The August/September 2025 issue of Gifts Today is packed with pages of news, views, and hot products.
OUR FRONT COVER STAR: is Warmies which is celebrating 30 years of warmth, wellness, and heart in every hug.
IN OUR FAIR FOCUS SECTION: we review Home & Gift, and preview Harrogate Christmas & Gift, The Gift Fair, Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), Autumn Fair, Top Drawer A/W25, and IHGF Delhi Fair.
IN OUR PRODUCT FOCUS SECTION: We shine the spotlight on Licensed Gifts, Jewellery, Games & Puzzles, and New Products.
IN OUR TRADE TALK SECTION: Leading gift suppliers reflect on the trends set to shape autumn, and reveal how they’re preparing for the crucial Q4 trading period.
IN OUR INDUSTRY TALK SECTION: Gemma Sault, managing director of The Giftware Association, discusses her plans and priorities for the UK trade body that serves the gift and home industry.
IN OUR SHOP TALK SECTION: Independent gift retailers share summer sales trends and spill the beans on bestsellers, fresh finds, and how they’re getting set for the upcoming season.
IN OUR RETAILER FOCUS SECTION: we talk to award-winning independent retailers Hannah Bishop, co-owner of Cornucopia Home & Gift in Worcester; and Paddy Morton, manager of Strickland and Holt in Yarm.
IN OUR SUPPLIER FOCUS SECTION: We catch up with Aurora World, Wild Things, Rachel Ellen Designs, Candlelight, and Joma Jewellery & Katie Loxton.
PLUS: there’s pages of must-read opinions from our columnists: Sara Allbright, director and co-founder of Retail100 Consulting; Sarah Halsall, owner of Hand Picked by Henrietta in the Cheshire town of Poynton; Bryony Taylor-Edwards, co-founder of Think BIG; and Andrew Goodacre, CEO of Bira (British Independent Retailers Association).
RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS: if you have news or views that you would like considered for inclusion in the next issue, please email Editor Clare Turner at clare@lemapublishing.co.uk
