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PRESTIGIOUS SPOTTED AWARD SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Each season Spotted presents visitors to Top Drawer with the very best in new talent and emerging design, showcasing a variety of market-ready brands that buyers will have never seen before, with…
LAST CHANCE TO TAKE PART...
The Giftware Association, The British Travelgoods and Accessories Association and The Jewellery Distributors’ Association have created a Member's Directory for Autumn Fair 2019. The directory will…
POSH BRATS BATH AND BODY BOUTIQUE
It may bethe height of Summer, but here at Posh Brats we are already preparing our AutumnWitchery Collection for our stockists. Always popular and full of fantasticwitchy inspired treats made by …
POTENTIAL CHANGES TO SWEDEN
Recently, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the intention of Sweden to classify silver metal as: Skin Sens. 1, H317, Muta. 2, H341, Repr. 1B, H360FD AquaticAcute 1, M-factor=10 (powder…
TRADE SHOWS
AUTUMN FAIR – 1-4 SEPTEMBER 2019 The UK's most crucial home & gift marketplace of the season features a new layout and a new outlook for 2019, designed to facilitate even more connections between…
THE GA EVENTS SCHEDULE
You spoke and we listened. The Giftware Association has been working hard to curate education events that will be useful for our members and their businesses. These events are crucial to your business…
BRAND LICENSING EUROPE INTERVIEW
Brand Licensing Europe (1-3 October, ExCeL London) is the leading event in Europe for the licensing industry and, as such, is THE place to discover the hottest brands and trends with the most potential…
MEET THE BUYER - OLIVER BONAS
Oliver Bonas is one of the most recognisable brands on the high street, with over 70 stores, across the UK covering fashion, jewellery, giftware and homeware. The brand has gone from strength to …
THE VALUE OF GIFT OF THE YEAR
With Gift of the Year 2020 open for entries, what is the value in entering? We call them the Gift of the Year awards, and everyone who runs an award likes to say that 'winning isn't everything' …
ONE MONTH TO GO IN LICENSE THIS COMPETITION
There is only one month to go until the License This! competition deadline! Always thought your illustrations, animations or character brands would work well on consumer products? Enter License This…
MAD BEAUTY UK ANNOUNCE THEY ARE TAKING DISNEY TO EMEA
UK’s Mad Beauty stays ahead of the game with huge expansion into EMEA with extended Disney License • Mad Beauty furthers its relationship with Disney building on strong UKsuccess London based Mad…
AUTUMN FAIR 2019 MEMBERS DIRECTORY
The Giftware Association, The British Travelgoods and Accessories Association and The Jewellery Distributors’ Association will be creating a Member's Directory for Autumn Fair 2019. The directory…
AN APPOINTMENT WITH ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT STORES
Due to popular demand in creating an event for fashion accessories, The Giftware Association is excited to announce an appointment with Associated Independent Stores …
ONLINE JEWELLERY BRAND MOVES INTO WHOLESALE
Lily Belle Personalised Jewellery Popular online jewellery brand Lily Belle is being made available for wholesale for the first time. The the stretch bead bracelets produced byLily Belle have been…
THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATIONS NEW SERVICE PROVIDER - FOREVER CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Jackson - Forever Creative photography Meet our newest service provider, photography Richard Jackson who heads up Forever Creative Photography, specialising in product photography, we caught…
BRAND LICENSING EUROPE OPENS ONLINE MATCHMAKING SERVICE FOR 2019
Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) opens its Matchmaking Service today following huge success in 2018, when more than 2,800 meetings were pre-arranged using the service and average attendance rose from…
GIFT OF THE YEAR 2020 IS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The Giftware Associaton is excited to announce the launch of its 2020 Gift of the Year competition, and it's set to be the biggest and best yet. The largest competition in the giftware sector, now…
BRAND LICENCING EUROPE: LICENSE THIS WINNER CHARLOTTE REED
In 2016, Charlotte Reed won License This! with her motivational illustrations May The Thoughts Be With You. As entries are now open for 2019 (they close 29 August), we caught up with Charlotte for…
THEO PAPHITIS GRANTS SMALL BOLTON COMPANY 'A YEAR OF DATES' STAND AT AUTUMN FAIR 2019
A Year of Dates: Kate, Theo and John A SMALL Bolton company that makes occasions extra-special has won a showcase for itself at a prestigious national event. A Year of Dates is one of only 12 lucky…
PURE LIVING FAIR TO LAUNCH IN LONDON THIS OCTOBER
New tradeexhibition will open the doors to overseas trade in partnership with TurkelFuarcilik A.S. Pure Living Fair will open its doors to trade for the first time on October 21-22 2019 at the Business…
GA EDUCATION EVENT - SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES
WHEN: 24TH JULY WHERE: LONDON, FARRINGDON TIME: 10:30AM - 3.30PM The Giftware Association is excited to welcome back David Glenwright from JC Social Media for a seminar on 24th July 2019 to educate…
GA DEPUTY VICE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS TO 'LETS TALK SHOP'
Today is the launch of podcast 'Let’s Talk Shop and in episode two, Therese chats with our very own Henry Davis.The podcast is about bridging the gap between buyers and sellers by sharing their stories…
EXHIBIT WITHIN THE UK PAVILION AT THE ASIAN GIFTS AND PREMIUM SHOW
Exhibit within the UK pavilion at the Asian Gifts & Premiums Show 20-23 October 2019 After a short hiatus the UK pavilion will be back at the Asian Gifts & Premium Show which is part of the…