Lodging & Hospitality
Vendor Resources
Click here for discounted vendor rates for local hotels for the Hilliard, OH event.
We've pinned some of our favorite vendor displays so you can be inspired to sell like a pro. Click here for some ideas.
Display and layout inspo
We aim to inspire our guests with quality goods displayed with taste, so applicants will be juried according to presentation and originality of the products.
The City Mercantile® is a modern handmade & home decor market. Our vendors' booths should reflect current farmhouse, boho or modern home decor aesthetics and meet the following display requirements.
1. A backdrop at customer eye-level. This can be a wall, banner, hanging, bunting, curtain, shutter or piece of furniture but there must be a solid visible barrier between your booth and the booth behind you.
2. Professional and legible signage and tags.
3. Pay station with adequate change and some kind of bags/packaging for merchandise. Being set up for card payments is recommended but not required.
Vendors may also consider the following to enhance booth appearance: creative flooring, branded marketing materials, uniforms, and upscale packaging. For inspiration, click here to see our Pinterest board of creative displays.
Organic, thrifted or repurposed items for the home or person. (e.g. upcycled jewelry, bags from thrifted fabrics)
Sustainability
Home goods that fit contemporary home décor aesthetics, original designs or art pieces, textiles, furniture, handmades or paper goods.
Vintage Inspired Home
Categories
New boutique style clothing, accessories and jewelry. Limited spaces available.
Fashion
Branded consumable items made in-house (soaps, hygienic products, candles, remedies). Wholesale items of this nature are not permitted.
lifestyle
Plants, dried arrangements, gardening accessories, lawn ornaments or outdoor decoration.
Garden
Food trucks, pre-packaged make and takes, and on-site edibles.
Edibles
Accessories, clothing and products for children.
Childrens
Any wall hanging or artwork. These must be made in house and be original works.
Signs
Vendor unloading assistance
Vendor Services
Let our staff assist you in unloading your trailer. We offer 30 minutes of loading assistance for set up and tear down. Pre-payment and reserved set up time required.
We'll focus on the guests, you focus on sales. Have large purchases removed from your booth and loaded in customer vehicles by event staff.
Guest loading service
Vendor sponsorship
- Add logo to print marketing materials where applicable. (Flyers, posters, promotional cards, magazine features, vary per event.)
- Logo on key email blasts leading up to event weekend. (3+)
- 3 social media shout-outs
- Inclusion on IG Sponsor Highlight
- Highlighted on digital vendor map
- Logo on Sponsor Banner at Event Entrance
- Contribute to swag bags
- Logo on homepage with website linked for 3 months.
