High Point Market

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furniture industry event home furnishings trade show trade show

High Point Market is one of the world’s largest home furnishings trade shows, drawing furniture manufacturers, retailers, and designers to High Point, North Carolina twice a year.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
High Point Market canonical	4
High Point Furniture Market	2
High Point Market Authority	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1161504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Point Market
Context triple: [High Point, North Carolina, hosts, High Point Market]

A. Eastern Market
Eastern Market is a historic public market and neighborhood hub in Washington, D.C., known for its fresh food vendors, local artisans, and weekend outdoor flea and farmers’ markets.
B. New Market
New Market is a small town in eastern Tennessee that forms part of the Knoxville metropolitan area.
C. Bayside Marketplace
Bayside Marketplace is a popular open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located along the waterfront in Miami, Florida.
D. Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road Market is a famous London street market renowned for its antiques, vintage fashion, food stalls, and lively atmosphere.
E. Oxbow Public Market
Oxbow Public Market is a popular indoor marketplace in Napa, California, featuring local food vendors, artisanal products, and regional wines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Point Market
Target entity description: High Point Market is one of the world’s largest home furnishings trade shows, drawing furniture manufacturers, retailers, and designers to High Point, North Carolina twice a year.

A. Eastern Market
Eastern Market is a historic public market and neighborhood hub in Washington, D.C., known for its fresh food vendors, local artisans, and weekend outdoor flea and farmers’ markets.
B. New Market
New Market is a small town in eastern Tennessee that forms part of the Knoxville metropolitan area.
C. Bayside Marketplace
Bayside Marketplace is a popular open-air shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located along the waterfront in Miami, Florida.
D. Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road Market is a famous London street market renowned for its antiques, vintage fashion, food stalls, and lively atmosphere.
E. Oxbow Public Market
Oxbow Public Market is a popular indoor marketplace in Napa, California, featuring local food vendors, artisanal products, and regional wines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	furniture industry event ⓘ home furnishings trade show ⓘ trade show ⓘ
abbreviation	HPMKT ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	High Point Market ⓘ surface form: High Point Furniture Market
cityRole	major economic driver for High Point ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
covid19Impact	held with modifications and health protocols during COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
estimatedAttendees	tens of thousands per market ⓘ
estimatedExhibitors	over 2000 ⓘ
exhibitSpaceType	showrooms ⓘ temporary exhibits ⓘ
feature	educational seminars ⓘ networking events ⓘ new product introductions ⓘ trend presentations ⓘ
focus	accessories ⓘ home décor ⓘ lighting ⓘ residential furniture ⓘ textiles ⓘ
formerName	High Point Market furniture trade show ⓘ surface form: International Home Furnishings Market High Point Market furniture trade show ⓘ surface form: Southern Furniture Market
frequency	biannual ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.highpointmarket.org/ ⓘ
impact	drives wholesale ordering cycles in furniture industry ⓘ influences global furniture design trends ⓘ
location	High Point, North Carolina ⓘ
name	High Point Market self-link ⓘ
notOpenTo	general public ⓘ
occursIn	fall ⓘ spring ⓘ
organizedBy	High Point Market self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: High Point Market Authority
primaryAudience	furniture manufacturers ⓘ industry buyers ⓘ interior designers ⓘ retailers ⓘ
primaryIndustry	furniture ⓘ home furnishings ⓘ
registrationRequirement	advance registration required for attendees ⓘ
relatedCityNickname	High Point as Furniture Capital of the World ⓘ
sector	business-to-business ⓘ
significance	one of the world’s largest home furnishings trade shows ⓘ
startDate	early 20th century (as a furniture market in High Point) ⓘ
state	North Carolina ⓘ
transportationSupport	provides shuttle services between showrooms and hotels ⓘ
typicalMonth	April ⓘ October ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Point, North Carolina → hosts → High Point Market ⓘ

Furniture Capital of the World → hasNotableEvent → High Point Market ⓘ

High Point Market → name → High Point Market self-link ⓘ

High Point Market → organizedBy → High Point Market self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Point Market Authority

High Point Market → alsoKnownAs → High Point Market ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Point Furniture Market

World’s Largest Chest of Drawers → associatedWith → High Point Market ⓘ

Guilford County → hasAttraction → High Point Market ⓘ