A blog concerning anything and everything retail related
So now that we’ve had a bit of time to rest and recuperate from the success that was Spring Fair I’m starting to think about the products and exhibitors that I really loved. I was very happy to see my trend prediction of meerkat’s was spot on, photos and video below:
(Amazonia - http://www.springfair.com/page.cfm/Action=Exhib/ExhibID=3118)
(Dowman - http://www.springfair.com/page.cfm/Action=Exhib/ExhibID=1014)
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Wallace & Gromit were on the Cardgains stand at Spring Fair International to announce the winner of the buying group’s annual prize draw, where Terry and Sue Gorton of Caldicot post office scooped the fabulous prize of a trip for two to Las Vegas.
Wallce & Gromit was present at the Fair to highlight the wonderful [...]
The organiser of Spring Fair International, Emap Connect, was delighted to present Ackerman with an engraved crystal bowl and birthday cake to help the Hall 1 exhibitor celebrate a century of trading.
Ackerman, which has exhibited at the NEC since 1976 with Spring Fair, then before that at Blackpool, has grown from a small costume jewellery company in London’s [...]
The Volume Hall 1 at Spring Fair International has opened to the trade today and already the aisles are filling up with retailers on the hunt for those must-have products that will help them boost profits in the year ahead.
Exhibitors in this sector cover every kind of product between them, including the latest character-licensed merchandise. [...]
The Emap team is onsite at the NEC watching the buzz building on what’s set to be the best Spring Fair in years by the looks of things!
There are loads of fantastic new features being created as I write, including Spotlight and Fresh! in Hall 3, which will be packed full of designer gifts, jewellery and [...]
J-me is always one of my favourite stands to visit at Spring and Autumn fair. They always seem to come up with amazing must-have gadgets and interior ranges including the ingenious key door stop and magical shoe rack. On the smaller side of things, as spotted recently in Paperchase, were the adorable Monopoly counter key [...]
Last night I was lucky enough to get in to the Frieze Art Fair’s preview night, thanks to my lovely friend Alex. I was excited to hear before hand that the lovely Gwynnie was at the fair, I rushed to grab a glimpse of the lovely lady but alas I was too late. The only [...]
Today I took part in a quick poll on a website posing the question; Are you seeing signs of economic recovery in your market? To which I answered Yes. I was disappointed to see that the results then showed that only 49% of people thought the same. I suppose after recent times that’s actually pretty [...]
It may seem a bit morbid and still a bit fresh for some people to think about in a business sense, but many celebrities continue to rake it in once they depart this earth. According to the BBC, Elvis brought in £32m last year alone! He even featured on QVC, not literally of course, maybe [...]
One of the things I love about Spring Fair is the fact that I get a sneak peak at what’s going to be on the shelves in the coming year. One of my favourite Jewellery exhibitors, new to Spring Fair in 2009, were Spinning Jewellery. Their stacking rings were so gorgeous and had us all [...]
