complimentary cocktail buffet and a Monte Carlo-themed casino evening.
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