76 Over 85 percent of all stands have been booked for Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring which will take place at the SEC, Glasgow from 21-23 Jan 2024. Confidence is high after a successful tourist season this summer which is continuing strongly into the Autumn. With exhibitor numbers well ahead of this time last year, there are many new Scottish and UK businesses, who are all keen to increase their share of the Scottish market. The success of independent retail in Scotland is in part largely to the big influx of tourists this summer, mainly from North America, India and the Far East. New exhibitors to look out for include Fountasia garden products, The English Soap Company, Ocean Plastic Pots, Enesco, Kabloom seedboms, Zippy & George, The Little Dog Laughed, Ooshky, Rablogan Castle of Scotland Highland wear, Braemar Highlandwear, Joya, Mala Leather, Flick Fashions, Shrieking Violet, Annabella Moore and Tipperleyhill stationery and cards. Look out for the launch! In the Launch Gallery for new, young companies the Show is welcoming Castle Apothecary Scotland, Concrete & Cacti, Just Hammered, The Old Waiting Room Gallery, Thistle & Twigs and Vivid Stash, to mention a few. This is the area where new creativity is celebrated, brand new products will be sourced for the first time and new young companies are given a leg up to get established in the market. Crafting crusaders For galleries and high end retailers the Craft Gallery will host jewellery, textile and gift exhibitors that are more niche and individual. New for 2024 include Beastie Assemblage, Scarlet Knitwear, Taisir Gibreel and Cured. Sarah Gordon, Retail Manager at Luss Estates says: “For us as a retailer, Scotland’s Trade Fair provides an incredibly important link between ourselves and our suppliers both current and new. Inevitably as technology evolves, the requirement for in person contact has declined significantly though is by no means less important. Attending the show allows us the opportunity to engage and form connections with not just our suppliers but with a vast array of other retailers too. It’s a not to be missed few All the fun of the fair Tourism triumphs point to terrific trade show in Scotland IN BRIEF: WHO: Scotland Trade Fair Spring, www.scotlandstradefairs.com WHERE: SEC, Glasgow WHEN: 21-23 January, 2024
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