With fashion an important part of the mix for many gift retailers and lifestyle stores, MODA, co-located with Autumn Fair, will be a ‘must visit’ this September.
“With many retailers becoming lifestyle stores, Moda will be positioned next to jewellery, watch and fashion,” confirms Julie Driscoll, managing director, Retail & Fashion at Hyve Group. “There is much more of an emergence of localism, with people wanting to buy from their local stores,” she told GiftsandHome.net. “Many retailers are capitalising on that and becoming lifestyle stores. Therefore having fashion as part of the mix makes sense.”
The show, which is putting a focus on newness, will be opening its doors in line with Autumn Fair on 5-8 September 2021, affording buyers an extra day, and featuring a line-up of exclusive and new brands which include Fly London, Hukka Design, Jayley Collection and Godske, along with a headline partnership with the British Footwear Association (BFA).
“Footwear, fashion, and apparel have spearheaded the strong growth seen in UK retail the past two months with April up 69% according to the Office of National Statistics, so we’re delighted that Moda will form part of a wider fashion destination offering access to exclusive brands and the latest collections, a greater variety of products, inspiring trends and incomparable crossover buying opportunities,” says Simon Lau, Event Director, Moda.
The show will offer thousands of trend-forward collections across fashion, footwear, jewellery, and accessories, delivering key crossover buying opportunities, additional footfall, and a host of new retailers.
Known as the National Footwear Show, Moda is one of the UK’s longest standing fashion trade shows.
Top: Luna is among the footwear brands that will be exhibiting at Moda.
