Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - September/October 2023

78 Our candles are hand-poured in our own factory in China, using British fragrances, Indonesian soy wax and cotton wicks. What are your most popular products? • Natural lip balms • Soaps on a Rope • Bath fizzers • Bath Salts • Reed Diffusers • Soy Candles How do you keep your designs fresh and current? Do you follow trends? When creating a new product, we take the trends on gift market into account. we also check with our customers what product they would like to sell in their stores. The process of creating a new product: selection of packaging, product design, tests take a lot of time. We work hard to ensure that the new final Agnes+Cat product is of the best quality. What sets you apart from your competitors? Most of our products are handmade in small batches in our production in Sheffield. We’ve made it our mission to only incorporate natural and vegan friendly ingredients in all of our products. We try our best to help the planet by packing light, recycling and sourcing local wherever possible. Many of our lines are able to be re-purposed after use and our packaging can either be recycled or reused. How are you finding the current climate in the UK? Is it affecting business? The summer season is usually the time of holidays, so we do not expect large sales, but we are preparing for the busiest months of the year when it comes to selling gifts How do you view the future of independent retail? We think there is a place for this kind of

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