SHOWPREVIEW
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us, Home & Gift, Intro North
Harrogate 19-22 July Alongside the industry favourites, 2009 sees
2009 is perfectly the debut of Intro North. This brand new
positioned in the summer dateline to place area of Home &
orders for the critical festive period. Imbued Gift is dedicated to innovative start-up
with much needed optimism, the show companies and growing fi rms, meeting
is committed to helping retailers grow the demand from buyers looking to source
their profi t this Christmas, showcasing the the very latest new products before their
season’s latest product launches and hottest competition.
trends at the perfect time to buy.
The industry’s favourite buying event Business Bites
for 48 years, Home & Gift remains the The Home & Gift Business Bites schedule
largest gathering of quality suppliers in features free advice from industry experts
the UK this summer, showcasing 900 on those key issues that retailers face. The
exhibitors across 21 halls in the beautiful seminar line-up includes speakers covering
Harrogate
spa town of Harrogate. Buyers will kick- a variety of topics including ecommerce,
start their crucial Christmas buying with how to get customer traffi c in-store this
at a glance
a diverse range of new season stock to Christmas, utilising social media to grow
suit all budgets, sourcing from over 1/3 your business and how to survive in a tough
of exhibitors who are making Home & retail climate. A series of retail surgeries will
Opening times:
Gift their last trade show appearance this also be running over the course of the show,
Sunday 19 July, 9.00 - 18.00
year. As ever, Home & Gift provides an designed to assist and develop new and
Monday 20 July, 9.00 - 18.00
unmissable opportunity to see key brands existing businesses.
Tuesday 21 July, 9.00 - 18.00
such as One World Trading, Jellycat,
Wednesday 22 July, 9.00 – 16.00
Enesco, Jan Constantine, Rex International, Events Calendar
Gisela Graham, Libra Company, Five Dollar Home & Gift also provides a unique
Venue:
Shake, Garden Trading, Ortak Jewellery, opportunity to mix business and pleasure. A
Harrogate
Hill Interiors and hundreds more! programme of social events will be running
Website:
alongside the show, allowing visitors to
www.homeandgift.co.uk
catch up with their peers, all in the beautiful
Admission: New for 2009 spa town of Harrogate.
Trade only. To register please visit:
Product GB
www.homeandgift.co.uk and click Register
Buyers will now be able to celebrate the
Joanna Bush, Show Director for
Admission free if you pre-register, otherwise entry is £20.
best in British craftsmanship and support
Home & Gift comments:
Organiser: the local economy with the Home & Gift
“We recognise the challenges facing
Clarion Retail (www.clarionretail.com) Product GB trail. Look out for the brand
retailers today and have been working hard
new Product GB icon on exhibitors stands
to put together a show packed full of great
Product categories include:
to secure great quality gifts designed and
quality products and fantastic ideas. In spite
General Gifts
produced within the UK.
of the current economic climate, confi dence
Design-led Gifts
.co.uk
in the show is enormous and research with
Collectables & Traditional Gifts
Supporting Retailers
our visitors has confi rmed that there is no
Home Accessories
In their ongoing commitment to supporting
better show than Home & Gift for placing
Greetings Cards & Stationery
retailers through these tough times, Home &
your Christmas orders. This year, we have
Fashion Accessories & Jewellery
Gift have joined forces with RPS, the Retail
introduced brand new initiatives such as
China & Glass
Performance Specialists to offer all visitors
Product GB and Intro North to inspire
eetingstoday
who attend the show a free white paper
our buyers and help them maximise their
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gr
report on how to maximise seasonal sales
business profi tability.”
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