Registration is now open for Home & Gift’s 2024 edition, which returns to the Harrogate Convention Centre and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel from 21-24th July.
Once again, Home & Gift will showcase hundreds of top brands across a new, expanded footprint, hosting over 15% more exhibitors than 2023.
Visitors will find a show of two halves, say organisers Clarion Retail, with Halls A, B, C and M of the Convention Centre packed to the rafters with sectors including Gift and Home, Jewellery and Fashion, and Food Emporium. Buyers will also benefit from an updated layout in the hotel grounds for the Design Points, where they can explore Design-led Gift and Home. A new entrance at the Rose Gate will lead visitors to the relocated Design Point 4 and Alfresco Bistro, taking them down to Design Point 3 and an extended Design Point 1, which is set to host an additional 10% more stands in 2024.
With the expanded show footprint, this year’s visitors will be treated to the biggest and best exhibitor line-up in years, with hundreds of new and returning brands to choose from. Over 40% of the 2024 exhibitors weren’t present in 2023, and 32% of them are making their show debut, ensuring that there’s newness throughout the show.
Notable brands returning to the event after several of years include Aery, Belly Button Designs, Elizabeth Scarlett, Gifted Wholesale, Half Moon Bay, Jackie Brazil, La De Da Living, Price’s Patent Candles, Upper Canada and Widdop and Co.
“We are thrilled to be back at Harrogate for the first time in eight years,” comments Widdop and Co.’s co-owner and ceo Stephen Illingworth. “This show was a central feature on our summer calendar for so long, and as the market has changed, the industry needs a strong summer event to launch products and meet people. Harrogate is the only platform at this time of year for this to happen and we look forward to supporting it.”
Also exhibiting are other industry favourites, including Bomb Cosmetics, Captivate Brands, CHALK, Creative Tops & Kitchen Craft, D&X, Designworks, Enesco, Forever England, Forma House, Giftware Trading, House of Disaster, Joe Davies, Kikkerland, Lagoon Group, Marmalade of London, Miss Shorthair, Ohh Deer, PoM, Powell-Craft, Richard Lang & Son, Roka London, Talking Tables, The Art File, Toasted Crumpet and Zelly, hundreds of which are exhibiting exclusively at Home & Gift, meaning that visitors won’t see them elsewhere this season.
In addition, Home & Gift has also added over 150 brand new suppliers to the event this year, including the likes of Allied Imports, Arnold Willis & Co, ASOBU, Bothy Threads, Cadenza Italy, Jardinopia, Robinvalley, Soctopus, The Little Dog Laughed and Trampoline.
Visitors to the show will also be able to enjoy a host of social gatherings and facilitate connections away from the show floor. After the show finishes on Sunday 21 July, visitors and exhibitors can mingle, connect and raise a glass as the winner of the hotly anticipated People’s Choice category of the Gift of The Year Awards is announced during the legendary Sundowners drinks. Monday night also sees the return of the industry favourite Home & Gift Show Party, and visitors can also enjoy a ‘Pimms on the Lawn’ on Tuesday after the show.
For the second year running The Better Trends Company have curated the show’s Trends Feature, which is located at the front of Hall M in the Convention Centre. It will present three key trends for the Autumn/Winter season that retailers can incorporate into their new collections as they source at the show.
In addition, The Better Trends Company have also designed Home & Gift’s look and feel reflecting a Sun Chaser theme centred around the summer heat, al fresco dining and easy-breezy summer days. The team will also be on hand at the show to guide visitors through the season’s trends to help them their new collections.
“The Home & Gift team have worked incredibly hard to deliver a third successive year of double-digit growth, and we look forward to showcasing over 15% more brands again this July – giving buyers even more choice as they look for their next best-seller,” comments show manager David Westbrooke. “Visitors will notice a significantly larger footprint and an exciting new layout for the Design Points. With hundreds of brands exhibiting in 2024 that weren’t here last year.”
Home & Gift 2024; with over 500 unmissable brands and 1000s of exciting new launches, Home & Gift is a must-visit this July.
Register now by clicking here.
Top: Having fun at the Sundowners drinks at Home & Gift in 2023 – sponsored by Progressive Gifts & Home – are Jo and Mike Webber of Jo Amor in Tiverton.
