Buyer Registration

Retail/Commercially-Located Businesses are required to present one from EACH category below:

CATEGORY 1. One (1) of the following pieces of personal identification:

Drivers License
State Issued Photo Id
Current Passport

CATEGORY 2. One (1) of the following pieces of business identification:

Current Federal Tax # Certificate
Trade publication advertisement
Current Retail Business License
Appropriate "Yellow Pages" listing
Four recent wholesale invoices for gift-related purchases
Store/Commercial lease indicating type of business as retail

CATEGORY 3. One (1) of the following pieces of employment identification:

Copy of canceled company payroll check or payroll stub
Personalized, imprinted business card
Copy of W-2 form
Copy of company health insurance card
Copy of company credit card with employee and company name

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

Interior Designers qualify for admittance by presenting:
Photo ID
Tax ID
Professional membership card (ASID, IIDA, IBD, AIA)
Business Card

NON-RETAIL/HOME-BASED BUSINESSES

Home-based Businesses are required to present ALL of the following :
Photo ID
Personalized Business ID (business card or canceled payroll check)
Current Retail Business License or current Resale Tax Certificate
Imprinted Business Check
Copies of current year invoices showing at least $2,000 in wholesale purchases of merchandise represented in The Chicago Merchandise Mart.

HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP VOLUNTEERS

Photo ID
Hospital ID
Letter on hospital letterhead indicating that you are an authorized volunteer/buyer.

Show Rules and Regulations

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is a wholesale to the trade only event. Guest badges are limited to one per credentialed buyer, and ALL buyers and employees MUST have proper credentials to attend the Market. This includes a resale certificate, business card and photo ID for each buyer. Please make sure to check all of your credentials before you arrive at Market.

Strollers are not allowed. Children under the age of 16 are strongly discouraged from attending and are only eligible to receive guest badges on site. They must be accompanied by a registered attendee and will be charged a $50 guest fee. On-site sample selling is not permitted. All orders must be shipped; merchandise is not allowed to be removed from floors/showrooms during the Market. Permission must be granted by show management and the exhibitor before any photographs can be taken of the booths/showrooms and their contents.