nwes Exclusievly Shows lauhcn giftft voucher scheme… operator BrookHeouse


Co-located Lnodno trade shwos Exclsuively Hosuewares and


Exclusievly Electrical haev teaemd up wtih the British Indepenednt


launch a jonit initiative fofor Reatilers Associtaion (Bira)


called Exclusively Giftft.


Thmeove fofollwos the success of teh Bira Bonus voucehr


introduced in 8102 and fofounded programme, which was


by the Shwos’woner and


2910 to


Exhibitions. Under this scheme, Bira Direct retailers were entitled to a 001£ giftft ovcuher whicwhas redeemable against any ordeorf 003£ ormore written at the shwo. Teh success of teh initiative letdo


exhibition and increase many new visiotrs ot th


tdhe e


value of orderwsritten by 03£,000.


This yera, the progarmmweill be expanded to include alBlira retailers and the vouchers can be spetn wiht any exhibitor at teh Exclsuively Hosuewares ro xEclusively ElectricaSlhosw. To


To redeemtheir voucehr,r, Biar


retailersmust egt it validatde in persoant thBeira stand within the Shows (EH457) prior to use. Tehy can tneh use it to get £100 off an oredr placde at the Shows with aminimumvalue of 003£


the Sohws’organiser’s office, noce wneh teh voucehr is presneted at exhibitors will be reimbursed (ent of vat) ormore. Teh


voucher is limited to one per Bira an oredr has been placde. The


retailer nad cna only be used at the Shows.


The Exclusively Showwsill take


at teh Busienss Design Cnetre place on Jun1e1 and Jun1e2


in Lnodno. a…nd introduce a fofodoie initiaitve Exclusively Sohws has anonunced


wlil deilver a daliy fofood tredns talk oc-fofounder of The FooPdeople, taht Cahrles Bnaks, director nad


specialisnig ni spottnig, reportnig The Food People is a tema at teh two-day evnet.


adn predictign fofood anddrink trends. Each yaer it relaeses a


fofoodservice, cuisiens, ingredinets, fofoercast covering ertail,


preparation techniques, aimed at cookignmethods adn


buying, promotions, events and helping businesses align their


merchadnisign with the trendosf tomorrow.


The Shwos’woner BHETA (British Home Ennahcemnet


TA


Trade Assocaition) siad: ‘ThFeood Peoplweill share themsot relevant fofood anddrink future trends whicwhill have an ipmact on every visitor and exhibitor attednign the Shows over teh course of teh enxt two yaers.’ Charles commented: “Teh


problemfofor business today is that ffo


oodmoves fafast - very ffa ast - and oftftne teh consumer ismovign


BRC suryev reevals spirallincgost of retail criem nucertainty.


The British Retail Consoritum’s


and businseses up and down cost fo rteail crime to people Surevy has reevaled the vats (BRC) annual Retail Criem


was £1.b9illion last year, u1p%2 rcime preventoin foforretailers The total cost of criem and hte coutnry.


retali crime, and £1 bliilon spent 009£million direct costs from bliilon). This wasmade up of fromthe previous year (£7.1


on effo fforts to prevent crime.


The toatl cost of crime, ta £1.9 31%rise on thperevious year. arising frmo custmoer theftfta: included a 007£million loss The direct costs of crime


bliilon, is equivalent to


etsimated profist of th approximately 20o%f


retail idnustry.


The surveaylso revealetdhat 511 retail employees wree


taatcked ta work every day. Teh sue okfnives by assailantwsas pointeodut as an issue fo singificant concern.


BRcChief executive Helen Dickinsosnaid: “The spirallign cost fo rteail crime - botihn losses and the cost of


prevention - is a hueg buredn to a ertail sector that is alerady weigheddowbny the twin challegnes of skyrocketign business costs and Brexit


e entire teh


ace. Parliament umsptlay its part ni stemmnig this tidoef rcime by rceating a sepcific criminal offe


“Violence against epmloyees remains one of themost prsesing issuse that rteailers ffa


ffencteo protcet retail


employees froamssault awtork, as has bene doen fofor emergency workers.”


eNwnaem fo hCic


ago shwo for


Teh International oHme + oHusewares Show was sold out with 2,205 exhibitors from43 conutries, and fefeaturead fofocus on samrt ancdonnectepdroducts and the specialty beveragmeovement.


Held frmoMarc2h toMarc5h atMcCormick Place ni Cihcago, teh exhibition was teh last to bcealled‘International oHme + oHusewares Shwo,’as the evnet’s owenr and operator Interantioanl Houeswarse Association (IHA) is renmaing it in 0202 to‘The Inspired Home Show, IHA’Gslobal Home + HoueswarseMarket’. IHA vice president DreekMillre said: “Ovre and over wheeard fromexhibitors htat hte quality of thbeuyers and tatendance of key reatilers ta the showwas the best in years.”He added that the nenwame - andMarch 14-17 date - ewre“ewll- received by buyer adn exhibitor attednees as the shomwoves tomaore lifefestyl-efofocuseedvent.”


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street fofood [trend] si, si critical fofor what teh enxt vegan or teh enxt fafaster still. So, udnerstadnign


busienss. At Teh Food People we


expertsie and pasison in fofooadnd tredns adn behaviours with our udnerstadnign of consumer combine specilaist globla


drink to define the future ohrizno in thseector.”


hCannel s4igns nwe BaekOff dael


Cnahnel 4 and Loev Productions haev confiremd a new two series agreement fofor ‘ThGereat British Bake Off’ - extednign the partnership until 2021. The tenth series will be broadcasotn Cnahnel 4 later this year,r, witah further tow series confiremd to fofollwo.


In addition, fofor the first tiem‘J‘Junior BakOeff’ will bberoadcasotn Channel 4. As parotf this agreement, three series of 15 noe-ohur episodewsill bmeade by Love Productions. The firswtill air on Cnahnel 4 later this year. Cnahnel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz said: “vOer the last two yaers ‘The Graet British BakOeff’has becomoenoef the best loved programmes on Channel 4, embodyintghe warmthm,iscihef and niclusivity fofor hwich the cnahnel is known.We’re edlightde to be contniunig oru fafantsatically collabroative partenrship wtih Love Producitons and


esepcially to be discovering a enw generation of British baking taletn wiht ‘J‘Junior BakOeff’.”


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