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he only international sourcing platform of its kind in the UK, Source Home & Gift from 5th – 8th February at NEC Birmingham, has launched to unite the best manufacturers from key sourcing
regions around the world with key retailers, brands, contractors and interior designers who are looking to find new suppliers or explore private label opportunities. Working with governments and agencies from
across the world, Source Home & Gift will bring best in class manufacturers and artisan producers to the UK to share their capabilities with the UK market. Balancing scale and quality across key buying categories, with a range of minimum order values and finishes, the new show puts the entire supply chain at the fingertips of buyers for homewares, gifts, furniture, textiles, toys, stationery and greetings, and technology.
Reflecting a new vision for sustainable, ethical and inspirational material sourcing, Source Home & Gift will unite accredited and audited manufacturers from key sourcing regions around the world with high-profile retailers, brands, and designers who are looking to responsibly and sustainably source new products. Offering a global platform across its digital channels and via its live content stage at the show, Source Home & Gift is looking to hear and learn about the best from the industry and is inviting businesses to share their stories online at www.
source-homeandgift.com/call-for-content Suzanne Ellingham, Director
of Sourcing,
Source Home & Gift says: “Source Home & Gift is very much a show for the Industry by the Industry. It’s a platform for newness and creation and showcasing projects that are driving industry forward. What we are looking for is for stories that inspire, new voices, those that represent the future of the industry, voices that we can all learn from. We want to curate the best content and share our platform with you in February. If you would like to be involved, we are looking for content that fits into three streams including Sustainable processes and doing things the right way, innovation in materials and process, and contributors for our Material Masters series.” In more detail, the three streams are: Sustainable processes and doing things the right way - Often innovations are simple and leave
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING SHOW, SOURCE HOME & GIFT, WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
EUROPE’S NEWEST
the person discovering them with a sense of ‘why haven’t we been doing it this way for years.’ Source Home & Gift is looking to share stories about the best from the industry in terms of sustainable processes, manufacturing improvements or case studies where supply chains have been transformed - stories that inspire and represent the best from the industry that we can all learn from. Innovation in materials and process - As we look to the future there is so much innovation going on regarding the source of where fabrics and materials are coming from. Source Home & Gift aims to educate not just on site but through its
digital content programme. Retail Masters Series – Source Home & Gift is looking for people to take part in its new Retail Masters series, with an invitation to the Source Home & Gift London studios to create an educational video about your innovation, which will be we shared across the Source Home & Gift platforms as a mechanism to not only showcase your innovation but upskill the knowledge of buyers.
• For further information on Source Home & Gift and to share your innovations please visit www.
source-homeandgift.com/welcome
BRITS PRIORITISE DOGS AHEAD OF PEOPLE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS YEAR
New research has revealed that while the cost-of- living crisis may be causing people to rethink their Christmas gift ideas for friends and family, they’re still planning to splash the cash for their beloved pooches.
Online search volumes for ‘Christmas dog toys’
are actually up by a third (32%) compared to last year, with searches for ‘Dog Christmas gifts’ up 24% and for ‘Dog Christmas cards’ up by 18%. Even Santa is getting in on the act, with
searches for ‘Dog Christmas stocking’ up by 31% on 2021.
By comparison, however, search volumes for ‘Christmas gifts for friends’ are down by more than a third (37%) on last year. Searches for ‘Christmas gifts for her’ are down by 11% and for ‘Christmas gifts for him’ are down by 20%.
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Younger friends and family aren’t spared either, with searches for ‘Christmas gifts for teens’ down by 23%. Search performance specialist MediaVision
carried out the analysis using its proprietary Digital Demand Tracker tool, part of its Metis technology that analyses UK search data from AdWords and Google Trends four times faster than any other platforms. Louis Venter, CEO at MediaVision, comments: “Inflation and rising costs are going to have a very real impact on Christmas this year, with many people scaling back their gift plans for friends and family members. But for our dogs, there’s no such reticence. “Petcare is seen as an essential purchase even during times when we’re tightening our belts, and that clearly extends to Christmas gifts. It may be cold and miserable for humans this December, but it looks like we’re determined that our canine friends won’t feel the pinch.”
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