INDX HOMEWARES FEATURE INDX Homewares
INDX Homewares, a unique trade show curated specifically for independent housewares retailers, is preparing its return to its West Midlands event venue, Cranmore Park, on February 21-22.
UK’s leading buying and services group for fashion, home, and leisure. With the brand strapline ‘by Buyers, for Buyers’, INDX Homewares is thoughtfully curated by a team of retail experts based at AIS, whose plethora of product knowledge and retail sector experience combine to ensure visitors enjoy the latest ranges and innovations from a commercially edited selection of exhibitors. The team organising the show have revealed some exciting plans including new product categories and celebrity guest appearances. Attendees can expect a trend-driven product showcase focusing on sustainability and energy saving, bringing together the best names in the business across cookware, small electricals, tabletop, bedding, soft furnishing and home gift & fragrance. INDX Homewares organisers have also introduced pet accessories as a new category for the 2023 show. Rachel Breen, head of home, AIS, says “We’ve been busy working with
our key suppliers to select the best ranges for the upcoming show. The team has also been busy sourcing new suppliers whose ranges have been chosen to strengthen and broaden our existing product offer. Our members and visiting retailers can look forward to discovering an inspiring, trend-led, and commercially sound product showcase with lots of onsite events, demos, and special guest appearances.”
New brands and supplier highlights Newcomers to the February show will include Liga, who will be showcasing its design-led eco homewares, candle and home fragrance brand Potters Crouch, Georg Jensen with its timeless Sandi silverware, leading home furnishings specialists Riva Home, and D.A.D with its portfolio of domestic appliance brands.
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Consumers are looking for energy-efficient, cost-efficient products, and it is the responsibility of the business to make their customers aware of which products fit these criteria. Arun Bhatoye, head of marketing at Hisense UK, says “Here at Hisense, we have always championed manufacturing products that are affordable yet high- quality, and this is more important than ever as we head towards the winter months amidst a national cost-of-living crisis. Right now, it is our number one priority to help the nation to understand how to best use their appliances to continue with their necessary household chores and reduce their bills as much as possible.” Founded over 50 years ago, Hisense is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of televisions and home appliances. Hisense has a core range of televisions and cooling appliances alongside a portfolio of cooking and laundry products featuring hobs, hoods, ovens, dishwashers and washing machines. Educating the consumer Bhatoye says “As energy bills soar to an all-time high, monitoring our gas and electricity usage has never been more important, and so consumers are looking for alternative solutions to cut down on their energy usage – and in turn, their energy bills. This doesn’t mean that consumers aren’t buying, but the path to purchase is much more considered. Customers
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Arun Bhatoye, head of marketing at Hisense UK, highlights the support businesses can provide consumers amidst the challenging cost-of-living crisis.
s part of the INDX umbrella brand of trade shows, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2023, INDX Homewares is brought to market by Associated Independent Stores (AIS), the
Meanwhile, returning supplier Denby will be launching its new collection of porcelain, cookware extensions and stoneware, EPE will be presenting Hamilton Beach – with a focus on the UK Market, and Meyer Group will be attending as the new UK distributor for Cusinart Textiles and Oneida Cutlery. RKW will be launching Tower Smartstart, a cookware collection incorporating a temperature sensor built into the non-stick coating of the pan, Le Creuset will be revealing its new campaign and new cast iron colours, and Taylors Eye Witness will be introducing its new ‘Nebula’ granite effect.
Within the bedding section, Turner Bianca will be presenting new Style Sisters and Bridgerton ranges, and J Rosenthal will be launching its new Appletree Heritage bedlinen collection.
Welcoming special guests Alongside product launches and demos, this season’s event will also feature special guest appearances including ceramics designer Keith Brymer Jones, who will be live throwing and supporting his collection of designs with Forma House. Celebrity styling duo Style Sisters will also be attending the show to ‘meet and greet’ and to promote the launch of their stunning new bed linen range with Turner Bianca.
look to invest in appliances that achieve the best results whilst using the least amount of energy, to help with cutting down bills. During the cost-of-living crisis, retailers and suppliers should be looking at ways in which they can help educate and inform their customers on the best appliances for their individual needs, and support them as much as possible to find the most cost-effective solution. Here at Hisense, energy efficiency has played a large role in product development as we look to new launches in future years. “It’s likely that any appliance which doesn’t need to be switched on for a long amount of time during usage, for example a microwave or toaster is the most efficient small appliance, as it only uses energy whilst it is switched on. It’s also very much dependent on usage – every household is different and has different needs. For example, single-person households may have a large capacity oven and batch cook to make the most of their oven being turned on, whilst larger families might opt for a larger capacity washing machine to bundle loads together. Generally speaking, tumble dryers tend to be the most expensive appliance to run, so switching up this part of your laundry routine to drying your clothes on a traditional clothes horse or drying rack is an easy way to help cut down your energy bills. Of course, defining what the most expensive appliance to run will ultimately come down to usage habits. If you have a larger household, it’s likely to be more cost-effective to invest in a larger capacity washing machine, so that you can fit more clothes in one load,
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