Home & Gift Buyers' Festival organiser Clarion Events has confirmed the show will be going ahead as planned on 18-21 July 2021), across the Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate, and will be strengthened by the co-location of its sister show Manchester Furniture Show. The combination of the shows brings together over 70 brands, and over 5,000 specialist furniture and interiors buyers to help celebrate Home & Gift's 60th Anniversary.... read more
Posted: 7 May 2021
In light of recent developments with the second surge of COVID in India, the organisers of IHGF Delhi Fair have announced an all virtual edition to ensure health & safety of its buyers as well as exhibitors. The physical mode of the show is cancelled.EPCH, show organisers, have opted to stall the show in favour of a digital edition to continue sourcing opportunities for buyers. Categories at the online event include home, lifestyle, fashion, textiles, gifting and furniture.... read more
Posted: 28 April 2021
Top Drawer organiser Clarion Events has announced that the show is returning to a live format for its A/W21 edition. Taking place at Olympia London from 12-14 September, the show promises to reunite design-led brands, buyers and designers for trade opportunities for the first time in over a year. To ensure the needs of its audience were best met, in planning for the show's return to an in- person format, the team has extensively surveyed its community of leading retail buyers and interior designers – 82% of which said they intend to attend in September.... read more
Posted: 19 April 2021
Hyve Group is set to launch the Spring & Autumn Fair Online Marketplace. The Online Marketplace takes the wholesale home, gift, and fashion business online, enabling trade with existing and new global partners throughout the year.The Online Marketplace is a brand extension to the heritage brands Spring & Autumn Fair, two live events which are now complemented by a 365 digital trading platform. It will allow brands to access serious, vetted buyers all year round, deepen relationships started at the live events at the NEC, generate leads and take online orders. Buyers can find new products from loved and trusted brands, discover new brands online, build their collections and shop with ease throughout the year.... read more
Posted: 14 April 2021
In response to overwhelming industry demand and in-line with government guidelines, Clarion Events, the organisers of the summer trade buying festival, Home & Gift, has announced their intention to return to a live show format in Harrogate for 2021. Taking place from 18th-21st July across the Harrogate Convention Centre and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate, the show will offer the retail industry the first and largest face to-face opportunity for buyers and brands to unite and do business in over a year.... read more
Posted: 29 March 2021
Harrogate Fashion Week organisers have announced that the show will take place on the 1st- 2nd August at the Harrogate Convention Centre, following the Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown. Director Wendy Adams says, "We are delighted to confirm that Harrogate Fashion Week will be going ahead this August after such a disappointing 2020 and we are looking to ensure the event celebrates the endurance of the fashion industry."After an unprecedented year, HFW 2021 will allow indies and brands to re-unite in the popular event town of Harrogate, and will be a testament to the resolve of boutique owners, suppliers, and fashion businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.... read more
Posted: 12 March 2021
The Creative Retail Awards has been confirmed for 14th October 2021, with the entry deadline extended until 30th April.With the announcement of the new Government COVID-19 roadmap bringing clarity to hold the Creative Retail Awards event live in October, an unprecedented number of companies have requested an extension to the submission deadline. In light of this the organisers have extended the entry deadline until 30th April 2021. If a project was previously entered into the postponed 2020 Awards the entry has automatically been rolled over and entered into this year's.... read more
Posted: 10 March 2021
The Gift Card and Voucher Association has unveiled the speaker lineup for its annual conference, which offers the industry an opportunity to meet and discuss how the sector can continue to innovate over the coming months.The conference, is being held on March 3rd and 4th 2021, using a groundbreaking digital platform that can be tailored to each attendee. Holding a virtual conference has enabled the GCVA to open up to a wider breadth of guests across the gift card, payments, reward, incentive and loyalty markets, facilitating an immersive experience that will bring together different international perspectives on the growing industry and global markets.... read more
Posted: 2 March 2021
Messe Frankfurt India Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd and Gifts & Accessories, the Exhibition Division of Netlink Solutions (India) Ltd, together announced new dates for their leading consumer goods exhibitions due to inaccessibility of venues in March 2021. The new dates will unite key segments during the buying season of 2022 and create more favourable conditions for trade.In line with the recent announcement and discussion with venue authorities, the organisers have decided to reschedule Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show and Interior Lifestyle India, presented by Ambiente India, to 3-5 March, 2022.... read more
Posted: 19 February 2021
Top Drawer, the first buying event of the season, hosted an agenda of live product launches and expert seminar sessions and has now made the content available for the industry until 21st February, 2021. Liberty's Home Buying Manager, Bryony Sheridan, has praised the show's virtual offering, stating: "In these unusual times, creating ways for buyers and brands to connect has never been more important, the team behind Top Drawer On Demand has done a marvellous job at creating such a community for the retail industry."... read more
Posted: 8 February 2021