EVENT REVIEW: AUTUMN FAIR & MODA 2022


with my new venture.” Emma Cable, Buyer from Alton


Garden Centre said; “We have been coming to Autumn Fair for the last five years and find its useful to meet existing suppliers also nice to look around each hall to see if there is anything new we can stock in our garden centre.” Gavin Wills, Buyer from United


Brands said: “Autumn Fair is a fantastic show. We have been visiting for the last five years and we find this very useful to meet with existing suppliers and open new trading relationships.”


Ameena Hussain, Sales Manager


benefits and value generated by the inspirational talks and presentations on the Inspiring Retail Stage and MODA Catwalk. Nicky Shallcross, Owner of start- up online boutique Interior Superior said: “I am setting up an online interior store in the next few weeks. Trade shows like Autumn Fair are good for a buyer with a limited travel budget, and it’s really important to meet people, get a feel for the product and also the dimensions and quality. Sourcing is really important to me and due to Brexit I am trying


to focus on UK suppliers, so I will definitely visit Spring Fair next season. I really liked Pad Home and their brand I Bride, and also Light Style London. I have a few accounts with some suppliers here already so wanted to meet them and tell them about the business in person. I also did lots of research online prior to attending and chose not to order anything until I had met them and seen the product at the show. I listened to the Mary Portas talk, it was very good and really engaging, I came away feeling really confident


from Personalised to Perfection said: “I have been coming to Autumn Fair for the past eight years and keep on coming back as it’s got great ideas for upcoming business. People from around the world look forward to coming to see the show.” Katie Coombes Owner, Hermosa Boutique said: “It was a great show, so much more to see than last season. I would have liked to be able to stay longer and see the Home section as it’s always nice to source candles or stationery for my clothing boutique.” Shirley Leader, Owner of Velvet & Rose said: “MODA had a real


buzz in the air! There were lots of brands present. Found some lovely new brands for AW22 and visited my existing ones too!”


Nicola Meadows, Portfolio


Director at Autumn Fair commented on the final day of the show looking ahead to Spring Fair in February 2023: “There has been so much to celebrate at Autumn Fair, and as the doors close today, I feel immensely humbled by the response from our community and the passion, drive, and enthusiasm to work together to refuel retail and work towards a better, more responsible and kinder way of doing business. I am very excited to look ahead to Spring Fair and delivering another memorable show for the home, gift, fashion, and sourcing markets.”


About Spring and Autumn Fair Spring and Autumn Fair are the UK’s most vibrant marketplaces for wholesale home, gift, fashion, and sourcing. As the definitive ‘shop for shops’, they support the retail industry like no other.


Spring Fair takes place from


5th – 8th February 2023 at NEC Birmingham, please visit www. springfair.com for more information.


GROW MORE WASTE LESS


Reducing our plastic footprint


Recycling is important, yet we really should be doing more to reuse the packaging we purchase and in doing so save money too. At Evergreen Garden Care we have launched the first Refill Stations in Garden Centres and introduced bottles and jars for life.


Our Tomorite® Liquid Refill Station was trialled in May


and June at the Notcutts Rivendell Store and focused on a set 1 litre fill, with pricing comparable to a pre-filled bottle.


British Garden Centres Playhatch store is trialling a Miracle-Gro®


Grass Seed and Granular Plant Food Refill


Station where consumers only buy as much as they need. Both stands have created standout and consumer engagement, so watch this space!


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Miracle-Gro® is a trademark of OMS Investments, Inc. and is used under licence from OMS Investments, Inc. OCTOBER 2022 DIY WEEK 29


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