BREAKDOWN & SHIPPING

Breakdown Schedule:

Tuesday, April 29
6PM-10PM: POV/handcarry move-out ONLY, dock access from 7:30PM-10PM (only through freight elevator accessing the Lindsay Street Dock)

Wednesday, April 30
8AM-5PM: POV/handcarry move-out ONLY, dock access from 8AM-4:30PM (only through freight elevator accessing the Lindsay Street Dock)

Breakdown General Guidelines

  • Breakdown and packing may not begin until 6PM on Tuesday, April 29.  Exhibitors may stay and pack Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 8AM-4:30PM, following the show.  

  • Please be aware that other sections of High Point Market will still be open Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30. Move-out should only occur through the designated freight elevator accessing the Lindsay Street Dock.  No move-out, including hand-carry items, may exit through any customer-facing areas.  Please ONLY use the designated route and exit through the dock.  

  • If you are not contracted for the following season, note that all booths must be returned to original condition (patched and painted white by approved contractor) by May 16, 2025.

  • All packing must be done inside your booth. The aisles must remain open for the movement of freight.

  • Return of empties will start at 7PM on Tuesday, April 29. Exhibitors can stay in their booth and wait to receive empties all night starting at the close of market on Tuesday, April 29.

  • It is advised that you do not plan an early flight if you must stay and pack your booth. We encourage you to utilize Tuesday, April 29 to pack up your booth; we cannot guarantee a delivery time for empties on Tuesday, April 29.

  • Complimentary PORTER SERVICE will begin Tuesday, April 29 AFTER all empty containers have been returned until 10PM and Wednesday, April 30 from 8AM-4:30PM. Shoppe High Point porter service is first-come, first-served. If you would like to hire booth breakdown services (such as, removal of shelves, packing products, etc.) please contact Carolina Warehouse to book an appointment for a fee. Contact information for Carolina Warehouse is Jim Green 336-472-9730 or stopandgojim@aol.com. 

  • Freight pickup for all common carriers and non-exhibitor freight haulers begins May 5, 2025 at 8AM EST. All shipments must be boxed, crated, or palletized.

NON FREIGHT EXHIBITOR MOVE-OUT THROUGH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 (hand carry, POVs, non-third party)

• No freight or common freight carriers will be allowed to access the docks from Wednesday, April 30 - Friday, May 2, 2025. This will give exhibitors utilizing POV and porter service access to the docks to move their items out of the building.

MOVE-OUT AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025

• If you are moving out after Friday, May 2, 2025, please schedule with hpoperations@shoppeobject.com. When you arrive for breakdown, please find a place to park your vehicle within walking distance from the building.

• Enter through Market Square Tower (115 S. Lindsay St. High Point, NC 27260) and show security your "Exhibitor" badge as the building is open to exhibitors only.

• Breakdown your booth and pack up the items you plan to extract from your space. Note that moving equipment is extremely limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. All packing must be done inside your booth. The aisles must remain open for the movement of freight.

• Shoppe Object - High Point exhibitors have two weeks post-show to move-out. All booths must be dismantled and back to base.Please notify your common carriers, and freight haulers that freight will not be shipped out before 8AM on Monday, May 5, 2025.