Home & Giftware Magazine – Retail News, Home & Gift Trends
Home & Giftware Magazine is published by Gifts & Greetings Review Ltd. and produced by industry trade journalist, Charlotte Cowell and account director, Denre Bruins. We have over 20 years’ experience in trade publishing, covering exhibitions at home and overseas, industry news and trends and always keeping our eyes peeled for the beautiful new products that will fly off the shelves of retail businesses large and small. From exquisite handmade crafts and original art, through to design-led home interiors, perfect gifts and greetings cards for all ages, we hunt out the hero products across sectors. Our circulation includes some of the best galleries, independent retailers, museums, zoos and heritage centres from around the UK and beyond, plus garden centres, department stores and interior designers.
If you have news or new products to share, email Charlotte. For advertising, contact Denre.
Maybugs wins High Street Hero Award
An independent gift shop chain in East Sussex has been crowned the UK’s best small high street business at this year’s Small Awards, which saw
Free Hotel for New Home and Gift Buyers at Glee 2023
The garden industry is getting ready for Glee – the International Festival for Garden, Leisure and Pet (27th-29th June 2023, NEC Birmingham) – where this
Source Home & Gift triples in size
Source Home & Gift, the only international sourcing platform of its kind, has announced that its second show on 3rd – 6th September at NEC
Introducing the AW23 Ivyline collection
As we head towards summer, the team at Ivyline – the UK’s leading supplier of trend-led garden, home and interior accessories – is busy making
Johnsons Lawn Seed launches ‘Celebration’ wildflower tins
For the month of May, Johnson’s Lawn Seed is encouraging gardeners to say “no” to mowing their lawns to help bees, butterflies, and wildlife,
Inspired by Beautiful Borders!
With Summer flower shows in the wings, botanical greetings card company Umbellifer launches six new designs celebrating beautiful garden borders. Each colourful card shows
British made Scandi inspired tableware by Nina D
This beautiful homeware range from award-winning designer, Nina D, is lovingly hand-crafted here in Britain. Whilst designs are inspired by Nina’s Swedish upbringing and
GCA Column: CEO Peter Burks
I have been very heartened from reading a range of articles, in several sections of the media recently, that have been commenting on how good
Cost of living crisis sees DIY boom continue
A softer housing market and rising cost of living is feeding into the ‘improve, don’t move’ mentality and continues to give DIY a lift; particularly
Boyd Douglas-Davies to leave British Garden Centres
British Garden Centres has announced that Boyd Douglas-Davies is leaving at the end of April. He will be setting up his own consultancy business, advising
Column: Garden Centre Association CEO Peter Burks
What the high street can learn from garden centres and the vital role of horticulture Garden Centre Association (GCA) CEO, Peter Burks, writes: According to
Update on Greenfingers garden builds
As the sun starts shining and the days stretch longer the nation is starting to think about their gardens again, but one organisation that has
Debbie Flowerday confirmed for the Glee Talent Store
It has been confirmed that this June (27th – 29th, NEC Birmingham) visual merchandising expert, Debbie Flowerday, will become a mentor for Glee’s all-new Talent
Greetings Trend: Cocooning Waves
In the swim of the second greeting card trend spotted at the Top Drawer and Spring Fair shows earlier this year, Gale Astley, greetings industry
Umbellifer spreads its wings!
Stephen Lennon is now into his fifth year of trading as Umbellifer, but the botanically-minded owner of the Yorkshire greetings card brand thinks he is
Penny Shaw to take the helm as Chris Dyson retires from Cardgains
One of the most well-known and popular figures in the greetings card industry, Cardgains MD, Chris Dyson, has announced that he will be retiring at
Psychedelic Vibrations
The hippy revival continues its positive spiritual odyssey across design, and, more specifically, greeting card design universe, but this season a hallucinogenic haze is drifting
Greetings Trend: Cocooning Waves
In the swim of the second greeting card trend spotted at the Top Drawer and Spring Fair shows earlier this year, Gale Astley, greetings industry
Viva Magenta British Made Style Sheet:
With Viva Magenta highlighted as the Pantone colour of the year for 2023 and tipped to top the trend boards, our style sheet from British
Mid Century Style for National Poinsettia Day
December 12th is the official occasion of National Poinsettia Day, marking the date when Joel Roberts Poinsett – the US congressman who introduced this winter
Viva Magenta for 2023!
The colour gurus at Pantone have announced that their Colour of the Year 2023 is Viva Magenta 18-1750, describing it as: “A shade rooted in
British-made Gifts to Mark the Coronation
To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May, manufacturers across the UK were busy working on special gifts and keepsakes to mark
Easy styling with cut geraniums
With their diverse blooms, geraniums not only look great in tubs, boxes, pots or beds, but also make a great cut flowers. As these flowering
Great Gifts for Foodies
Foodies are often happy with gifts relating to their love for all things culinary and gustatory but, with so much choice out there, it’s not
Show Reel
Home & Giftware Magazine is once again hugely looking forward to the main event in the UK exhibition calendar: Spring Fair and sister event, Autumn Fair. See our showreel for more details.
