Greeting Card specialist, Blue Eyed Sun, has signed a distribution deal with design-led German company, Chic Mic, to distribute the BambooCup, SlideCup and BambooFriends brands of lifestyle giftware in the UK. BambooCup is a beautiful range of eco-friendly, reusable coffee cups which had a fantastic response with buyers at Spring Fair. “We have been working
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Fiona Young is the product designer at Southfield Ltd, a family run Giftware business based in Scotland which has been trading for over 40 years, designing and making all products in-house. The Terribly Posh and Dead posh bespoke range has been popping up all over the UK in independent gift shops. Retailers who share their
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Alan Monahan writes: If you run a small independent gift shop I’m sure you’ll have some customers who envy what you do. They figure that if you pass the time of day with nice people, selling them pretty things, it’s not a bad way to earn a living. They don’t know the half of it,
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Spring Fair and Autumn Fair organiser Ascential has launched a strategic review of its exhibitions division as it announces plans to focus on its digital business. Press reports suggest that this could lead to the sale of its trade and consumer shows and generate between £250 million and £300 million. Its strong annual results revealed
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As the daddy of British retail exhibitions, Spring Fair (February 4 – 9) is a veritable gifting feast with multifarious new product treats in store for visiting retailers. This beautiful tableware by Danish exhibitor, By Room, stopped us in our tracks. By Room imports unique home accessories inspired by culture and traditional craftsmanship from India.
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Alan Monahan writes: Were you at Spring Fair? I’ve visited since 1997 and this year it was one of my more enjoyable experiences. Old-timers complain that ‘trade shows aren’t what they used to be’. They’re not – and neither is the gift industry. The online world and fewer shops have seen to that. But at
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