News

January 27, 2022
DMC welcomes Karol Sullin as executive director, leasing

Dallas Market Center announced that Karol Sullins has joined the company as executive director of leasing for Total Home & Gift Temps.

Karol Sullins

Sullins is responsible for the strategic prospecting and leasing of High Style Dallas and Antiques, new additions to the Temps marketplace debuting in June, as well as the Home, Garden, Body & Spa, and Him collections. She reports to Jo Ann Miller Marshall, senior vice president of temps leasing.

Temps

The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market encompass five distinct neighborhoods across more than 1 million square feet and includes leading brands of gifts, home décor, tabletop, handmade, gourmet, personal care, children’s, and fashion. The Temps are expanding for June 2022 to include hundreds of new exhibitors.

High Style Dallas, the newest and most distinguished juried collection at the show, will feature innovative and design-driven, home and lifestyle merchandise from all product categories along with original artwork. High Style Dallas will be located on the 10th floor of the World Trade Center. The Antiques collection will include one of-a-kind antique furniture, accents, original artwork fine prints, lighting, heirloom jewelry, decorative objects, silver, china, architectural elements and mid-century modern decor. It will be located inside Market Hall.

Dallas Market Center Temps are growing and continue to welcome a record number of new buyers. The most recent tradeshows in Dallas, including the January Total Home & Gift Market, have expanded significantly including hundreds of new exhibitors and a record number of new buyers, major stores, and independent retailers from all 50 states and dozens of countries.

“Capitalizing on the Dallas momentum, we are creating a breathtaking and expanded marketplace for June, and Karol will be instrumental to the growth and careful selection of exhibitors,” said Jo Ann Miller Marshall, senior vice president leasing. “Her experience and eye for quality and design will ensure that buyers will be amazed and delighted this summer. We welcome her to the team and look forward to an extraordinary debut in June.”

About Karol Sullins

Karol Sullins joins Dallas Market Center from AmericasMart Atlanta, where she served as a senior manager of Atlanta’s High Design and Antiques collections.

“This is a special opportunity, and I’m pleased to join a company committed to growing the marketplace with quality exhibitors and serving top-tier buyers,” said Sullins. “Dallas Market Center is full of energy and thriving, and I’m thrilled to be help create new destinations that will inspire retailers and interior designers.”

Sullins is supported by a team of leasing, buyer delivery, and marketing experts with deep experience and success. Over the last 22 months, Dallas Market Center has held a full calendar of in-person events that served tens of thousands of buyers from coast to coast while balancing good health with good business.

Upcoming Events at Dallas Market Center

  • Total Home & Gift Market, March 22-25
  • Dallas Design Days, April 25-26
  • Temps at Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-25

Only Dallas Market Center presents the most complete collection of new and best-selling products across multiple categories including home décor and lighting together with gift, holiday and floral, housewares, gourmet, apparel & accessories, artisan products, and more. The marketplace includes the largest residential lighting trade events in North America; the largest and most successful open-daily design center; dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday and floral; and the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories marketplace featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers.




Stationery Trends Winter 2024
Get one year of Stationery Trends in both print and digital editions for only $15.

Interested in reading the print issue of Stationery Trends?

Subscribe Today »