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Due to the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and current government advice, Ocean Media Group has confirmed its decision to postpone London Stationery Show which was due to take place in …
Longtime collaborator Michael Weedon gives us his view on the future of the high street in the current climate If there is one gift we would all love right now it’s the gift of certainty. What businesses…
Parents across the country are facing the daunting task of working from home around their children for an indefinite period of time. Self-isolation, quarantine, uncertainty about jobs and long term…
Please see below today’s COVID-19 Business Readiness Bulletin. Please note that we are sending this to you as soon as we receive it. These are the latest updates based on the PM's announcement…
Home & Gift Harrogate has been a key date in the retail calendar for 60 years, bringing the retail industry together and allowing buyers and brands to meet, share and do business. Clarion Events…
With many businesses on lockdown, more and more companies are encouraging their teams to work from home to ensure that they remain safe and that the business continues to operate as close to normal…
The situation with Covid-19 is rapidly changing. As a result, we would recommend that you regularly visit The Government website for all their up to date advice and recommendations. England: (https…
Dear Giftware Community, Like many businesses up and down the country we are closely monitoring the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and the impact it is having globally. As always…
We’re all mindful that Mother’s Day will soon be upon us on 22 March, and it’s time to put on our thinking caps and find the ideal gift to express our love and gratitude. Here at The Amazing Blog…
NEW:Yesterday, the Prime Minister made a statement on coronavirus which you canfind here. NEW: Stay at home guidance. The guidance for people with confirmed or possible coronavirus infection has …
Did you know? It's estimated that over 100 million disposable crackers are pulled atChristmas time in the UK alone. If laid end to end these could stretch from theUK to the North Pole, 8 times! “…
Scottish Borders based Rachel Meehan reaches out to new markets at the British Craft Trade Fair for exclusively British-made products. 4th to 7th April 2020, Stand P37 ‘Rachel Meehan, pictures and…
Gift retailers line up for glory at this year’s GreatsGift Retailer Awards After a nail-biting fewmonths, the finalists of the Greats Gift Retailer Awards 2020 have beenconfirmed! “Now intheir 18th…
The design-led gift and home supplier has acquired a worldwide exclusive license to Gift of The Year’s Highly Commended Contemporary Gift finalist, Ice & Slice, patented by Nobilé Glassware. …
LaunchPad has identified six winners to receive a free exhibition stand at London Stationery Show 2020. Entries came in fromAustralia, the U.S.A, Russia and the UK from designers and establishedcompanies…
Ahead of the UK release date of the 27th of March, Superdrug announces the launch of an exciting new range of Disney Mulan beauty essentials, bath products, and lifestyle accessories. From pampering…
One of the benefits of being a member of The Giftware Association is that you can take advantage of our CEO, Sarah’s Wards immense knowledge of the home and giftware world. With a career spanning…
The Giftware Association has received news from its HR experts Greenshoot HR about changes to employment law from April. Please read below to see if your company has been affected. Employment Law…
WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH OR THURSDAY 26TH MARCH Take part in our first Meet The Buyer event of the year focusing on Independent stores and buyers. We have independent buyers from the following stores…
Hale Events has been organising trade shows for 25 years. Based in Axbridge, Somerset, they have been running a successful show for food and drink buyers in Exeter for the last ten. It’s called the…
Fanattik, the gifts and collectibles licensee for many ofthe biggest film and video game studios including 20th Century Fox,Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Bethesda, Microsoft, Capcom and …
Images George Rex from London, England / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Sarah Ward will once again be attending theBank of England Genesis Initiative meeting in her capacity…
ABOUT THE SHOW Exclusively has been running in London for over 18 years, operating in the Cookware, Household, Gift and Lifestyle sectors. Their strength is their “Exclusive” focus on these sectors…
The Giftware Association members and Gift of the Year shortlisted company Rethinkwrap recently featured on Dragons Den, you can view the clip below Rethinkwrap (fka Regiftwrap) is reusable gift wrapping…
