dailynews Monday 16 July 2018
The official paper for Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival Harrogate
Royal news for Heaven Scent MUST VISIT...
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Exhibitors and buyers enjoy Sunday Sundowners – more on p2
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Danielle Creations, which is presenting more than 150 brand-new SKUs, has unveiled six new Cosmetic Bag collections, along with an array of fun beauty items and newness in its K-Beauty category, including a Glitter Peel-Off mask. Find them at B42 along with Aroma Home – the two companies have recently merged.
Buzzing with buyers! The Music Gifts Company
The Music Gifts Company is unveiling its brand-new glasses cases, which feature a variety of designs for everything from music to cycling. Visit DP3-13 and get five per cent off orders at the show.
Show director Louise Morris celebrates a great first day Day one at Home and Gift was buzzing with buyers picking up their next best sellers and enjoying the wide range of new product on offer. Talk was about the quality, selection and fresh new products and new exhibitors being presented. Visitors loved the new features with people excited to get to Hall G to check out Taste, Made and Design Now! Our inspiring seminar programme kicked off at 11am with retailer Ed Chadwick from Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge talking about how engaging events have helped him build his business. We’ve got some more great speakers lined up so be sure to check them out. The day was wrapped up with the sundowner drinks in the H&G BBQ area. I’m hoping everyone enjoys the next three days of the show – we’re excited about all the great business and networking still to come.
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“People are adapting” The Daily News caught up with Sarah Ward, CEO of The Giftware Association walking the show yesterday. Commenting on what a lovely feel the show has, she mentions how “grounded” people seem. “It’s definitely not easy out there but people seem quite accepting of it. As Tom at Little Spring told me, people are paying attention to detail. They’re buying carefully, analysing all their stock, and trying to be as efficient as possible.”
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And relax...
Buyers and exhibitors mingle at Sunday Sundowners
By Royal appointment! Heaven Scent produced wedding favours for Harry and Meghan’s big day.
today’s “We’ve loved ordered show and have oduct. lots of new pr company Our favourite Zelly — of the day was l scarves. some beautifu t some We also bough ry from lovely jewelle s.” Eliza Graciou
Tom Pettitt from Heaven Scent Candles had big news to share yesterday: the company created candles especially for the Royal Wedding back on 19 May. “Two hundred of our Rose candles were given as wedding favours at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding,” he said. “The bone china vessels were specially created for the occasion and filled with our natural soy wax. It’s lovely to think that members of the Royal family could be enjoying our candles.” Head to their busy stand, Q-E87, to discover more.
(front left) Jo Mayhead No14, and team from ds Be Ampthill,
“What a busy day. We’re definitely ready for a drink!” Helen Horner (left) from Tutti & Co, with Jenny Hobbs
“Harrogate is always a good show, as well as being in a lovely town. We all like Home & Gift as it attracts buyers from a diff erent geographical region, with many coming from Scotland and ‘t’up north’.”
“We’re seeing gift stores increasingly expanding into lightweight gift clothing so we’ve brought clothing to Home & Gift for the first time and it’s already generating incredible interest. In fact, by 10am on the first morning, we’d been asked at least half a dozen times if we had men’s clothing too. We had taken our first order by 9.05am.” Nick Jackson, managing director, Brakeburn, DP2-1
Tie it on! Wearing a tie? If so, then head to The Tie Studio, B1a, between 2pm–6pm today to receive a free tie!
John Guest, A Bit Quackers with Nick Barke and Lewis Finch, The Elf on the Shelf
Cheers! “This is our 13th time exhibiting at Home & Gift — it’s as good as ever and we particularly enjoy the social side of it. There’s real demand for handmade and Made in Britain right now, so we’ve been really busy on the stand with our well-priced, handmade, Made in the UK jewellery and glassware.” Jules and Charlie Miller, Jules Jules
Sarah Watmore from Miss Milly, DP3-8, is the winner of our Spot The Ball competition in yesterday’s Daily News. “We knew the football would be hiding in plain sight,” says Sarah, “and we found it in the ‘Meet the team’ photo at the back of the paper.” Sarah’s pictured here (right) with best friend Helen Harris who is working with her on the stand.
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This new revamped Hall G is a must-see! Launched for 2018, new sectors are Design Now, Taste and Made, offering even better buying opportunities. Check out our highlights below!
“We’re looking for beauty and inspiration, and we’re certainly finding it here today” Sharyn Kerchen (right) and colleague Carol Park from Wild Grace, Glasgow
Food for thought Already a hit in John Lewis ection of design-led products from innovative new and JoJo Maman Bébé, Nana’s Manners G-E27 was swamped piring brands create a compelling new offer. Find with retailers on the opening in Hall G that will set your store apart from your day of the show. Their unique
cutlery is designed to help kids eat by themselves and aids in the development of fine motor skills.
“We’ve had plenty of interest already from retailers who have seen us on the telly,” says founder Kathryn BaldreyChourio, pictured with partner Chris. “We’ve already had some sales, which is fantastic, and we’re vey excited to see all the wonderful retailers here at the show.”
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Let’s hear it for the boys On the hunt for something special for men? Then a trip to Janice Daughters G-A27 is a must. The artist and illustrator is launching the fab Cameo Creatures greetings card collection at the show, with stunning designs inspired by Janice’s observations on nature – plus a few cheeky puns.
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and Catrina Park are at Home & Gift with their unique series of books that help kids discover and enjoy healthy food. “It’s a one of a kind gift,” Ronnie tells the Daily News. “ We invented this for our grandson and it’s taken off from there. It’s all about reading, eating and learning - and a nice multi-sensory experience.” G-E8
“If the Mr Special in your life isn’t into sports or drinking, I don’t think there’s always much choice for them,” says Janice. “I have some fun with the creatures I see around my home in Wensleydale, and I think there’s widespread appeal to these designs!”
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Got cattitude! Simon Willis of Global Luxury Brands, A16, introduces the latest addition to the company’s collectables offering – Goebel. “I think the cats will do well for us,” he says. “They are our bestselling animal across all of our brands.”
The Seasonal Range has had a facelift – with geometric inspired packaging and glassware that reflects interior trends. This range encompasses an array of products from Boxed Candles | Diffusers | Tin Candles | Cracker Gift Sets | Botanical Gels and many more. Available in five festive chic fragrances.
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Father and son Perry and Curtis Simmons showed off the new Infusions range on the Stoneglow stand A32. “We’ve recently started exporting to America,” says international account manager Curtis (right). “We’re exporting to 15 countries now, including Australia and even China.”
Bring the bling Already a hit with the Home & Gift crowd and a favourite of the Caroline Gardner team are their brand-new jewellery boxes. They have launched two sizes, both small and compact so they can be used at home or on the go. The square size is availale in a deep, rich navy blue or a fab mirrorshine metallic rose gold, and the rectangle shape also has a mirror finish in gold — perfect for the magpies out there! Visit DP1-A37 to see them for yourself.
Llama karma Q-E18. “People love llamas,” says Paul Hooker, commercial director at Joe Davies. “Farm animals have always been popular in giftware and now, with llamas becoming part of our everyday lives, buyers are looking for llama product.” The company has an extensive range of llama merchandise on their stand.
“Our recently-launched range of edgy unique cards by David Black, cartoonist for the Daily Mirror, have received really good feedback so far. We had six orders just on the first morning and there’s been interest from Sainsbury’s, Scribbler and John Lewis.” James Nicholson, business development manager, Do Something David. GS-42
Hot stuff! We may be basking in the sun and enjoying a record run of hot weather, but it’s winter woolly hats and beautiful scarves drawing the crowds to the PoM stand, DP1-A63. Stella Barritt, business development manager, models a popular hat. “It’s roasting hot but we know our customers love to buy for the coming season. The Royals have been seen in berets and peaked caps recently — so it’s no surprise those styles have been exceptionally popular for us at the show.”
Ashleigh & Burwood B4 Following the successful launch of its Wild Things line a year ago, Ashleigh & Burwood have extended the line with a new design for A/W, Born With Cattitude, and new products. “The range has been so incredibly popular,” says Steve Powell, national field sales manager. “There’s a real trend for larger candle sizes so we’ve launched these, along with refill candles, plus cushions and notebooks featuring the same dramatic imagery.”
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Making a Splosh! “The light-up Fairy Houses from Splosh have been flying off the shelves at the show,” says Tom Sykes at Xystos, Q-C17/18/20. “The show’s going well for us generally. Footfall’s good and there’s a good mood about the place, despite difficult trading conditions at the moment.”
Flying high
Charlie Bears DP2-34
The launch of the brand-new I Like Birds gift bag range is off to a flying start at The Art File stand, DP1-C15.
Charlie Bears has teamed up with author, illustrator and Alice’s Bear Shop creator Rikey Austin to help bring Rikey’s teddy bear storybooks to life with Charlie Bear characters. “It’s been a meeting of minds,” says William Morris, co-owner of Charlie Bears, pictured here with Rikey Austin. “This is the only UK tradeshow we do. It’s a great northern show and we’ve had a very strong start.”
“We’re launching the range at the show, but that’s actually just a small selection of around 50 news products we have with us. Home & Gift is always a great show for us to launch more gift or stationery-oriented products, and that hasn’t changed this year — we’ve been rushed off our feet!” says James Mace, sales and marketing manager, pictured with dad and MD Ged.
Easy as 1, 2, 3 DP4-C25 The Harrogate Candle Company have added three new fragrances to their Mood Melt range — Passion, Harmony and Desire. Showing them off are directors Fiona Carr and Deborah Wilson.
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Christmas gifts are always a bestseller for KMI Brands and the company have brought newness across their licences with Ted Baker fragrances and grooming kits, which reflect the brand’s latest fashion collections, and the new Orla Kiely wash bag range in three different prints. Rachael Signy, sales support, KMI Brands, presents the Ted Baker launch.
of the best… gin-related products
Raisthorpe Manor G-F23 Renowned for creating homemade gins and liqueurs, and with two of their liqueurs being used in the cocktail bars of Harvey Nichols nationwide, Raisthorpe Manor launch Elderflower Gin, which uses hand-picked Elderflowers and traditional methods. It features a delicate taste combined with a subtle aroma.
The Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company G-E24 From The Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company comes a new range of exciting alcoholic flavours in the Gin and Tonic, Peach and Prosecco and Irish Cream pizzas. These are available as individual mini pizzas (think adult stocking filler) and as a cocktail gift pack.
Dartington B40 Dartington Crystal have plenty of gin-related gifts, including the new Gin Time selection of Gin Goblets. Each one comes with a gin-related saying and is presented in an eye-catching tin for a great gift. Their bestselling Just The One collection also had a new six-glass Slim Gin Party Set.
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Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival Harrogate 2018
In with the new With so many new exhibitors at Home & Gift 2018, we highlight a few worth checking out.
Alice’s Bear Shop DP2-35 Who are you? A chance meeting between Alice’s Bear Shop designer and illustrator Rikey Austin and Charlotte Morris of Charlie Bears turned a small idea into a big story. Almost 20 years after Rikey’s books and characters went out of production, they’re back with all the charm and delight of the designs matched with the quality and integrity of Charlie Bears’ product. After two years of planning Alice’s Bear Shop will open their doors again in October 2018 with all the original characters and books – who can forget the adorable Captain or Woodroffe and his growl? There’s a preview of the collection here at Home & Gift – and
a major TV documentary on the actual Bear Hospital in the stories is planned.
Tilnar Art
What do you offer?
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Plush characters based on the fantastic books written and illustrated by Rikey Austin. There will also be the opportunity to order books, extra clothing, beautiful art prints and collectable pin badges. This is just the start with the launch planned in October 2018. There will be additional characters added in spring 2019
Why have you chosen to exhibit at Home & Gift? Alice’s Bear Shop is brought to you by Charlie Bears and we have exhibited at Home & Gift for more than 10 years. This is the best show for us to preview new products to our retailers in a relaxed and happy atmosphere. Harrogate is a great place to visit so there is plenty to do outside show hours. We all love Harrogate as this is when we get the opportunity meet up with old friends and make plenty of new ones. It really is the show of the year for us and we all look forward to it.
Arch & Ivy GS74 Who are you? I’m Lara Burrows, the designer and owner of Arch & Ivy, a greetings card and stationery company based in north Lincolnshire.
What do you offer? A range of beautifullyillustrated greetings cards and stationery, all designed and printed in the UK. Tropical Botanical is a new range we’re launching at the show, along with new designs in our bestselling Wonderful Woodland collection, and we also have Tropical Birds.
Why have you chosen to exhibit at Home & Gift? It’s a great show and since most of our trade fairs to date have been London-based. we think this will create a good opportunity to meet buyers based in other parts of the country.
Who are you? We deliver product that’s handmade, unique and different to others in the marketplace. Over the last 20 years, Besmo, now Tilnar Art, have revolutionised the perception of home accessories from Africa, or inspired by Africa, into one that can be mainstream without losing its place in today’s home. When designing a product, we aim to visualise it in the modern home. We never lose sight of the eventual consumer. We travel thousands of miles every year to find products that give you the edge and maintain our increasing number of artisans by providing them with regular and sustainable trade.
What do you offer? All products are handmade and fair trade. We check all our products for quality at source. Sizes, shapes and colours, of stone in particular, of our products may vary slightly because they are handmade using natural materials.
What’s new for Tilnar Art? We are now supplying the Azeti Collection, working with talented wildlife watercolour artist Meg Hawkins, delivering a signature range of recycled food-safe aluminium bowls, coasters and dishes featuring her stunning wildlife paintings.
Fun fact!
Best Years specialise in making toys and say they’re the first company to introduce the knitted dinosaur to the world! DP3-36
Trends ON TREND
Ultraviolet Evoking inventive spirit and imaginative thinking, Pantone’s colour of the year Ultraviolet is splashed across everything from jewellery to gin this season.
My Gifts Trade
DP1-D106 / DP1-C105 Following My Gifts Trade’s new licensing partnership with I Like Birds, the company will present the fabulous new I Like Birds collection, with both ceramics and textiles. The finished textiles are astonishing in their quality, clarity and colour reproduction. Check out this ultraiolet crane print cushion.
Purple is always a great seller for Miss Milly and even more so through autumn/winter when jewel colours often take the spotlight. We have a number of new purple lines to showcase in our Floria Collection with co-ordinating necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings Sarah Watmore, founder, DP3-8
Shrieking Violet DP1-D79 Inspired by a powerful performance given by Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock festival in 1969, the Purple Haze collection delivers sterling silver necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, chokers and cufflinks, all handmade with real forget-me-not and purple verbena flowers.
Don’t Miss… Great British Exchange Infuse the restorative qualities of lavender with the medicinal powers of echinacea, and breathe. From the Great British Exchange comes Lavender & Echinacea Secret Garden Gin by The Old Curiosity Distillery. G-H27
Raspberry Blossom GS-49 Tapping into both the cosmic trend and the UltraViolet Pantone colour of the year, Raspberry Blossom’s Dreamlike designs use an emotive colour palette with stylised hand-illustrated constellations and sentiments, all finished with a luxury iridescent foil. New for Christmas are five designs, all featuring wonderful festive sentiments and starry skies.
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Collaboration is key
5 minutes with..... Gillian Arnold Gillian Arnold, founder and owner, G-A1
Sarah Ward, CEO of the Giftware Association explains how Home & Gift is not only a great opportunity to catch up with friends but is also the perfect place to forge beneficial relationships for your business.
How long have you been attending Home & Gift?
This will be our seventh year at Home & Gift, though each one is just as exciting as the very first show we did.
What are the top products you’re launching this year?
At all the trade shows I visit throughout problems that you weren’t aware of — the year, I see such an amazing amount for example, the experience of one of talent, design and innovation in the company can help streamline a payment products that are showcased by the process in another. hundreds of companies, and it’s these The Giftware Association has working innovations that get neighbour exhibitors collaborations with key service providers talking and creating to ensure that our members Collaboration get the most value out of our friendships for the duration is becoming key membership, with advice lines of the show. Many times, these new friendships give and legal information available to success way to something beautiful from top legal firms. — collaboration. Today’s fast-paced Collaboration is quickly becoming key marketplaces require mutually beneficial to moving forward in business. At one of partnerships to leverage creativity, our recent Meet the Buyer events, we were experience and resources, with right and wondering how to keep the exhibitors left brain thinking to overcome problems entertained between seminars. We soon in half the time. Companies like The found out that all we had to do was leave Little Dog laughed collaborating with them to network! the RSPCA, and Widdop & Co with huge Collaboration is becoming key to success, design company Pigment Design Studio and sometimes in unexpected ways. Some to create a beautiful stationery range, it is may feel that collaborating with businesses already starting to blossom in the giftware in the same industry can be counter world with hopefully more exciting intuitive to competitiveness, but the projects and products to come. simple fact of the matter is that it’s not, as Collaboration should not just be a you have two companies working together strategy, it should be part of your longto solve a common problem, collaborating term business goals and be key to longto find a better and more efficient way to term success, and businesses who realise achieve goals. By working with another this sooner rather than later will be the company, you may find solutions to ones leading the charge.
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We always bring new designs to the show, presenting the different wildflowers and grasses I’ve worked with over the last year. I’ve found and pressed some wonderful pieces that look truly other-worldly and I’m excited to show them. Our floor lamps are going doing really well.
Any big trends you’ve spotted? My studio, warehouse, workshop and home all smell like an old leather tanning factory at the moment because leather is so popular in the gift market. I’ve spent countless hours perfecting the different ways I can combine my surface pattern skills and leather together, launching several gift items this year.
How would you describe consumer confidence right now? There is no doubt that retail spending in the UK took a hit in the first two quarters. There is so much economic uncertainty in the UK and with Brexit uncertainty still hovering, can you really blame the average consumer? It’s not all bad news though – while spending has dropped, workers in the UK are seeing one of the strongest wage growths in some time, so hope may be on the horizon that this growth will translate directly into increased consumer spending, and who knows, maybe just in time for a strong last quarter and a better Christmas.
of the best… natural beauty
Siabann G-F14
With all products 100 per cent natural and handmade in Scotland, Siabann (Gaelic for soap) delivers beautifully packaged natural beauty products — from skincare to organic liquid handwash — all hand-blended in small batches. Vegan-friendly, the range is entirely free from palm oil, parabens, animal testing and chemicals.
H2K of Harrogate DP1-B62 Ethically-sound, vegetarian and vegan-accredited, H2K of Harrogate manufacture recyclable, refillable skincare and toiletries. Founder Hazel Barry, who introduced Kalahari Melon seed oil into skincare, infuses her organic extracts with enhanced formulations to promote vitality inside and out.
Marmalade of London DP1-A98 Marmalade of London’s products are 100 per cent British-made, including soy wax and essential oil candles and bath and body ranges, containing natural ingredients including shea butter, vitamin E and aloe vera. Discover their three new collections – Freesia & Pear, White Nectarine & Honey, and Prosecco & Juniper.
Exhibitor profile
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Proud to be square Founded in 1994, Belly Button have become an established brand with a strong customer base and are market leaders in greetings cards with a core focus that runs deep for their high-end ranges; to create a luxurious send with hand-drawn illustrations and with hand-finished techniques. We catch up with them to learn more. The square format card – a shape arguably more pleasing to the eye – is now synonymous with Belly Button, Why? It was in fact GF Smith Papers who inspired the size and shape of the original range. Company founder Rachel Hare says: “The square envelope they produced then was just so different to everything else around – a little more expensive but worth it for that design-led feel.” Inspired by companies such as Henry Butler, the square format was here to stay. “From our original designs to now, we’ve followed current trends and styles to keep a contemporary collection flowing to produce best-selling ranges.” Through various guises and looks the luxury high-end send remains the core of Belly Button’s business, selling these types of designs into the best UK independent retailers. The collection continues to evolve and build on firm favourites to create brand-new inspired looks, but 2018 has been the year to see a fresh focus for their high-end luxury square greetings card. The company’s new upmarket Rachel Hare sub-brand, named after the founder, has proven a hit with their show-stopper greetings card collection CoCo. Presented in a vibrant colour palette, the beautifully illustrated unicorns, hummingbirds and the tropics feature fluted gold and pearlescent captions to entice and play into consumers’ desire for escapism into a whimsical and fantasy world.
Belly Button Bubble Regenerating has always been a USP for Belly Button, but more so within the company in recent months. Their sister giftware company Belly Button Bubble are looking to follow the success of the Rachel Hare CoCo collection, launching new gift bags, flat wrap, luxury journals, notebooks and china mugs, based on the exotic florals, rainbows, mermaids and the hugely-popular unicorn design. Since its inception 18 months ago, Belly Button Bubble have strived to offer highquality giftware led by trend-driven design.
From our original designs to now, we’ve followed current trends and styles to keep a contemporary collection flowing to produce bestselling ranges The inspiration behind setting up the new brand was to fill a gap in the market for inspired collections. By tapping into the knowledge and insight gained at Belly Button Designs in producing and licensing product, and drawing on 25 years’ experience within the industry, Belly Button Bubble are adept at meeting specific market needs for irresistible collections. The autumn/winter collection is just such an offering, looking to switch easily from Christmas to everyday occasions, offering the retailer greater flexibility in merchandising stock. Expect autumnal colours of rich berries, classic reds and elegant snowscapes on a body of designs that work across the festive season and beyond.
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Dartington are the UK’s leading brand for quality crystal and glassware. The company’s John Beswick ceramics always attract customers’ eyes at Harrogate and this year’s offering includes tea light additions to the bestselling Museum collection of worldrenowned art classics.
The company have just launched their new Infusion collection of Natural Wax Candles with wooden wicks and matching High Fragrance diffusers. Refresh your senses with this range of uplifting fragrances to transform your mood. Made in the UK.
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Ashleigh & Burwood B4 Following in the footsteps of English explorers, eccentrics and pioneers, Wild Things traces a path of adventure and discovery across the globe, capturing in a collection of scented souvenirs the spirit of the weird and wonderful. The company have now introduced Candle Refills to the range – replacement candles designed to slot into Wild Things Scented Candle vessels.
Celebrating 25 years in 2018, Heaven Scent was the first to create an alternative to a paraffin wax candle, using natural vegetable waxes. They use recycled glass and packaging too where possible, and offer more than 80 beautiful fragrances.
The Harrogate Candle Company DP4-C25 The WoW Candle is a design-led collection in four fragrance fusions. You’ll find striking metallic glassware in bronze, gold, silver and platinum finishes, plus beautiful essential oil blend aromatherapy fragrances.
What the retailers say...... We’ve recently taken delivery of three new collections from Stoneglow Candles. We have placed them strategically at the front of the shop and everyone is commenting on how lovely the scents are Jenny Morrison, Top Drawer, St Andrews
Yankee Candle Q-E39 The company’s new Elevation Collection boasts an elegant silhouette and stylish aesthetic enhanced by integrating the lid as a base. The lid has been specifically designed to securely fit into the bottom of the glass, providing stylish protection.
The Story Continues... Over 20 years since Rikey Austin first brought us her illustrated storybooks and collectable characters, Alice’s Bear Shop is re-opening its doors right here at Harrogate Home & Gift. Visit stand DP2-35 to meet Rikey and the new team and enjoy a cuddle with these much ‘loved-to-bits’ characters, all newly designed and made by hand in time for the re-opening of Alice’s Bear Shop this Autumn.
Meet Woodroffe Woodroffe was the first bear Alice and her mum repaired, which led to them opening Alice’s Bear Shop and hospital for poorly bears. So this proud old bear with his smart waistcoat and famous growl was the start of the Alice’s Bear Shop story!
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Trends
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ON TREND
Woodland creatures
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From owls and hares to stags and foxes, forest animals are featuring on everything from ceramics and textiles to stationery and scarves.
The Art File DP1-C15 Guaranteed to turn heads this festive period, The Art File’s new Christmas packaging collection delivers an on-trend and fresh Scandinavian take on Christmas. Complete with gift bags, roll wrap, tissue and tags, the collection features a variety of woodland creatures, including foxes, squirrels and stags.
Powder DP3-14 Renowned for their effortlessly feminine and wearable accessories, from shawls and hats, to socks and gloves, Powder’s new collection delivers stunning scarves in vibrant watercolour prints, featuring a variety of woodland creatures including stags, pheasants and foxes. All delivered in gorgeous bespoke packaging.
Designed to make a style statement in the home, Ashleigh & Burwood’s Scented Candles pair vibrant, richly decorated ceramic vessels with a specially designed blend of premium quality wax and a high percentage of fragrance for incredible release. We love these owl-themed candles.
KitchenCraft DP2-44, DP2-47 Woodland themes take centrestage in KitchenCraft’s new We Love Christmas collection of dining accessories. Etched stag designs on slateware and woodware, decorated porcelain mugs and even decorated bottles will up the tabletop style ante. Most items are stylishly gift-boxed and come in a variety of price points.
Penguin Ink GS-36 This collection of woodland animals in beautiful earthy tones are square letterpress printed onto a thick luxury card stock.
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Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival Harrogate 2018
Time to get social In a challenging retail climate, Mariann Wenckheim, director at London-based strategic design consultancy 20.20, urges independent gift stores to spend more time getting to know their customers through social media. Visit www.20.20.co.uk The impressive gift and homeware displays seen in department and other high street stores, especially in the run-up to seasonal events, are enough to tempt smaller retailers to try and emulate them – but how do you compete with a national or global brand that has Social the luxury of expansive media really floor space, larger marketing budgets and can play a greater buying power? key role Of course, you have to be more selective about what stock you buy, which means having a firm grasp of what your existing and prospective customers want. This is where you can utilise social media channels to your advantage. It may seem a world away, but social media really can play a key role here. Instagram is a good place to start because it shows you precisely what your followers (and their followers) are talking about and responding to, providing hints about the occasions they are likely to buy for. As well as forming a basis for what stock to have in your shop, you can also use this information as a springboard for inspirational Pinterest boards, which can provide that spark to engage customers in-store. As always, you have to be clever with your
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online marketing. There is no point trying to compete with the big brands on choice, price and convenience. As an independent retailer, you don’t have to worry about whether your stock will appeal to consumers in different places around the country; sometimes, your point-of-difference is that your store is in tune with the needs of the local market. Remember that local hashtags on your own posts will be hugely beneficial here. While many of us like the ease of ordering by click-and-collect to a big store, there’s surely room for an ‘ideas-led’ shop that gives time-pressed customers suggestions for dinner party or birthday gifts. Social media is the perfect platform to promote such initiatives, with a captive audience ready to be engaged. Compared with their bigger rivals, independent retailers can be more agile and relevant ‘in the moment’, especially if they are able to successfully harness platforms like Instagram and Pinterest. There’s tremendous value in being a town’s best-kept secret, the place that everyone instinctively goes to whenever they are looking for something different to what the high street chains offer. And with an increased social media presence, clicks can be turned into sales in no time.
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Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival Harrogate 2018
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Hurrah for Harrogate Harrogate Home & Gift show is a firm favourite for all the Joe Davies staff and the company uses the show to launch their extensive autumn/winter collection, with over 2500 brand new gifts, frames, fashion accessories and hundreds of new designs from their top selling Equilibrium jewellery collection.
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oe Davies’ spacious stand is always one of the busiest at the show as visitors flock to see over 8000 products all clearly priced and attractively merchandised for easy selection. Despite the crowds, the stand is a comfortable, cheerful place to make your selection with good air conditioning and generous refreshments too. Highlights include:
Sock Society A brand new collection of bright, trendy, very sellable socks, fresh from the success in Australia where they were voted Gift of the Year. The socks are exclusive to Joe Davies in the UK and are available on an attractive, practical spinner stand, which displays 48 designs, all of which are easy to re-order in sensible quantities.
snoozies! Another exclusive. The ‘cosy’ little foot coverings from the USA have been the company’s best seller for six years now and this year 10 exciting new series have been introduced.
Equilibrium Over six years the brand has grown to be the bestselling collection of jewellery available to the independent retailer. Over 500 new designs will debut at Harrogate including the launch of 925 by Equilibrium, a high class beautifully presented collection of sterling silver jewellery just perfect for the run up to Christmas.
Landon Tyler Davies are distributors of the fabulous Landon Tyler series of high class scented candles and diffusers. The collection is beautifully presented and the fragrances are among the best in the market — as are their retail prices.
Sentiment There’s a very commercial range of new ceramic hearts with colourful sayings and homilies, 24 designs in total.
Leonardo Joe Davies have been the UK’s largest distributor of the Leonardo Collection from Lesser & Pavey for over 45 years now and will introduce hundreds of new Leonardo products exclusively at the show.
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Retail viewpoint Julia Keeling, Wishes Of Cudworth, South Yorkshire What do you like best about Home & Gift? I like that it feels small and less daunting but it’s still a big show. As a Yorkshire-based shop it’s nice to nip up the road and have a stress-free day.
What have you discovered in previous years? Best Kept Secrets candles — all their products are handmade in Morpeth, a nice selling point, and they keep their ranges fresh. I also picked up the Magic Flyer Butterflies from the Handcrafted Card Company which are so much fun and a bit different.
Any companies on your must-visit list? I’m definitely going to visit WishStrings – they’re always a good till-point seller. I’m also looking forward to seeing Cartwright & Butler, which makes the most yummy biscuits and fudges in quality, reusable tins.
Any particular trends you’re seeing at the moment? For us it’s all about the unicorn still. Our unicorn cards from Nigel Quiney and Second Nature Cards are doing especially well. It’s the same with our partyware – unicorn helium balloons are flying out. We’ve even got a local company that made some Una The Unicorn limited edition bath bombs and we keep selling out — we literally can’t get them in fast enough!
The Daily News asked retailers why Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival is such a key show. Karen Greig, Destined For Home, Edinburgh What do you like best about Home & Gift?
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Jo McBeath, Chirpy, Leeds What do you like best about Home & Gift? It’s my local fair, it’s easy to get to, I can go on the bus, and it means less time away from Chirpy! I like the layout too, especially last year’s as it was sunny. So lovely to spend time outside while looking through the catalogue and product information that I picked up!
What have you discovered here in previous years? I like to meet people in person who have contacted me so I can see their products. Last year I met Lovely Lip Balm and now stock her great products which sell really well. I also met Memelou Designs, which is a local card company, and now stock their gorgeous quirky cards.
Any favourite companies on your must-visit list? I love visiting the small card companies — they are always so friendly and enthusiastic about their products, so I’ll be going to see them again this year.
Any new product categories you’re looking for? I’m looking for prints at the moment. We have a wonderful upstairs space which gets great light in the summer and lots of wall space to display art.
Any particular trends you’re seeing at the moment? Green continues to be a strong trend, with lots of plants and botanicals decorating cards, fabrics and ceramics. The new Pantone Ultra Violet colour seems to be taking its time filtering through. I think we might see a bit more of it towards Christmas — I think it’s being pared down and we’re seeing quite a lot of lilac.
Lorraine Hurlstone, Covet Lifestyle Shop, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Finding that first-time supplier and building a relationship with them — such a buzz.
What do you like best about Home & Gift?
What have you discovered here in previous years?
It’s a favourite of mine as it was the first show I visited for Covet. It’s easy to get to and is quite literally a breath of fresh Yorkshire air with a short walk between halls. There is always something new to be discovered and I’ve found some really great suppliers.
That’s easy — Valley Mill. Kevin produces candles, soap and Welsh slate to a high standard. I sell his products all year round.
Any favourite companies on your must-visit list? One Hundred Stars — it’s a first look at their A/W range so it’s exciting!
Any particular trends you’re seeing at the moment? Signs and light-up shapes, especially flamingos and pineapples.
“I love this show, it’s a lovely mother/ daughter day out for me and my mum. The atmosphere at Harrogate is always so relaxed and happy. Live music, Pimm’s and prosecco are an added bonus.” Alison Allen, Conway Cards, Garstang, Lancashire
What have you discovered here in previous years? One was Dear Prudence, offering hand-illustrated cards, and artist Laura Parks has been a great seller for us.
Any favourite companies on your must-visit list? I don’t look at who will be attending. I love to be surprised and let something jump out at me.
Any particular trends you’re seeing in gift right now? What’s more key for me is to find unique, handmade items with a story.
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From the fine bone china mug specialists Dunoon comes on-trend Cacti, a set of two mugs on the popular Cairngorm shape. Designed and painted by watercolour artist Claire Winteringham in her inimitable style, one mug features beautiful renditions of the prickly pear cactus, while the other features many cacti varieties. Made in fine bone china in the heart of Staffordshire.
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Effortlessly exquisite, the ethereal Celestial collection from Sara Miller Portmeirion features elegant gold mica detailed stars and 22k gold edging, delicately placed upon crisp white porcelain. Every piece, including a dinner plate, salad plate, cereal bowl, mug, cream jug and sugar bowl, is perfectly matched working to create a sophisticated setting for any celebration. Also, don’t miss Sara Miller Portmeiron’s new range of beautiful bone china Christmas decorations. at the show.
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Take a seat and enjoy the style and splendour of the V&A’s Refreshment Rooms with this new and diverse tableware from The Cole Collection. This bold blue and elegant white collection captures the intricacy and grandeur of the three luxurious dining areas at the V&A, pulling out decorative details from each room and painting them across eclectic mix and match fine china pieces.
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Dartington is getting into the spirit of the occasion with lots of gin-related gifts, including their new Gin Time selection of Gin Goblets, each glass featuring a gin-focused saying, designed to raise a smile every time the glass is raised! Presented in an eyecatching tin that makes them highly giftable. Hot on the heels of gin comes rum, which is set to become a popular spirit this autumn/ winter. Dartington has added a rum glass to their bestselling Just The One collection and created two new six glass sets with Rum Tumbler Party and Slim Gin Party sets.
KitchenCraft DP2-44 / DP2-47
Brass takes centrestage with additions to KitchenCraft’s award-winning Artesa brand for AW18. Brass-coloured frames, handles and edging feature across a collection of serveware. Think a mix and match of different materials and textures, with the brass elements elevating the dining experience. Perfect for gifting and providing a fresh new look in-store.
In addition to their new range of home linens, Claire Vaughn Designs have expanded their offering of Recycled Glass Coasters, and will deliver even more exquisite designs. Made from original artwork and all featuring living aspects of nature, from butterflies to bees, country to coast. All British-made, honestly crafted and ethically-sourced, ceramics are made in The Potteries, while the recycled glass comes from the Fens.
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Home & Gift Buyer’s Festival Harrogate 2018
Let’s get social We ask exhibitors and retailers their recommendations for eating and drinking in and around Harrogate.
“I like North Bar in Harrogate, part of a small independent chain which has a bar just up the road from Chirpy! Also, I love the food at Sukhothai which, again, has a Chapel Allerton branch. Haven’t tried The Ivy yet!” Jo McBeath, Chirpy, Leeds “We’re both vegetarian and last year we found a lovely little place called Bica Bistro & Cafe in the small streets of Harrogate which we loved. They serve some great veg/ vegan options which was perfect to get our energy up for another assault on the show after lunch.”
Soni Ahmed & Samantha Rose, Maia Gifts, Glasgow “I never really get a chance to relax after the show as I’m always running for the train home – however, the one time I did, I loved Tah Chang (Thai). And I met an exhibitor at the next table who has been on Dragon’s Den so it was a great meal listening to her story.
Karen Greig, Destined For Home, Edinburgh “I’m determined to get to Betty’s for the first time! We have plenty to do on the stand this year, but fingers crossed we’ll be done in time for tea!”
Sarah Watmore, owner, Miss Milly, stand DP3-8
We visited The Ivy on Parliament Street when we came up for the Christmas show – when we worked in London it was a regular haunt of ours there, and we miss our visits, so it’ll be a nice treat after a long day of shopping.”
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