7 EDITOR’S LETTER On the cover Puckator is an international distributor of wholesale gifts, giftware and homeware across the UK, Europe and beyond. It supplies gifts to a diverse range of customers from mail-order companies to garden centres, online traders to major department stores and museums to independent souvenir shops, to name just a few. Positive vibes As I write my Editor’s Letter the eternal winter continues and the rain is pelting down – the beautiful one day of spring the UK enjoyed a distant memory! Not only does the bad weather dampen spirits – I for one feel like hibernating until the wet retreats – it can hit retail sales as consumers forego in-person shopping trips for online, thus highlighting how important it is to have a complementary e-tail offering for your store or boutique. However, there is always hope, and if last summer was anything to go by, when it does finally arrive, we can reap the rewards of shoppers who are desperate to dust off their summer shoes and paint the town red and get those tills ringing! Looking forward, this issue we showcase the great and the good of the Gift industry and announce the winners of the Gift of the Year competition! Get your order books at the ready! We also have a veritable treat of features to whet your buying appetite, and this issue will be focusing on eco-friendly products, and the perennial bestselling category of baby gifts. In addition we look at the best bath & body products, as well as tabletop items. If that wasn’t enough, we have a preview of Exclusively Housewares and PG Live. As always, please shout if there’s anything you’d like to see in the magazine, we love to hear from our readers. And don’t forget to flip this magazine to get your fashion accessories fix in our sister magazine Attire Accessories! Enjoy the issue, Louise Prance Editor Louise DESIGN +44 (0)1376 535 616 artwork@giftfocus.com ACCOUNTS +44 (0)1376 535 616 accounts@giftfocus.com MANAGING DIRECTOR Sarah Ellis +44 (0)1376 535 602 sarah.ellis@giftfocus.com Gift Focus and Attire Accessories are solely owned, published and designed by KD Events and Publishing Ltd. Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility of the standing of advertisers nor by the editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. Gift Focus is published six times a year. ISSN 1758-0897 @giftfocus @giftfocusmag @gift_focus Gift Focus magazine is proud to be associated with and supporters of: ADVERTISING Account Manager Lauren Redford-Hughes +44(0)1376 535 609 lauren.redford-hughes @giftfocus.com EDITORIAL Editor Louise Prance +44 (0)1376 514 000 louise.prance@giftfocus.com Gifts to stock for the warmer months on page 24. Go green with your product offering on page 56.
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