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Gift Focus magazine is the UK's leading bi-monthly trade publication for the giftware industry, distributed to independent retailers, high street multiples, department stores, e-tailers, garden centres, heritage outlets and all other gift stockists.
Now the magazine also incorporates Attire Accessories, which is aimed at fashion accessory buyers. Visit the Attire Accessories website.
Each issue contains detailed information on upcoming trade shows and reviews many new and innovative products, enabling retailers to make informed and profitable buying decisions for their business. Find out more about the magazine here.
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Welcome to the first issue of 2026!
We hope your festive season was happy, productive and successful, with tills ringing and planning paying off. As we step into a new year, Gift Focus will be right by your side, helping you fill your shelves – and your online stores – with the industry’s strongest brands and most exciting new launches.
Throughout 2026, we’ll continue to highlight the products best suited to key consumer moments, while delivering trusted business advice, exclusive gift show previews and in-depth spotlights on the companies shaping our sector.
We’re starting the year as we mean to go on, with an issue packed full of must-read content. Spring Fair once again kicks off the buying season with energy and innovation, and in this edition you’ll find part two of our comprehensive preview, complete with exhibitor profiles to give you the edge before you hit the halls.
The first months of the year also bring a cluster of salesboosting consumer events. To help you maximise every opportunity, we’re shining the spotlight on Easter gifting, Mother’s Day, anniversary and wedding keepsakes, and the key trends set to define 2026, as predicted by those in the know.
We’re excited for another year of gift-giving inspiration and proud to remain your go-to magazine for insight, curation and buying confidence. Here’s to making 2026 your most positive – and most successful – year yet.
Enjoy the issue!
Louise Prance, Editor
PS. If you have any news you would like to submit to this site or Gift Focus magazine, please email editor@giftfocus.com
Louise x
Parkminster enters 2026 with a new look and an expanding product portfolio designed to help independent retailers stand out in a crowded home fragrance market. The refreshed branding combines classic apothecary styling – inspired by vintage medicine bottles and packaging – with a clean, modern aesthetic suited to both traditional and contemporary interiors. The new labelling has received a positive response from stockists and customers. Each product displays the stockist's name, reinforcing Parkminster's commitment to the high street, as well as freshness and small-batch craftsmanship. This detail builds trust and creates a connection between maker, retailer and end customer.
www.parkminster.co.uk
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If you stand at the edge of an ancient Indian bazaar and a modern gifting expo, you'll notice something remarkable; though centuries apart, both pulse with the same human instinct: the joy of finding the perfect gift. In old market streets, gifting lived in textures and voices; the clink of brass lamps, the scent of hand-ground spices, the soft chaos of families searching for something meaningful to take home. Craftsmen carved, stitched, hammered, and wrapped their creations with a sense of pride, knowing that each piece would soon hold someone's affection.
The people have spoken, and the results are in! Gift of the Year, organised by The Giftware Association, is thrilled to announce that Chi Cups by Chi Cups has been officially crowned the sixth People's Choice Champion, earning an overwhelming number of votes—nearly 20% of the total—and capturing the hearts of fans and supporters within their network. The award was announced at the Harrogate Home and Gifts Sundowners drink, held after the first day of trading.
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