Autumn Fair 2018 will launch DesignFirst, a series of showcases for up-and-coming, pioneering brands. Set to be an entirely new platform for only the most unique and quirky manufacturers, DesignFirst will offer up to thirty innovative brands a chance to showcase their products at a prime sector-specific location in the event space for optimal visibility […]
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Using its unique position as the voice of the home and gift industry, the Giftware Association has been present at high-level government talks recently on subjects that matter to its members. This includes taking part in the ‘Access to Finance Committee’ meetings, discussing the finance needs of SMEs, and being invited to the prestigious Commonwealth
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With wedding season approaching many people are starting to think about what gifts to buy newlywed couples on the big day. According to a survey from occasions experts Clintons, many guests are swapping financial donations and money for an increasingly wide range of gifts – from the unusual to the bizarre. Particularly noteworthy gifts have
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The Managing Director of Enesco, Ken Johnson, has made the decision to retire at the end of May this year and he will be hugely missed by the rest of the team at the giftware giant. Ken has enjoyed a career in the ceramic and gift industry spanning five decades, starting off with Anthony Wood
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The managing director of Spring & Autumn Fair, Louise Young, shares her insights into the changing consumer landscape and how to best meet the challenges of adaption faced by our industry. We are in a period of great flux, politically and economically, with an accelerated pace of change. What do you see as the main
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Diversification has never been more important in today’s garden retail environment. With the UK weather remaining unpredictable garden centres have had to find a way to generate revenue outside of peak season. There are approximately 2,300 garden centres in the UK with industry sales worth some £5billion a year (HTA 2016). With garden retailing changing
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