The May/June issue is packed with pages of news, views, and hot products.
IN OUR FAIR FOCUS SECTION: we take a sneak peek at Home & Gift and preview Glee, The Exclusively Show and Autumn Fair
IN OUR PRODUCT FOCUS SECTION: we turn the spotlight on gifts for women, and engagement & wedding gifts
IN OUR SUPPLIER FOCUS SECTION: we catch up with Clairefontaine, Manor House, and BOLTZE
IN OUR RETAIL INTERVIEWS SECTION: we talk to Pearce’s Farm Shop, Fern & Ivy, and Chirpy
IN OUR TRADE TALK SECTION: suppliers share their current best sellers, predictions for summer sizzlers, and some exciting new plans for their brands
IN OUR RETAILERS’ PANEL SECTION: three independent retailers introduce their businesses and discuss their trading experiences and tips
PLUS: There’s pages of must-read opinions from our regular columnists: Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) CEO Andrew Goodacre; Retail100 Consulting director and co-founder Anna Berry; Yarnton Home and Garden head of brand and home, gift, food and toy buyer Bryony Taylor-Edwards.
And look out for special contributions from Helen Cottrill, founder of consultancy The Cabin at No.1; Lee Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute; and guest diarist Greg Rose, co-owner of the award-winning Maybugs gift shop chain Sussex
RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS: We are happy to hear from readers who would like to take part in our features, interviews and news pages. Please email Editor Clare Turner at clare@lemapublishing.co.uk
COMING UP NEXT: THE JULY ISSUE OF GIFTS TODAY INCLUDES
• Home & Gift Preview
• Bath & Body Gifts
• Halloween Gifts
• Christmas Gifts
• Giftable Stationery
• At Home (home interiors & accessories)
• In Style (fashion accessories)
• New Products
SUPPLIERS: To advertise in the next issue, please contact Gifts Today Publisher Mark Horsnell at markh@lemapublishing.co.uk
