EXHIBITION Harrogate
Proving that British-made Christmas products can sell really well are Artcuts. A family business thriving in the Christmas business. Caroline Cox shows me their wooden collection of 3D stags, beautifully crafted and very appealing. Delighted with buyers’ reactions to their whole range that includes bespoke opportunities.
Busy throughout the show, we caug ht up with Giftware Trading’s Paul Frater, just as he was completing an order for the Beck worth Emporium from Meers Ashby, nea r Northampton. All smiles are Paul with left Yvonne Noble, Heike Bron and Cath y White
Harrogate Gallery With Malcolm Naish
Both prior to the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair opening it’s doors plus opinions voiced by exhibitors I spoke with, quite a number of both exhibitors and visitors were not 100% sure that the show would open on the 16th January. They need not have worried. The many exhibitors that we spoke to all confirmed that not only had the show attracted plenty of buyers, both small and large, but that the exhibition had been brilliant for written orders and enquiries. We had been along with exhibitors telling visitors that they must place their orders early if they wanted to guarantee deliveries into their stores, garden centres and on-line warehouses.
Hamac had increased their stand space at Harrogate along with their sales. Here sales director Philip Nichol and Tracy Cook have enjoyed listening to their two piece Nordic Reindeers singing along together a selection of over 80 Christmas songs via a clever little s.d. card. I’m sure that by the end of the week, they both knew all the words to their Christmas favourites.
18 christmas in february
Jeremy Whittle with Ursula Heyland show off their Hope and Glory range. “We have had a good start to the year with lots of new business with particular focus on the Independents” stated Ursula.
This was Christmas Inspirations third Harrogate show with the Kurt Adler Disney Collection. Our pic shows Tim Schrama, Amber Bouman and Michel Gozeling. Disney is the number One licensing brand in the world and that world is encapsulated within their Disney Collection. Michel Gozeling believed that it was most important that the Harrogate show went ahead. “We have been happy with the response and taken plenty of orders.
