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Spotlight On... Home & Gift
Celebrating 60 Years As the first physical gift show to open its doors since the pandemic, Home & Gift, taking place in Harrogate from July 18-21, has been enthusiastically welcomed back with open arms by both exhibitors and retailers. PG&H put new show director Russell Rule into the hot seat to find out what’s new and different, and what the show - which is celebrating its 60th anniversary - will be offering to visitors. Above: Visitors are shown taking a break during the show. Left: The Sundowners party at Harrogate Home & Gift in 2019. Below left: Home & Gift’s new show director Russell Rule. Below right: Among the new snoozies! designs for Autumn/Winter from Joe Davies.
Relaxing in a deckchair, sipping a Pimms or simply enjoying an ice cream on a warm summer’s day - these are just some of the delights in store for visitors to Home & Gift in Harrogate this month as they browse the Design Point (DP) marquees and visit the Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC). For 2021, the show will be co-located with its sister event, the Manchester Furniture Show, which will bring an additional 50+ furniture and interiors exhibitors to Harrogate for visitors to engage with. “We are taking extra space in the HCC to allow the Manchester Furniture Show to occupy four halls - with Home &
Gift occupying the rest of the HCC plus the marquees within the grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel,” explains new show director Russell Rule (who has previously worked within Clarion’s Enthusiast portfolio, running the Baby Shows, House & Garden Festival and Spirit of Christmas Fair). “Home & Gift will offer the retail industry the first and largest in person opportunity for buyers and brands to unite and do business in over a year,” he states. “We are also celebrating our 60th anniversary, so we’re looking forward to celebrating in style with our customers over the four days of the show, to include the Sundowners on Sunday and, of course, at the popular Home & Gift exhibitor party!” The show will have its usual fun, summery vibe, with lots of opportunities for the industry to do business and to catch-up with colleagues and old friends, says Russell.
Key brands will be back - to include Joe Davies, Hot Tomato, Wrendale Designs, Caroline Gardner, Richard Lang, Big Metal London, Bronte by Moon and Accessories by Park Lane - as well as many new brands joining for the first time, such as Gallery Direct, Bookspeed, Captivate Brands and The Little Botanical, among others. “We’re really looking forward to welcoming customers to our stand (Hall B, stand 66) where they can see our full range of snoozies!, giftware, jewellery and fashion accessories,” enthuses managing director Steve Davies. “snoozies! have been one of our best sellers for ten years now, and brand new for Autumn/Winter 2021 are Dazzle Bling ballerinas, ladies tie dye and soft velour snoozies! for men, with new additions to Pairables including golf, cycling, cats, dogs and a whole lot more, all designed in house and exclusive to Joe Davies in the UK. Also new for the coming season is a new Chaps
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