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Millions of pounds worth of business has been generated during the last four days at the UK’s leading home, gift and fashion trade show, Autumn Fair co-located with Moda, reigniting, and refuelling…
Import and Exports Brexit: guidance for businesses: Link added under ‘Importing and exporting’ to a service that helps you check how to import or export your goods. Moving goods through the…
Summer 2021 edition of the British Craft Trade Fair helped keep designer-makers trading after a year and a half of lockdowns and restrictions BCTF Online 2021, which ran from 27 June – 1 July, welcomed…
The Giftware Association had a great time at Autumn Fair and it was good to be back at a trade show in Birmingham again. The show was full of meeting members old and new, promoting Gift of the Year…
The NEC Group has partnered with mobile ordering app Zapaygo as events return to its venues. The multi-year deal sees Zapaygo become the exclusive food and beverage pre-purchase app partner across…
With 9 days to go until Autumn Fair 2021, excitement is rising as the retail community prepares to reconnect at the first in-person event in over 18 months. Register for your PRESS badge and join…
* Full Seminar Programme Announced at https://www.autumnfair.com/seminar-programme-2021 * The largest European Home & Gift buying event of the year, Autumn Fair, taking place on 5th – 8th September…
In case you missed this weeks The Gift Stop, please see a review of what you missed out on. 00:00 - Intro 00:02 - Trade shows and market places (with there being so many marketplaces, how does a …
After successfully running an online version of the well-established Giving & Living home & gift tradeshow in 2021, Hale Events, the show’s organisers are delighted to announce that they …
Welcome to episode 41 of The Product-Cast where we are joined by the wonderful Craig De Souza - regular panellist of #TheGiftStop and founder of Creative Industry Association…
The Giftware Association is delighted to announce that Sarah Ward is returning to the association as CEO. The British Allied Trades Federation announced that it was pleased for Sarah, who has made…
Please see below today’s updates, which may be relevant for your businesses/members, and supply chains. Reminder – Better regulation open consultation Our exit from the EU provides us with the opportunity…
00:01 - Introductions 00:04 - Harrogate Home & Gift show 00:18 - Refreshed the room 00:19 - Covid how is it affecting businesses again 00:22 - Will what's going on around the world change the…
The economy The Bank of England has forecast a sharp recovery in Q2 2021, although even then it would be 5% lower than in the same quarter pre-covid. On a relative basis, though, the GDP graph is…
The Autumn Fair Little Black Book, the essential preview guide and planning tool for Autumn Fair 2021, has launched and is now up for grabs. With only a limited number available to visitors who pre…
From the 1st April 2022 the Government will be introducing the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) which is a brand new tax on plastic packaging that will start to have affect on our industry. The official…
Please see below today’s updates, which may be relevant for your businesses/members, and supply chains. Right to work check process Last week, I shared a link with you to a newly developed ‘right…
With input from over 3,500 exhibitors, buyers and partners, Spring Fair, the leading Home & Gift show, has announced that it will become a four-day show. The new show dates run from Sunday 6th…
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced a trio of marketing-themed speaker sessions at the inaugural NAJ Summit 2021 as part of its Better Business Seminars schedule. Curated under…
With its doors re-opening for the first time in 18 months from the 5th – 8th September at the NEC Birmingham, Autumn Fair, co-located with Moda, has introduced COVID-19 status checks for all attendees…
Please see below today’s updates, which may be relevant for your businesses/members, and supply chains. Customs and VAT Customs, VAT and Excise UK transition legislation from 1 January 2021: …
The Giftware Association is excited to announce the launch of Gift of the Year 2022 which opened last week at Harrogate Home and Gift. Now in its 44th year, the competition is the …
Nadege Honey at home amongst her designs The Giftware Association has a longstanding relationship with the British Craft Trade Fair and one of the fantastic things The GA gets to do is choose one…
It has been a while, but trade shows are back with a bang. Travelling up to beautiful sunny Harrogate you could be forgiven that you were heading on a long weekend away or a staycation, as it has…
