Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - January/February 2025

32 the Christmas Café offers buyers a chance to enjoy some festive fun and sip on a holiday-inspired drink from the Starbucks pop-up. Celebrate Spring Fair’s 75th anniversary Join in the festivities marking 75 years of retail excellence. In honour of this exciting milestone event, Spring Fair is hosting several fun events including Happy Hours with a roaming drinks trolley, a Spring Fair 75th Birthday Party, Awards, a 75th anniversary networking festival, and so much more throughout the show to ensure it’s an event to remember! Spring Fair looks back in time Don’t miss the special time capsule experience, looking back at Spring Fair’s 75-year history and the products and people that have been influential over that time. New product & heritage showcase & awards Going back to the future, Spring Fair will host a new awards ceremony, celebrating the history and heritage of the show as well as looking ahead to the best new products on the show floor destined to go down in history as must-have bestsellers. More details on when and where to be announced. 75th Birthday Festival Open to all exhibitors and visitors on Tuesday 4th February from 7pm, Spring Fair is planning a takeover of Temple Street in Birmingham for a night of networking. The show has partnered with bars including The Trocadero, The Botanist, The Cocktail Club, The Head of Steam, and Revolucion de Cuba Birmingham. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the past, present, and future of retail. Register now for an unforgettable experience at Spring Fair 2025 and discover what’s next in home, gift, and fashion. Brand information An impressive line-up of industry leading bellwether and new brands makes the show the largest and most comprehensive marketplace in the UK with over 1,200 exhibitors and over 30,000 visitors expected to shop the whole show for their next best sellers. As retailers in the UK become adept at leveraging product diversification to differentiate themselves and maintain competitiveness in an ever-evolving market, the scale and breadth of Spring Fair meets their needs in sourcing products from across all the show destinations. Many retailers, moving beyond their original niche, are increasingly looking for products that offer a more engaging and varied shopping experience, attract a broader audience, improve profitability, as well as reducing dependency on seasonal or single-category sales. With the ongoing trend for creating “Instagram-worthy” spaces at home, products like candles, home fragrances, decor, and kitchen accessories are increasingly popular, as are artisanal and indulgent food treats, while demand for skincare, aromatherapy, and wellness-related products are driven by consumers’ focus on self-care. As the UK’s largest and most-trusted retail trade event, Spring Fair brings together home, gift and fashion retailers and suppliers of all sizes from across the industry to create new business opportunities. Its legacy of expertise attracts the largest brands and buyers from across the industry - and this year’s 75th anniversary show is set to be even bigger. The Ultimate Gift Destination The Gift destination, encompassing Gift, Beauty & Wellbeing, Kids, Toys & Play, and Greetings, Party & Celebration, has already sold out in Hall 4 and the destination has expanded into Hall 5 to meet increasing demand. Covering all your bases, from classic to contemporary, licensed, eco-friendly, and British-made at all price points, the Gift destination is tailored to appeal for all buyers interested in diversifying their offer and developing their product ranges to meet the growing trend for experience retailing. There is no better place to source all your giftware needs and next bestsellers with everything from licensed and design-led gifts, candles and pampering products, children’s toys and gifts, party suppliers, books, collectibles and craft kits. Create special moments from the show floor to your shop floor with all the biggest and best names in gifting including Sifcon, Widdop & Co, Sass & Belle, Kikkerland, Powell Craft, Chalk UK, Gift Republic, Enesco, Joe Davies, Rex International, Shoeless Joe, Forever England, Burstenhaus Redecker, History & Heraldry, Fountasia, Heaven Sends, Elgate, Lesser & Pavey, Gingko Design, Talking Tables, Candleight, Legami, Boxer, Half Moon Bay and many more. Beauty & Wellbeing: Products for mind, body, and soul The Beauty & Wellbeing destination features stand-out collections that pamper, groom, spritz and energise. From beauty staples to hair care, discover beauty and wellbeing products for the mind, body and soul from Bomb Cosmetics, Luxscents UK, Heathcote & Ivory, Upper Canada, and The English Soap Company. Kids, Toys & Play: Where magic meets retail Home to the finest, most magical children’s toys, gifts and gadgets, tap into the hottest trends and elusive Christmas hits at the Kids, Toys & Play destination. All the major players will be

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