Autumn Fair is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the NEC this Sunday (1 September), with the show readying to be a pivotal occasion for retailers looking to stock their shelves for the Christmas period as well as to source new brands and products. Some 12,000 independent retailers and high street stores are set to attend, to include visitors from more than 60 countries.
Over 800 exhibitors, showcasing more than 500,000 products across Gift, Home and Fashion, will be revealing their newest launches, with 30% of exhibitors exclusive to the show. Along with the hundreds of leading brands returning to Autumn Fair, over 25% of the exhibitor line-up is new.
The Gift sector covers contemporary designs and trend-led ranges as well as personalised and licensed gifts. Exhibitors include Best Kept Secrets, Candlelight, FYG, Freckleface, Gift Republic, Lesser & Pavey, Gift Republic, House of Marbles, Joe Davies, La De Da! Living, Lesser & Pavey, Life Charms, Rex London, Signare, Tilnar, Widdop & Co.
Meanwhile, the Home, Living & Décor halls will showcase homeware, occasional furniture, decorative accessories, and gifts, with The Summerhouse unveiling new launches from companies including Hot Tomato, Inis and Casa Verde.
Elsewhere at the show, Beauty & Wellbeing is continuing to flourish offering a diverse range of products from holistic home fragrances and luxury soaps to beauty essentials, hair care and grooming items that chime with Christmas, and wellbeing items that herald the New Year.
In addition, Everyday will be showcasing thousands of branded and unbranded product lines from housewares, health and beauty and £pound lines to gifts, cleaning, and catering products from leaders in the market.
Plus, Autumn Fair’s new Business Pavilion will be fanfaring small businesses – the next generation of makers and creators. Among the products on show will be handcrafted cushions and candles, as well as skincare and wearable art.
Located at the heart of the show, Moda will again be showcasing UK and international leading brands as well as upcoming names across clothing, footwear, fashion accessories, and jewellery & watch collections. Brands include Miss Milly, Nova of London, Dreams, Goose Island.
Plus, brand new this season, Autumn Fair is exclusively collaborating with Faire, the world’s leading online wholesale marketplace, to bridge the gap between online and offline buying.
Visitors will get access to unique products, simplify their buying process and get discounts on Faire and Autumn Fair exclusive products at the show. Faire will also be offering an exclusive discount to Autumn Fair retailers who try the platform for the first time, with 50% off and free shipping on their first order, up to £100 and seven days after sign up, and free shipping using the promo code ‘AUTUMNFAIR’ at checkout. This collaboration opens up a new audience of buyers, and facilitates smoother, more cost-effective orders, empowering retailers to maximise their purchasing power at the show.
The show will also offer buyers a first opportunity to learn more about Faire’s new order writing capabilities that make it easier to bridge online and offline selling. Jackson Szabo, portfolio director of Autumn Fair comments: “It’s exciting to be part of the first formal partnership of this scale at Autumn Fair, which highlights all the positive developments and direction the show is taking. Working collaboratively, we look forward to exploring how we can influence buying habits, share insights, and showcase trends for our audience, elevating the experience to a new level. With over a third of exhibitors at Autumn Fair already selling through Faire, this partnership feels like a natural progression. We’re eager to see the opportunities this relationship will bring to both Autumn Fair and Faire.”
Adds Soraya Gadelrab, event director of Autumn Fair: “Autumn Fair is filled to the brim with the most important brands offering buyers a first look at thousands of groundbreaking launches across definitive sectors. As the largest seasonal showcase in the latter half of the year, the timing makes it the perfect event for retailers to stock their stores with quality products ahead of the industry’s peak season rush.”
Register for Autumn Fair at www.autumnfair.com/visitor-registration.
Visit www.autumnfair.com
For more about Autumn Fair, click through to pages 9 and 49 in the September issue of Progressive Gifts & Home magazine.
Top: Autumn Fair is exclusively collaborating with wholesale market place Faire. Visitors will get discounts on Faire and Autumn Fair exclusive products at the show.
