Research carried out by The Great British Exchange has revealed that 91% of shoppers can be tempted back to the high street by original and British made products. Almost all those questioned said they would visit bricks and mortar stores more frequently if those shops were to offer something “unique”, while two thirds said
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Autumn Fair is launching AF Product Match, a new app that will help event attendees discover the must-have products ahead of the golden quarter as well as facilitate networking opportunities. The artificial intelligence-powered app learns users’ preferences to deliver personalised product recommendations to buyers; similarly, it will suggest the most relevant attendees to connect with
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Ascential plc has formally announced the sale of Ascential Exhibitions to ITE group plc for a total cash consideration of £300 million, on a cash and debt free basis, subject to a normalised working capital adjustment. Ascential Exhibitions has a portfolio that includes Spring Fair, Autumn Fair, Glee and Pure. The sale was originally announced
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June’s good weather resulted in a marginal year-on-year improvement in footfall across the nation’s high streets, delivering the second month of consecutive growth since November 2017. However, retail parks and shopping centres have had ‘an altogether more difficult time’. The overall trend of fewer visits to bricks and mortar stores remains, said British Retail Consortium
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Giftware giant, Widdop & Co., has signed a licensing deal with Shropshire artist, Meg Hawkins, marking an incredibly exciting development in Meg’s expanding business. The first raft of new products will be launched at Spring Fair 2019. Meg Hawkins is a licensed, published British watercolour artist whose work features on greetings cards, prints, gifts and
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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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