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Kitchenware International June 2025

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Preview The Exclusively Show All the brands, all the trends, all in one place. The Exclusively Show 2025 promises two days of buying and product discovery in central London this month

“One of the best-attended shows in the industry” The Exclusively Show gathers the very best in kitchenware suppliers and buyers at the Business Design Centre in central London each summer. This year’s show, which sold out faster than any previous edition, looks set to continue

associated homewares, and great gifting lines. Opening 10-11 June, more than 140 companies and 250 brands will showcase their latest lines for the crucial second-half of the year and beyond. The show is known

“Exclusively is incredibly important to us as it’s one of the best-attended shows in the industry” Claire Budgen, Commercial and Marketing Director, Lifetime Brands

that trend, with exhibitors showcasing their latest innovations and refreshes across kitchenware, tabletop, small domestic electrical,

for the quality of its exhibitors, attracting decision-making buyers from the UK and, increasingly, overseas, with buyers from across Europe and

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Keep your eyes peeled for the #SOonTrend Recommended Product Design On-Trend 2026 signs on stands throughout the Business Design Centre. These highlight brands selected by Scarlet Opus offering on-trend products that they think consumers will love. 20 KITCHENWARE INTERNATIONAL

as far afield as South Africa jetting in for last year’s edition. Expectations are high for 2025, coming off a year of solid growth in 2024; overall visitor levels rose 5 per cent, compounding an upswing of 10 per cent in 2023. Will Jones, Exclusively Show Chair and Chief Operating Officer of show owner BHETA, said this was an “excellent achievement” at a time when traditional retail continues to shrink. It was also a high watermark for media involvement. A growing number of journalists - including the Kitchenware International team - and online content creators have marked Exclusively as a must-attend show for discovering new trends, hot products and gaining a first look at launches coming down the pipeline for A/W. A new media day in 2024, introduced on the typically slower second day, saw media engagement grow by 41 per cent. “The team has put a lot of effort into ensuring that the traditionally quieter second day had multiple levels of new appeal to ensure it performed better for all parties,” said

Will. “Over both days, there was more NPD, more brand interaction and more expert forecasting than ever – and the Show as a whole really saw the benefits.” Sold out in record time As a result, this year’s show sold out in record time. All exhibition space was booked and allocated five months ago. “The speed at which the space was snapped up, even in these fairly challenging times, shows yet again how the housewares, gift, and small domestic electricals sector has lost none of its appetite for a physical opportunity to showcase products and network face-to-face,” Will said. “Visitor turnout was fabulous in 2024 so I am sure that is contributing to exhibitor enthusiasm for 2025.” Among the returning exhibitors are Morphy Richards, Shark Ninja, RKW, International Cookware & Pyrex, Joseph Joseph, Le Creuset, Ultimate Products, and Lifetime Brands, a longtime supporter of the show. “Exclusively is incredibly


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