Following a hugely successful UK beta trial and launch at Spring and Autumn Fair, Curated Meetings is opening its doors to international buyers and brands at Autumn Fair, with the meetings held in the Curated Meetings lounge at the NEC on the 5-6 September 2022.
The programme is open to retailers and buyers who have purchasing responsibility and are actively sourcing across product categories including gifts, home decor, housewares, garden, toys, party, beauty, wellbeing, seasonal, accessories, jewellery, white label and more.
Attracting brands and buyers from across the UK, Europe and rest of the world, Curated Meetings facilitate efficient, 15-minute pre-scheduled, 1:1 meetings between qualified buyers and relevant suppliers based on a mutual interest to drive new business opportunities together.
Working closely with DIT representatives, Curated Meetings is specifically focused on attracting buyers and brands from Central & Eastern Europe, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Nordics, France, USA, Mexico, and India, with buyers from Four Sisters, The Snug, Hedgerows, and Henry Vokes Adare from Ireland, Manor from Switzerland, Kosmelita from Lithuania, and Pro-92 from Slovenia, already confirmed.
“Two highly successful Curated Meetings events have taken place at Spring and Autumn Fair in the last year, and it has without question proven its value,” says Elizabeth Miller, international buyer community manager, Curated Meetings. “As part of the next phase of our strategy, we are very excited to be extending our reach to become a truly international proposition.”
Continues Elizabeth: “Curated Meetings is a game changing programme for the global retail community. For international decision-making buyers it offers the opportunity to discover amazing products in an efficient, focused, personal and highly productive way. For international brands, Curated Meetings enables a fast-track route into the UK market – plus brands don’t have to exhibit at Spring and Autumn Fair to take part. For both brands and buyers, it offers incomparable returns on time and investment and will take your business to a whole new level.”
International buyers attending Curated Meetings will be able to accept meeting invitations with suppliers in advance of Autumn Fair and secure up to nine 15-minute meetings to touch and feel the products, all taking place in the exclusive Curated Meetings lounge. Approved buyers will also receive up to £350 in travel expense subsidies.
Watch the Curated Meetings brand video below:
Top: Brands and buyers are shown talking business in the Curated Meetings lounge at Spring Fair.
