spring fair
Springing into action
With a revamped show layout and a number of new features, this year’s Spring Fair was once again the place to be for over 50,000 retail professionals looking to find new suppliers and product inspiration. Here, GCUtakes a look at some of the industry insights, latest trends and exciting new products that could be found at this year’s event
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cross five days and three stages, visitors were treated to fresh retail sector insights from world-
renowned industry innovators and disruptors. Recognising that consumers’ needs and wants are evolving, Spring Fair’s theatre programme was specifically curated to help visitors identify opportunities to invigorate their retail business and fuel greater sales and profits. The show’s raft of expert speakers focused on outlining the essential, on-future and scale- certain trends that visitors will need to sit up and pay attention to for a successful 2020.
GCU Spring 2020
Inspiring Retail Stage For the duration of the show, Spring Fair’s Inspiring Retail Stage, located in hall six, became home to the best ideas in retail. The stage hosted insightful seminars, celebrity Q&As and expert panel discussions covering hot topic issues from sustainability, customer experience, and the ever-increasing move towards hybrid retailing. This stage also delved into consumer trends designed to equip retailers with everything they need to better engage with their customers and the community around them. Alongside major industry keynotes, John Lewis,
Selfridges, Google, PWC and Mintel, as well as show trend partners, Colour Hive, joined the stage alongside numerous industry commentators and independent retailers, who all shared their successes with the audience.
While Spring Fair is a great platform to
promote and encourage sustainable practices, as a show it is practicing what it preaches and making its own sustainable changes. At Spring Fair 2020, all of the on-site books were 100 per cent recyclable, and the organisers got rid of the plastic cups that were at last year’s show and provided water areas where visitors and exhibitors could refill their reusable bottles. The printers used by Spring Fair 2020 were 100 per cent sustainable, so all of the flyers, brochures and magazines produced for the event were too. Unlike most other shows, the stands, carpets, and signage at Spring Fair 2020 will all be recycled; this can make a huge difference to the waste leftover at the end of the show.
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