GIFTGUIDE Spring 2021

AUGUST 2021

FOR HOME & LIFESTYLE RETAILERS. EST.1975

Hello Houseplant BRINGING PLANTS TO THE PEOPLE

GIFTS FOR DAD

Last minute gifts for Father’s Day

TREND ALERT: SUNNY STATE The antidote to the seriousness of modern life

NO MORE PLASTIC Munch is on a mission

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IN THIS ISSUE 8 sustainability Munch is on a plastic-free mission

42 home TrendBible shows us the bright side of life

18 small business Hello Houseplant is bringing plants to people

46 father’s day last minute gifts

28 instore tips to get your store ready for spring

58 outdoors how to boost your sales by going alfresco

36 visual merchandising inspiring displays to create your own VM story

60 products bring spring into your store with these latest items

56 WFH trends products to enjoy working outdoors

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Munch has saved over one million pieces of unnecessary plastics from landfill and is on a mission to save two million by 2023. Giftguide chats to founder Anna Bordignon. ven though Plastic Free July

and packaging ending up in landfill. The research

has now finished, this doesn’t mean

also found that 80 per cent of people were

we should go back to our single-

concerned about the plastic in their environment

use plastic ways.

and that more than two thirds of consumers

Statistics show that over 660,000 tonnes of

plastic waste are created by Australians every year with 85 per cent of soft plastics from bags 8 giftguideonline.com.au

want sustainable packaging and guarantees that products are sourced fairly.

Sustainable products business Munch has

sustainability

Munch green baby food tray

offers complete transparency into our business and our social impact.

“I do regular talks and school programs on the subject and am known for my advocacy. It’s

been at the forefront of plastic-free alternatives

not just a business for me; it’s a way of life and

since it was launched in 2014, says founder

something I see as being important for my kids,

Anna Bordignon.

and all children, to see what adults are doing. As

“We offer seminars, tips to help reduce plastics

I say, we have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we are borrowing it from our children.”

and a range that is fully reusable with plastic alternatives like sustainably sourced bamboo,

Indeed, seven years ago she followed her passion for children, the environment and for

silicone and organic fabrics,” she says.

helping those in need by starting Munch.

“This is something I really believe in and the Munch range truly reflects my advocacy for eco-

“I used this passion to create Munch which is very much about empowering families to

conscious products for all ages and homes.”

change the world. Even before the current plastic

But even before the current plastic free movement and drives like Plastic Free July,

free movement, I saw the damage that plastic

Bordignon saw the damage that plastic was doing

was doing to our planet. As a mother of three

to our planet.

young children, I really wasn’t happy sitting by and watching this.

“I consider myself to be a trail blazer and

“I was originally from a legal

can proudly say our products

background, but my desire to

have helped to save over one million pieces of plastic

make a difference led me

in our community. Every

to start Munch and offer

year we also deliver our

an alternative range of

annual Sustainability and

eco-friendly products for

Social Impact Report

parents and the home.

As I mentioned before, I

that outlines what we are

like to consider myself a trail

doing to contribute. It also Munch baby feeder

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sustainability

Munch attachable teethers

Munch bread bag

Munch food pouch

Munch brush

blazer and always looking for ways to innovate with

dishcloths and organic fire starters with even more

plastic-free alternatives and offer ideas about how

innovative products now available in Australia.

to improve our impact on the environment.”

“Since the beginning we have focused on

Munch offers a reusable and sustainable eco

bringing fun, useful, quality products which are

solution to plastics for the kitchen, laundry and

affordable for everyday families. It’s important to

home. The business is pure and simple in design

be appealing and accessible to most people—

and function, eco-friendly and plastic free, with

to empower them to be more sustainable,”

nearly all the products being reusable, organic

says Bordignon.

and biodegradable.

The range includes reusable beeswax snack bags,

Last month Munch celebrated one million pieces of plastic being saved from landfill with customers

organic litterless lunch bags, silicone baby feeders,

buying its plastic-free reusable alternatives since

bamboo cutlery sets, bamboo dish brushes, eco

the business was established in 2014.

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sustainability

Munch sandwich bag

“Hitting this one million milestone is a Munch customer community achievement. By choosing our reusable products over the years, together we have saved all that plastic from being used and sent to the landfill,” she enthuses.

The Munch team is now working on doubling that amount, targeting two million pieces of plastic to be saved by 2023. They continue to offer new plastic-free alternatives for the kitchen and laundry and are now stocked in IGA and leading health

Munch dishcloths

food shops, seeing the demand for affordable reusable products increase in recent years.

The number of pieces of plastic saved by customers buying Munch is an estimate, which Bordignon says is based on the number of reusable food wraps, snack bags and other reusable products the business has produced since starting in 2014. Each of those Munch items has replaced hundreds and possibly thousands of pieces of

Munch eco dinner set

single-use plastic as they are re-used time and again

by New Zealand and Australian households.

Munch has been a strong voice in plastic-free campaigns over several years and its latest project is to collect and repurpose silicone in New Zealand and soon in Australia. The Silicone Send Back project collects any brand of food grade silicone products no longer being used and is the first project of its kind across Australasia to

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sustainability

Munch bamboo spoon

Munch bamboo spoon

start repurposing post-consumer silicone. There are now several collection points for food grade silicone set up in the community, in retail stores and resource recovery centres.

“This scheme will allow consumers to send back their silicone for repurposing. Every customer that does this currently in New Zealand receives $10 off their next Munch purchase so it’s a great incentive to help the planet. It’s all part of our product stewardship premise: we try our best to design and make our products to last (or made with biodegradable materials) and then put in place systems to enable products to be reused and recycled when they are worn out.”

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Munch eco dishcloth

Bordignon adds she sees a huge need to offer

Munch brush

sales increasing in Australia which is a good sign

Aussie parents and homeowners a range that

that Aussies are also very interested in supporting

is not only plastic-free, but robust and practical

and buying ethically made products. We are sure

in its design.

there are many more ready to be part of a bigger

“Over 660,000 tonnes of plastic waste are created by Australians every year with 85 per cent

picture to help our environment and raise little eco-warriors along the way.”

of soft plastics from bags and packaging ending

Bordignon and her team are proud product

up in landfill. I am also seeing a big microplastics

stewardship advocates, taking responsibility for

problem in both New Zealand and Australia,

the products they make, sell and buy so they’re

polluting rivers, waterways and oceans—this is

not ending up in landfill. This includes looking

particularly relevant in Australia with its precious

at how each product is made, how it will be

coastline and Great Barrier Reef. All good reasons

disposed and where the product range is made.

to launch Munch into a market that is ready for

“I believe social impact is just as important as

change. We are keen to speak to like-minded

our environmental impact and sustainable ideals.

distributors in Australia in the parenting and gift

It’s important to me to empower women to be

areas as we know we offer an alternative.

included in the economy and to use their skills—

“I’d like to think that Australians are just as

this has been shown to lift a whole community up.

concerned with sustainability as Kiwis. We see

“We’re proud to provide flexible and fair work

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sustainability

Munch bamboo spoon

to our New Zealand outwork team and our

Munch sandwich wrap

“This means supporting women in jobs,

organic cotton supplier is a Fairtrade accredited

developing school programs and other grass-

company in India, which gives back to social

roots activities to help make a more positive

initiatives in its own community. We are part

impact. I’m all about responsible ethics—Munch

of the international B1G1 Buy One Give One

feeds minds and feeds the community.

program. We have chosen to support girls

“A lot of our products are made fairly through

in education programs and access to fresh

our unique home workforce—something I am

water through B1G1.”

very proud of. There are over 30 women currently

All packaging has been carefully considered

working for me who would not have had this

and recycled with most products sourced from

opportunity to work. We bring flexible work to

ethical communities or made by the Munch home

their home, enabling them to earn an income and

workforce of women. All suppliers abide to a

be part of a company with purpose.

10-point questionnaire that relates to human rights and sustainable practices.

“We also use Fair Trade and ethically sourced materials. We are Kiwi based and well known

“Right from the start we have worked with a

in New Zealand, but very much an international

sustainable, social and ethical premise. We are

company and look forward to Australians

as much about social impact as we are about

embracing the Munch philosophy and range

environmental impact,” she adds.

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BRINGING

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We chat to Hello Houseplant founder, Johann Kim, about how it all started and his plans to become the go to plant place for everyone in Australia.

he Covid-19 pandemic has

(temporarily) close their doors on and off for the

disrupted our lives in more ways

last year and a half, depending which state you

than one for more than a year now

are based.

and we are still currently dealing

with lockdowns, restrictions and border closures.

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However, for Pigeonhole founder, Johann Kim, where one door (literally) closed another one opened when he launched Hello Houseplants in the middle of the pandemic.

“We’d been selling houseplants in my

small business

“When we finally gave in and closed the doors for all of our locations I was faced with having no form of income (as our online business for Pigeonhole was so underdeveloped), but also had a team of staff on JobKeeper that were available to work but with nothing to do.

“As plants seemed to be the only thing that was selling in the days leading up to the final closure of all my stores, I thought ‘what if I could spread a little bit of joy by helping people buy plants for one another during lockdown and send them to each other as gifts’?

“I spoke to one of my nurseries who allowed me to take photos of all of their plants and using my smart phone we photographed their entire range, made a website and organised my JobKeeper staff to be delivery drivers.”

Pigeonhole stores for the past few years, but never in a serious way,” he explains.

Fortunately things opened up very quickly in Perth where Kim decided to launch this business

“As things started to heat up with the pandemic

first and he found a small space in the city to open

I tried to keep the doors open with Pigeonhole to

a popup store—to keep the risk and commitment

keep everyone employed for as long as possible.

low but also to act as a marketing tool for its

During this time we noticed that our entire team

website and delivery service.

and so many of our customers were very concerned

“We consider it to be Pigeonhole for plants,” he

about the plants in our stores and what would

enthuses. “Pigeonhole is primarily a gift business

happen to them in the impending lockdown.

and Hello Houseplant is plants as gifts. On our

Everyone was so concerned about these plants and

website you can add on a bottle of wine, gift

rescuing them.

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delivery. So you can order a

nursery or garden centre to get

gift to arrive at your loved one’s

beautiful plants. Our website at

house on their special day even

the moment is for our Perth and

a few months in advance.

WA customers.

“We’ve reduced our plant offering in Pigeonhole but have

services to Melbourne Metro

also opened Hello Houseplant

shortly and then also look at

near Pigeonhole stores so that

incorporating an east coast

they can play off each other and

postal service as we can ship

share customers.”

plants up and down the east

Hello Houseplant has now grown into three stores in Perth and one in Melbourne and a

coast (though not from east to west or vice versa).

“Quarantine is a tricky issue

website servicing Perth metro

for us to navigate as strict bio

delivery of plants as gifts.

security laws mean that it’s not

It’s quite a feat for someone who had to (temporarily) close all of his 10 Pigeonhole stores

that simple having plants cross state borders.”

Supply has been another

and stand down about 50 staff at

challenge. There was a global

the height of Covid-19.

plant shortage as everyone went

“Our stores are in Perth CBD,

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“We’ll expand our online

houseplant crazy buying them

Melbourne CBD and then

for their homes to liven up their

two major Perth suburban

living areas and also to flex with

shopping centres. Our goal

their zoom backgrounds looking

is to make plants accessible

like indoor jungles, says Kim.

to the masses—bringing the

“Plants take a long time to

plants to the people rather than

actually grow, so nurseries had

people having to travel out to a

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demand as they just couldn’t grow plants fast enough.

“Further to this, there were huge shortages of pots, plant care, soil and pretty much anything that was imported in any way from outside of Australia. That’s still an issue at the moment with supply chains being hugely compromised.”

Hello Houseplant is all about making it easy for people that are not that familiar with plants and are not sure what to do. It basically acts as a soft landing for new plant parents—people who are interested in plants but don’t really know where to start and also people who want to gift a plant to someone they think will appreciate it.

“We always try to have good stock on classic houseplants that are good for beginners, also for offices and easy to care for yet pretty plants for novices.

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collectors, but our focus really is on easy care

stop-shop for our customers and offering

plants as well as fun and beautiful decorative pots.

them knowledgeable plant care advice and

“We work with over 10 different nurseries and

selecting them plants that will thrive in their

local specialty growers to make sure we have the

particular environment. As we work with so many

broadest and healthiest range of plants available.

commercial nurseries, we have access to way

“Whilst our main business is B2C, selling to

more plants than you’d find at a normal garden

consumers, we also do plant styling for events,

centre including large mature plants which are a

some fitouts for offices, bars, cafes that want

hit in offices.

beautiful foliage plants livening up their spaces,

“We have also been styling for some great

and we also do some corporate work with large

creative events. Plants make amazing backdrops

clients who want us to provide cute potted plants

for photo corners, on grazing tables or at

as gifts to their clients or employees.”

weddings. Some of our larger plants are so

Kim says when it comes to commercial and custom projects he and his team help mostly small

impressive that they really make an amazing statement at an event and bring the event to life.

offices and venues source plants for their spaces.

“It has been an unexpected but very fun offshoot

They will come in, consult on the optimal types of

from our standard delivery service and our shops.”

plants for the level of light and care needs available

As with his other business, Pigeonhole, Kim’s

in a space. They then repot, deliver and install and

creative and innovative mind as well as his

even offer a care service to come in and attend

perseverance to succeed ensures that Hello

to them on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis.

Houseplant grows and moves forward in leaps

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small business

“We’d like to be the go to plant place for people

“Our shopping centre model of plant store

in Australia. We offer an experience and service

is something that I think a lot of centres will

that is much more personal than somewhere

really respond amazingly to. Can’t wait to see

like Bunnings, and a very convenient and simple

how things grow.

process for selecting plants, having it potted in a

“Our key focus this financial year is to get more

beautiful decorative pot, getting it gift wrapped

established on the east coast with locations in

and either taking it with you or getting it delivered.

more states and then also to develop our delivery

“Online business isn’t going anywhere, so

network and focus in on a postal service where you

this is a good opportunity for us to grow our

can buy a plant in a box that gets delivered to your

market presence online and offer a premium

doorstep—beautifully packaged and ready for its

service nationwide.

new home. Let’s see how we go, lots to do!” G

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Three industry insiders share their tips & tricks to get your store ready for spring.

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Tara Solberg, owner & founder Few and Far

ith the changing

Re-merchandising windows • A customer’s journey begins before they even

of season, a new

enter the store, which is why having up-to-

warmth to the air and the

date and eye-catching window displays is so

fragrance of fresh blooms

important. This can be the difference between

wafting in the breeze, there’s no better excuse

having someone walk through the door, or

to freshen up your store in order to capitalise

walk by.

on the positivity spring brings to our feelings of wellbeing and happiness.

I’ve put together a checklist of all of the areas

• The goal is to have a visual impact that make your consumers say ‘wow’.

• The most important thing here is to know

to be considered when it comes to making over

your audience—this will help you

your store.

build an effective display.

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• Start with a focal point and build off of it, while

important to encourage repeat-purchase

incorporating colours and products that are on-

customers. While we don’t necessarily ‘follow’

trend for spring. You may like to feature wild and

trends at Few and Far, we are still very much

overflowing floral arrangements, accompanied

aware of them and always ensure we are

by crates and bowls of fresh (or fake) produce,

considering the latest colours and how they

brightly coloured tablecloth prints, potted plants

merchandise in store.

and outdoor dining pieces. Focus on grabbing attention with colours and patterns.

Product updates • It’s important to make sure you’re bringing in

• We tend to see new trends coming into fruition through linens, cushions and accent decor pieces like unique vases and votives.

Visual merchandising &

new product ranges to keep your store looking

your store experience

fresh and feeling exciting. For example, at Few

• Don’t just create a store, create a customer

and Far, we have just received a brand new

journey by engaging with all the senses through

range of vases ahead of spring. This delivery

music, scented candles, different textures,

ties in nicely with the change of season as more

emotive colours, and if you’re selling food or

people will be looking to display fresh florals in

drink, try having samples available.

their homes.

• Be sure you’re introducing products that are

• Creating levels in your merchandising creates interest. If you’ve ever walked into one of our

relevant to the time of year and your audience.

stores you’d know that a coffee table isn’t just

Spring is a beautiful season to spend more time

a table, it is a canvas. Create visual delight with

outdoors, so I would feature outdoor dining

stacked books (themed according to your

products, acrylic glassware, lighter and brighter

display), votives and candle stands. Consider

toned fabrics, pots and gardening essentials

how you can incorporate the feeling of spring

as well as fragrant candles and candle holders.

into these displays. Floral displays will always

Think about the atmosphere you’d like to create

add life to a table display or console.

and build your product range around this.

• Is your store ‘Instagram worthy’? Try to create

Considering trends

spaces people want to post on social media, this

• Keeping your store fresh and updated is

is free and easy advertising for you.

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be prepared for the day and aware of anything new on the floor.

Upcoming events • Get clued into your community. Are there

Give old product new life

events, markets or parades on nearby? Chances

• Merchandise accordingly. If you have products

are you’ll get more foot traffic. Is there a way

that aren’t going out the door as quickly as you’d

you can capture these new people or offer them

like or that are now out-of-season, bring them up

something to entice them into your store? How

to the front of the store to create demand. Think

can you merchandise your windows in line with

creatively. How can you incorporate these items

what is happening in your local community?

into your new displays to give them a ‘new life’?

The register

For example, a fur throw that would have been

• I like to think of a customer’s experience at the

perfect fireside in winter, could now act as a luxurious layer to your picnic display.

• On the flip side, think about the things people come into the store actively looking for— position them somewhere that makes customers walk through your other products.

Have you got your team covered?

• Spring is a busy time in retail as the days grow longer and people start to emerge from the winter cold. Make sure your shop is staffed appropriately, there’s nothing more frustrating for a customer than waiting half an hour for assistance because everyone is occupied.

• Educating your staff on new products is another big tip. The best retail teams begin each day with a huddle before the shift starts, so they can 30 giftguideonline.com.au

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positive experience elsewhere in the store, but if

handles, glass display cases and register stands.

it ends badly, it turns the whole experience sour.

Don’t forget to sweep, mop and/or vacuum the

• Keep the register clean, refill bags at the

entryway including all mats.

checkout and any leftover merchandise in the

Check your online presence

register area should be restocked to the correct

• Are your hours online correct, do they change

location on the sales floor.

during spring?

• Think clean, friendly and efficient.

• Is your location right?

Spring cleaning

• Is your social media up to date with new

• Take this spring as an opportunity to clean out

products that customers can expect to see

the store room. What’s hiding in there? Pull

in-store? Perhaps even include some Instagram

everything out, give it all a good wipe over and

stories or reels on your new spring windows and

put as much stock out as you can. Your goal is

in store displays. There’s nothing like getting

to have minimal stock in the store room (it’s not

your customers excited to come and visit.

going to sell in there).

• Don’t neglect the nooks and crannies your

Tui Cordemans, owner & co-founder of Koh Living

customers will be interacting with, clean all

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY

surfaces and items, that includes all testers, door

There is nothing more exciting than knowing that spring is around the corner. With spring comes sunshine and a feeling of euphoria. It is wellknown that yellow is the colour of happiness and that vitamin D from sunshine lifts our mood.

Aside from sunshine, when I think of spring I think of bright colours. Colours affect one’s mood in amazing ways. We are living in times of much uncertainty, so this is absolutely the ideal moment to add a bit of sunshine and colour to people’s lives to cheer them up and you can do that in your retail store.

Finally, when I think about spring, I think about

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Guzzini, a desire to sustainably build a MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD! In order to encourage a more natural and circular economy, Guzzini has developed ‘Circle’; a system which gives a new lease of life to recycled material by creating eco-sustainable home and lifestyle products from postconsumption second-hand materials. The Circle system integrates sustainability, and a circular approach to the traditional characteristics of durability and recyclability; traits which have always featured in Guzzini collections.

Guzzini views the issue of sustainability as being key to understanding, interpreting and responding to social and environmental change and to lifestyles. This ongoing challenge pushes the company towards constant research and innovative use of raw materials and towards the creation of new product lines.

Building partnerships with sustainable organisations in recycling, design, print, production, transport and distribution, Guzzini has developed an entire integrated system in which they can make products which will help to bring a new, environmentally sustainable mindset into people’s homes.

Through the Circle project, Guzzini is building a new future and deciding how the world will be by recognising its existing values; knowledge, technologies, creativity and sustainability, and using this to build a better world than before. They make room for a revolution in terms of consumption, passion, colour, ideas and innovation.

spring cleaning, de-cluttering, detoxing and change. It’s the time to get rid of all that old stock that has been sitting in your store for the last few months, give your store a nice clean, add new and fresh merchandise, and move things around.

Looking forward to spring can transport you to a world of excitement and anticipation. What will the future hold for you? Focus on the positive things in life.

In planning for a spring changeover, you might

your display make you feel emotional? Emotional enough to purchase something? Do you feel

like to consider filling your store with fresh

proud of what you have done? If you were a

flowers—why not Australian wildflowers while

customer what would you want to know and do

there is a wave of patriotism surging in our great

your displays alone answer that question for them?

country? We can go into loads of tips and tricks

We often tend to look to others for ideas and

on how to merchandise your store, but first and

inspiration, but you already have the answer. Dig

foremost it’s important that you take some time

deep down into your creative spirit. To release

out to ‘imagine’ what you want your store to look

our creativity it is necessary to take some time off

like this spring.

work and dream, imagine. With the hectic pace

What feelings do you want your customers to

of today’s society we are losing some of our skills

experience as they walk into your store? What do

and tools that are extremely powerful. Imagine

you want them to do when they come in and how

your store, create a vision for yourself and your

can your displays encourage them do just that?

customers, and you will be amazed at the outcome.

As you ponder those questions, you will come

Some things you can add to the displays:

up with your own ideas for tips and tricks for what

• Colour blocking

works for you and your vision. When you set up

• Merchandising by story

your displays, take photos and look at them the

• Merchandising by category

next day. Does everything feel right to you? Can

• Lifting your products up so they can be seen

you make a purchasing decision easily? Does

• Have products out so that people can touch

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and feel (nobody wants to see signs that say

add a new look to any existing products you

‘do not touch’)

may have from previous sessions. We will style a

• Light your products up—lighting gets people’s attention • Funk it up with some zig zag patterns • Create different heights to make it interesting (flat is boring) • Make it easy for customers to decide by creating clean and neat displays

new window display with faux florals and lots of vessels to display them in.

• Spring season stock will be here soon and the colour palette lightens up with lots of soft yet rich pastels and more fabulous coloured glassware.

• Spring heralds the time for outdoor dining again.

We’ll be focusing on alfresco dining ware and picnic ware for the longer and warmer days ahead.

Prue McLachlan, co-owner Wen and Ware

• At Wen and Ware we like to incorporate stories

TELLING A STORY

into our merchandising. We like to see things

• Spring is the time to bring colour and freshness

together as you would naturally use them. For

to your store after the long winter months.

example, we will be merchandising our very

Spring is all about fresh new florals, there are

popular ‘just add booze’ Mr Consistent cocktail

great faux ones on the market which instantly

mixers with our new picnic ware to create a fun and suggestive story about how the products should be used and enjoyed together.

• We’ll refresh our website with all new visuals to reflect the new ranges coming through and edit the landing page to fit with what product ranges we would like to highlight during the new season.

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Spring is in the air Be inspired by these wonderful spring displays to create your own visual merchandising story.

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OF LIFE With the continuing impact of the pandemic, consumers are looking to add some joy and optimism to their lives.

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n the wake of

A sunny state of mind

Living life to the full

recession, social unrest

This trend is driven primarily

This playful, upbeat trend is

and a global pandemic,

by a need for optimism and

bold and proud, dialling up

householders will desire

joyfulness. Central is the

community spirit, kindness and

to surround themselves with

importance of community

togetherness. We look back

constructive influences and

and inclusivity, reflecting

to look forward as nostalgic

joyful design. Art, colour, shape

and celebrating the diversity

references on the cusp of the

and materials all feed into this

of modern families who are

70s offer solace through a sense

aesthetic of positivity for spring

breaking traditional norms. Self-

of familiarity.

summer 2022.

expression and self-fulfilment

Bold, maximalist homes play

trump blending or fitting in.

with sophisticated combinations

We’ve teamed up with Jamie Hannah Shackleton at global

In response, design for play

of vibrant brights and upscaled

trend agency, TrendBible, who

becomes key, helping to create

graphic stripes and prints.

shares a preview into the Sunny

moments of fun and socialisation.

Kitchens are designed for

State trend, which forms one

Having seen a surge in creative

communal living, interacting in

of four trends published in

pursuits and a democratisation of

multifunctional ways, centred

TrendBible’s Spring Summer

the art world during lockdown,

around the family.

2022 Home & Interiors

we’ll see art influencing textile

trend book.

design and decor.

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connection. This speaks to real family living, enriching life in the home via creativity and entertainment. Colour is expressed on the walls, on kitchen cabinetry, on furniture and textiles as maximalism develops a step further this season.

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bold maximalist combinations that

to tiles and surface materials.

greetings cards to tap into this

excite and surprise.

Graphic stripes

trend for a younger audience.

Bold, chopped or fractured

Playful shapes

2022 Colour Direction, tone-on-

stripes are used across

There are no simple shapes in

tone yellow combinations bring

statement decor pieces such as

this story, scalloped edges,

forth a sunny and nostalgic vibe

upholstered furniture or lamp

wiggly lines and wobbly shapes

as householders look to more

bases. Pair bolder colours with a

add a playful dimension to home

unusual colour combinations for

neutral colour to commercialise

products. Jelly moulds and retro

decor schemes. Mix and clash

the broad stripe. Use across

milk glass inspire decorative

mustards, golds and banana

lower investment pieces

accessories such as vases and

yellow to offer depth and tactility

like bath towels, wall art and

candles, whilst wavy lines

As forecast in TrendBible’s

bring a sense of playfulness to stationery and wall art.

“Sunny State provides the perfect antidote to the seriousness of modern life,” says Shackleton. “As Gen Z begins to influence the interiors market, we’ll see the importance of joy and whimsy grow as well as the power of nostalgia. It’s important not to take life too seriously.” G Visit www.trendbible.com to register for a free membership to its Home & Interiors trend platform or contact agent Sharon Rae at Fashion Forecast Services for a complementary trend book demo.

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Dads are notoriously difficult to buy a gift for, however, you can’t go wrong with a product from Royal Selangor on your store shelves including large bronze Phonos Pod amplifier ($113.61), Saurus Stegosaurs card holder ($31.80), The British Museum Lewis chess set ($681.80) or a Woodland shaving kit ($249.98).

Father’s Day is just around the corner.

We share some last minute gifts that will surely fly off your shelves.

All dads deserve something special this Father’s Day and Royal Selangor has the perfect gift for those fathers that enjoy a drink or two. Whether it is a Bar Hexagon whisky decanter ($131.80), Erik Magnussen hip flask ($81.80), mini shot glass tankard ($22.70), Savannah Lion hip flask ($65.89) or The British Museum Lewis drinking horn ($77.25), there is a special gift for every dad.

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Alcoholder has taken the good ol’ Aussie tradition of drinking and twisted it on its head. So don’t just grab a drink and throw it down, relish it this Father’s Day with a great range of products including 5 o’clock stainless vacuum insulated tumbler ($13.61), Stubzero can & bottle stubby cooler ($13.61), Tankd insulated mug with handle ($15.88) and Tacticool ultimate 8 in 1 pen tool ($18.16).

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ANNABEL TRENDS

I’m so glad you’re my Dad! say Annabel Trends’ latest boxed socks. Each box contains a pair of soft men’s socks in a fun gift box. One size fits most. A pair wholesales for $7.70.

A great addition to Annabel Trends’ Gentleman’s range is the golf kit. It comprises of a set of three balls, tees and a golf tool housed in a zip up vegan leather case. Very stylish and wholesales for $21.45.

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Enjoy some quality time with dad this Father’s Day over a nice warm drink with Annabel Trends’ latest I’m so glad you’re my Dad! coffee mug.

Wholesales for $6.85.

Gents who love nice watches will love this new case to store them in from Annabel Trends. This zip up vegan leather case can hold two watches to protect them when not in use. Also great for travel and wholesales for $21.45.

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Slim, sleek and perfect for the casual wine enthusiast, the Pivot wine preservation system is Coravin’s most affordable and compact tool to date—perfect for Father’s Day. Keeping still wine fresh for up to four weeks with the company’s award-winning patented technology, the Pivot is available in four colours boasting Coravin’s signature design. RRP $184.95.

Finding the right slippers for men is not an easy task.

Slumbies are a clever indoor foot coverings brand driven by fashion, design and functionality and are the perfect gift for Father’s Day. All slumbies are fully machine washable and have highly effective non-slip soles. Various sizes, designs and colours are available from Sunbird Distributors. Order and stock up now to maximise sales.

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With a wide collection of cards ranging from funny to sentimental, Candle Bark Creations is sure to have a Father’s Day card to suit any dad, no matter his personality type.

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Every dad has his day, this Classic Cars lap tray features four of the most classic cars, wholesaling for $13.50 each (minimum buy three). Make sure you also stock the Gibson Gifts Classic Mens mug range this Father’s Day. There are three great mugs in the range featuring classic cars, classic bikes and classic aeroplanes. They wholesale at $4.95 each and the minimum buy is 12 so that’s four of each design.

Get your customers to knock their dad’s socks off this Father’s Day with Gibson Gifts Sock Society Super Dad socks. They wholesale at $4.50 and come in three great colours (minimum buy 24).

GIBSON GIFTS

This guitar range from Gibson Gifts features gifts for dad at every price point. Dad can keep the ‘pool room’ clean with coasters, snack tray, drink bottle or the coffee mug. For that extra special dad, get him a guitar clock. The range starts wholesaling at $2.25 each and the top price point is $11.50 each.

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Help dad live, work and travel more sustainably with frank green this Father’s Day. Mix and match colours or monogram his initials with a stylish range of reusable coffee cups, water bottles, French presses, tea infusers, stainless steel straws and more. Gift cards and gift packs are also available. Retail prices range from $7.95 to $59.95.

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This Men’s Republic 7-piece grooming kit is the ultimate body grooming kit for the contemporary man. Sold in a paint can (how cool is that), this grooming kit will be well received on all occasions.

Wholesales for $18.86.

Men’s Republic docking station and nightstand is the perfect original gift for the stylish, dapper and on-trend man. It offers spots to keep your wallet, coins, keys, watches, glasses and jewellery all together in one place. The phone can be charged when it is resting on the dock and there is a slot for a charger cable to pass through. Finally, a home for all his accessories. Wholesales for $29.87.

Men’s Republic Wrench 10-in-1 multi-tool is the ultimate DIY product for the home, garage or outdoors. Made from stainless steel it will be what every handy man needs to get the job done. Wholesales for $16.96.

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These Men’s Republic golf ball ice cubes are the perfect gift for that mad golfer or sports fanatic we all know. Made from stainless steel these ice golf ball cubes are tasteless, non-toxic, last long, anti-dust material, cools your drink down quickly and easy to clean. Keeps your drinks colder for longer without diluting them. Wholesale for $12.65.

These Men’s Republic adventure mugs with tool sets are the perfect gift for that hard to buy for man. Whether he decides to adventure in the woods, mountains or back yard, this gift set will bring out the rugged and adventure side in any man. Customers can choose from three different mugs along with different tools for any gift occasion.

Mugs wholesale for $8.31 each, six mugs per shelf tray.

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This Men’s Republic watch and bracelet gift set will complete the finishing touches to any stylish outfit. Made from alloy as well as quartz movement, this trendy black and silver gift set will be a hit with the man about town. Comes in a signature gift box and wholesales for $19.76.

father’s day

‘When a Man Retires, He Turns Into His Wife’s Full-Time Job’ and ‘If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Doing It The Way Your Wife Told You’ are just some of the quirky desk signs now available as part of Jasnor’s Say What collection and make a great gift for dad this Father’s Day. Wholesale for $3.15 each.

JASNOR

With spring in the air and the weather warming up what better way to enjoy some drinks outside this Father’s Day with Jasnor’s Say What thermal lowball tumbler ($13.65) and rocks glass ($3.15 to $4.55).

For those customers that want to say thanks to their dads and grandads in a special way, look no further than Jasnor’s new De-fined collection of framed art and wine tumblers.

Wholesale for $5.90 and $11.35 respectively.

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Banyan outdoor coffee table from Satara Australia

As working from home continues and the weather gets warmer as we approach spring, outdoors is where everyone wants to be. Make working outdoors easy for your customers with a few updates in their garden to shade them from the direct sun and make the working outdoors experience as comfortable as possible.

Outdoor rug by Weaver Green Australia

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Sand Dunes striped garden parasol by Ella James

Nodo suspension chair by Myface

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Garden Trading Talland Table Tribù T Table by Go Modern Furniture

Circle sign by George & Willy OZ Design Furniture sage green Kortina

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Next month marks the beginning of spring and with people spending more time outside, we look at ways for retailers to boost their sales this season.

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s the weather starts to warm up and we are coming out of winter hibernation, what better way to enjoy the sunshine and spending time with friends and family than having an alfresco lunch or dinner at home.

So how can retailers maximise their sales and take advantage of this ongoing trend?

New way of life

tableware, cookware and bakeware significantly,

The Covid pandemic has changed our lives

so if you were looking to expand your stock in store

considerably including the way we work and how

this is the time to do it. With alfresco dining and

we spend our free time, with many people opting

lunch an option for most of the year opt for outdoor

to stay and entertain at home where they feel safe

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outdoors

If you want to start small you can add some DIY

Flowers & plants

kits such as cocktails to your portfolio. They are

Nothing says spring more than fresh flowers and

a great and fun gift for any occasion and can be

plants, however, adding these to your store is not

used all year round.

a feasible option for everyone. However, in today’s

Check out Mad Millie’s gin kit and Annabel Trends cocktail shaker.

market there are some great faux flowers and plants available which look just like the real thing

If you want to make an outdoor setting pop check out Flair Gifts & Home acrylic tumblers and

and will last the whole season.

Check out IsAlbi and NF Living for their expansive

wine glasses or The Source Homewares Cerve

assortment of artificial plants and flowers.

Italy Fonte Glassware.

Keeping cool

Light a fire

Spring is all about lovely warm days enjoying the

While the days might be warm, the evenings

sunshine and spending time outside. Lunching,

can still be a bit chilly as soon as the sun sets.

dining or a Champagne breakfast, your customers

This is where fire pits are a great way to create

want to make sure their drink are cold and

some ambiance while at the same time keeping

remain cold.

everyone warm and cosy.

Check out Alcoholder’s stubby holders and

Check out Adanna’s Sahara fire pit or Think

tumblers and Think Outside’s beverage coolers.

Outside’s Earth cast iron bowl.

Big & natural

Going flameless

There is currently a big focus on home entertaining

You can’t go wrong with candles when dining

and cooking and this trend will continue on into

outside or having a few drinks in the backyard.

spring. Chopping boards are used as serving

While there are plenty of lovely candles available

boards and vice versa and the bigger the board

in the market, flameless candles will probably

the better. They are also easy to carry between the

work better outside. Your customers can still

kitchen and outside. An added bonus is most of

create the cosy atmosphere they’re after but don’t

these boards are made of natural materials such as

have to worry about a slight change in weather

bamboo and Acacia wood.

blowing them out.

Check out WOH! Wild Wood benchtop boards,

Check out Enjoy Living’s latest Uyuni flameless candles collection.

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3 4 1. CMD Mim Cole on board wheely, wholesales for $121. Manuell, 0414 765 117, sales@catherinemanuelldesign.com, www.catherinemanuelldesign.com, www.facebook.com/catherinemanuelldesign 2. Sakura Zome bud vases, wholesale for $6.80.

J Style, 02 4225 8811, info@jstyle.com.au, www.jstyle.com.au, www.facebook.com/jstyle.com.au, www.instagram.com/jstyle_au 3. NF Living outdoor cushions, wholesale from $15.95 to $21.50. Nicholas Agency, 02 9579 2200, sales@nf.net.au, www.nf.net.au, www.facebook.com/NFLiving, www.instagram.com/nf_living 4. Ohh Deer cards, wholesale for $2.95. Vevoke, 02 9882 2278, info@vevoke.com, www.vevoke.com, www.facebook.com/vevoke, www.instagram.com/vevoke 60 giftguideonline.com.au

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Fratelli Guzzini, 02 9457 7351, admin@fratelliguzzini.com.au, www.fratelliguzzini.com.au, www.instagram.com/fratelliguzziniaustralia 4. Scarlet & Grace room spray, wholesales for $10.43. Jaemry, 0439 258 615, sales@scarletandgrace.com.au, www.scarletandgrace.com.au, www.facebook.com/scarletandgracearomas, www.instagram.com/scarletandgracearomas 5. Bubblegum Stuff plant life support, wholesales for $9.07. William Valentine Collection, 02 4647 2866, sales@williamvalentine.com.au, www.williamvalentine.com.au, www.facebook.com/williamvalentinecollection, www.instagram.com/williamvalentinegiftware August 2021 61

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Nicholas Agency, 02 9579 2200, sales@nf.net.au, www.nf.net.au, www.facebook.com/NFLiving, www.instagram.com/nf_living 3. Funtime emergency power nap pillow, wholesales for $9.07. William Valentine Collection, 02 4647 2866, sales@williamvalentine.com.au, www.williamvalentine.com.au, www.facebook.com/williamvalentinecollection, www.instagram.com/williamvalentinegiftware 4. Sunsational Australian fragrance free sunscreen, wholesales from $2.65 to $8.50. Sunational Body Care Australia, 02 9664 1412, sales@sunsationalbodycare.com, www.sunsationalbodycare.com 5. E. Frances cards, wholesale for $3.15. Vevoke, 02 9882 2278, info@vevoke.com, www.vevoke.com, www.facebook.com/vevoke, www.instagram.com/vevoke 64 giftguideonline.com.au

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Alfresco Gardenware, 03 9118 4333, service@alfrescogardenware.com, www.alfrescogardenware.com, www.facebook.com/alfrescogardenware, www.instagram.com/alfrescogw 3. Love you to the moon and back personalised birthday cards, wholesale for $4.47. The Hunter Valley Greeting Card Company, info@thehuntervalleygreetingcardcompany.com.au, www.thehuntervalleygreetingcardcompany.com.au 4. Intrinsic 1,000 pieces jigsaw puzzles, wholesale for $22.77 each.

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Nicholas Agency, 02 9579 2200, sales@nf.net.au, www.nf.net.au, www.facebook.com/NFLiving, www.instagram.com/nf_living 4. RetroKitchen heirloom organic sponge cloths, set of 2 wholesales for $4.95. SteadySticks, 0400 722 443, info@steadysticks.com, www.retrokitchen.com.au, www.facebook.com/retrokitchenhomewares, www.instagram.com/retrokitchenaustralia 5. Bubblegum Stuff Karens in the Wild colouring in book, wholesales for $5.43. William Valentine Collection, 02 4647 2866, sales@williamvalentine.com.au, www.williamvalentine.com.au, www.facebook.com/williamvalentinecollection/, www.instagram.com/williamvalentinegiftware/ August 2021 77

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