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Spring Fair 2022
Spring Fair is back! This February Spring Fair is back with a bang – 6th-9th February 2022.
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s a leading marketplace for wholesale home, gift, fashion and sourcing, Spring Fair, which also now incorporates fashion destination Moda, is known as a nucleus for creativity, inspiration, trends and order writing, as well as bringing the industry together, building communities, nurturing collaboration, and facilitating relationships that last. The event was sorely missed by everyone last year with the good news being the live event is full steam ahead and will take place at NEC Birmingham on the 6th – 9th February 2022. Featuring four key buying destinations – Home, Gift, Fashion and Design & Source spanning over 12 halls of the NEC, as well as the Inspiring Retail Stage which takes on the theme of empowering change featuring inspiring and innovative retailers who are changing their business with a positive impact. Noah Home and Gift Boutique owner Nicola Scarff told Gifts Today: “I am so looking forward to catching up with our existing suppliers and seeing their new collections as well as meeting potential new suppliers and touching and seeing products ‘in real life’!” Adding “During the pandemic online shopping has been a lifeline and as essential for wholesale customers as it has been for consumers. However it can be so time consuming and there is no substitute for being able to touch the products and to hear the back stories from their creators which really brings their products to life.” Map Gifts Shop partner Kathryn Phalp agrees also commenting that they are looking forward to connecting with suppliers and agents again. “We’ve been doing this for a long time now and have learned it’s the relationships that make the shows interesting/rewarding and fun. It’s hard to build those relationships without meeting face to face.” With its unparalleled cross-buying opportunities, Spring Fair creates a compelling and unmissable platform for buyers to touch, feel, and experience the latest products, trends
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Manufacturing at Hyve Group plc stating; “We and innovations across home, gift, fashion, and are confidently planning for the show and are sourcing – from across the UK and overseas. In very much looking forward to seeing all of you the burgeoning Gift sector situated in the heart there. As we always have done, we take our of the show, buyers will discover, for example, responsibilities around Health & Safety at our Widdop & Co, Bloomingville, Joe Davies, Lesser events incredibly seriously. Anyone entering & Pavey, Rex London, Enesco, Puckator, Rachel into the NEC venue at Spring Fair (including Ellen Designs, Ashleigh & Burwood, Emma Ball, those during build-up and breakdown) will need Mad Beauty, Scottish Fines Soaps and many to show their valid Covid-19 Pass, or a negative more leading brand names. result to a Lateral Flow Test taken within Ashleigh & Burwood’s Managing Director, 48hours. In addition, aligned to Government Andrew Nettleton is looking forward to returning guidelines, all attendees will wear a face once more this year stating: “We’ve missed covering during the show.” Spring Fair and all that it offers exhibitors and Although the digital landscape has been visitors. It’s the show that has all the right great during previous lockdowns, there is no ingredients; the best mix of products and people substitute to see and touch product with Julie brought together in the ideal location and it is adding: “What 2021 has highlighted is the perfectly timed for buying choices to be made importance of reliability and retailers being able for the whole year ahead.” D&J Glassware’s to see and touch what they are buying; one Co Founder Jocelyne Royou-Roznowski also thing is clear they cannot afford another year of expressed their delight at returning once more virtual buying. Spring Fair has been a vital cog in this year commenting: “We have always viewed the retail supply chain for sourcing products and Spring Fair as the main event in our calendar and reinforcing those face-to-face relationships for are excited to be back again. Nothing replaces many years and in 2022 it is vitally important the buzz we get from seeing visitors and for our industry that Spring Fair opens its doors introducing them to ‘our world’.” to allow retailers to restock and buy for the year Joe Davies are also welcoming the return ahead.” this year of Spring Fair with their Commercial We bring you a great flavour of what you can Director Paul Hooker stating: “At Joe Davies expect to find within the show halls this year in we love to see and support our customers and our full preview within the following pages. there is no better place to do that than at a trade show. We made the decision very early on to support our regular exhibitions, so not attending Spring Fair was never in question for us, if the show is taking place 6-9 February 2022 we are there. We missed the show so much last year and we can’t NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK wait to be back.” Opening Times: Of course safety for all is paramount this year and this Sunday, 6 February | 9:00 - 18:00 is taken seriously by the show Monday, 7 February | 9:00 - 18:00 organisers with Julie Driscoll, Tuesday, 8 February | 9:00 - 18:00 Divisional Managing Director Wednesday, 9 February | 9:00 - 16:00 for Retail, Engineering and
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