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.
Grim December for retail but the bounce back has started
The ONS has reported that retail sales volumes fell by 3.7% in December 2021 but were 2.6% higher than their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) February 2020 levels.
GIMA enters 2022 with over 40 new members
As gardening continued to rise in popularity during the pandemic, GIMA – the leading trade association representing garden manufacturers – has seen its membership grow.
The Inspiring Retail Stage is set at Spring Fair
Spring Fair (6th – 9th February 2022, NEC Birmingham) has revealed the Inspiring Retail Stage content programme, which is set to deliver a schedule packed
Giving & Living restores trading spirits
Home & Giftware magazine was thrilled to attend Giving & Living for the first time this week, enjoying a wonderful trip to the show’s home
Perrywood Tiptree raises over £15,000 for charity
In spite of another challenging year due to Covid, Perrywood Tiptree is delighted to have raised and donated £15,743 to
Glee is back bigger & better than ever before!
Hot on the heels of a thriving 2021 event, the 2022 edition of Glee is now just six months away
Outdoor Living fuels Garden Centre sales
Outdoor living items continued to come out top in the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) for November (2021)
Award winning Garden Centres unveiled
Barton Grange Garden Centre (pictured below) and Castle Gardens (pictured top) have recently (December 2021) been announced as the national
GIMA raises over £19,000 for the Greenfingers charity in 2021
Following the recently sold-out 40th GIMA Awards, where guests helped to raise over £3,900 for GIMA’s 2021 nominated charity –
All the Fun of the Fair!
GIMA Director, Vicky Nutall writes: I am writing this as GIMA returns from another excellent showcase at Glee, the first
Papershades to join BCTF for the first time
Papershades founder, Rosalind Freeborn, will be bringing her product range of unusual paper lampshades to the British Craft Trade Fair for the first time From
Yellow Colours of Spring
Launched just before Christmas, this bright and cheery new collection from Lesser & Pavey brings the thought of spring to mind as the yellow of
Floral Glass is perfect for Spring
In November of last year Lesser and Pavey (Spring Fair Hall 5 Stand D10-E11 and D20 – E21) delivered hand painted glass wax/oil warmers for
Discover Jo Thomas Jewellery at Giving & Living
Working from her studio in Falmouth, Cornwall, Jo Thomas designs and makes beautiful contemporary resin jewellery using a range of stainless steel cabochon settings, adding
Discover ShopTill-e at Giving & Living
Giving & Living 2022 is taking place at Westpoint, Exeter from 16-18th January and ShopTill-e is looking forward to meeting retailers as an exhibitor at
Sheep Dog with family and flock
The gift and homeware specialists at Lesser and Pavey – renowned for capturing dogs in 3D forms and on a broad range of homewares –
Sundae Girl
Taking a Sunday trip to last month’s Top Drawer Autumn at London’s Olympia, long-time greetings industry stalwart and promo filmmaker Gale Astley spotted a trio
Tatty Teddy is Thinking of You!
After the isolation of lockdown, Me to You, the much-loved brand featuring Tatty Teddy, the cute grey bear with a blue nose and patches, is
Festive Dreams Of Togetherness
Autumnal leaves blaze bright in flame colours as nature flares its last hurrah for the year, and thoughts of Christmas tint our thoughts, especially for
The Seed Card Company is growing!
Following a successful direct-to-consumer online launch in February 2021, ethical greetings card business The Seed Card Company is developing its wholesale business and will launch
Eclectic & Bohemian topped Pinterest trends in 2021
Keen to find out which interior styles we were most interested in last year, Homedit.com took to Pinterest to see the interior design trends people
2022 Festive Trends
Ahead of Spring Fair, Trend Bible has put together a Festive Trends 2022 report to help guide buying decisions at the show in February. As
Veri Peri: Pantone creates new colour for 2022
The Pantone Colour of the Year 2022 has been announced and, for the first time in the history of the selection, they have created an
2022 Colour Trends for Home Interiors
As we head into the dark days of winter there is always something bright on the horizon to look forward to, be it Advent and
Decorating your Home with Intention
When push comes to shove, everyone is ultimately aware that their home has a deep significance above and beyond just being a place to sleep
Self-Care Ideas & Tips For Busy Store Owners
Working in retail can be a fun and rewarding job but also requires a lot of your energy. You need to always be on and
4 Perfect Gift Ideas To Make Your Loved One Smile
It can be tricky to find the right gift for a loved one. The holidays may be over, but there are still several occasions that
Show Reel
Following its hugely successful trial at Autumn Fair 2021, Curated Meetings is supercharging new business and scaling up for its official launch at Spring Fair on the 7th – 8th February 2022 at NEC Birmingham offering more space, more meetings, and more sectors.
Curated Meetings are short, pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings between vetted buyers and relevant brands based on mutual interest to drive new business opportunities together. Designed to offer a platform for bespoke, highly pertinent and time efficient business meetings between buyers and brands, Curated Meetings delivered over 300, 15-minute face-to-face meetings at Autumn Fair, generating thousands of pounds of business and an incredible return on time for participants.
For Spring Fair, the Curated Meetings team has doubled and the programme now includes brands across all sectors including home, gift, lifestyle, fashion, accessories and jewellery
