Autumn Fair, the UK's leading marketplace for home, gift, and fashion, has revealed its most ambitious and retailer-focused content programme to date. Practical, focused, and easy to consume, it's been thoughtfully designed to fit around buyers and deliver maximum value in minimal time.
Taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 7–10 September 2025, this year's show recognises the pressures facing independent retailers, from rising costs and evolving customer behaviours to the demands of digital transformation and responds with a powerful new programme of over 30 short, high-impact sessions.
Across the brand-new Retail Corner stage and Buyers Retreat, the agenda is packed with real-world strategies, future-facing trend intelligence, and expert-led workshops to help home, gift and fashion retailers buy smarter, sell better, and future-proof their businesses, while staying connected to the wider retail industry without missing a beat on the show floor.
Posted: 2 July 2025
German backpack brand Kapten & Son is excited to announce the opening of its first-ever UK retail store, launching in August, in the heart of London's vibrant Seven Dials/Covent Garden district.
This opening marks a major milestone in the brand's international expansion, bringing the beloved Kapten & Son experience to one of Europe's most influential fashion capitals. With a strong footprint across continental Europe – thanks to successful store launches in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Vienna, and Amsterdam – London now represents the next step in connecting with a growing global community of urban adventurers.
The new flagship store will offer a series of interactive experience stations designed to help visitors find their ideal backpack.
Posted: 30 June 2025