Spring Fair closed on a high this week, with buoyant feedback highlighting the variety and diversity of retailers in attendance.
Organisers say that the 2023 show created a very optimistic outlook for the industry as international buyers and normality returns and cross-buying opportunities create newness and excitement.
Nicola Meadows, portfolio director of Spring Fair said: “The atmosphere has genuinely been magical over the last four days. The stories we’ve heard from our fantastic visitors and exhibitors has highlighted what an awe-inspiring, diverse, inspirational, collaborative, and friendly community Spring Fair offers.
“The scale of the business being done across all our gift, home and fashion sectors underpins the value of incorporating so much variety and cross-buying opportunities. It is incredible to hear about so many life-changing connections and micro-communities being developed.”
Thousands of indies, online stores, multiples, department stores, supermarkets and more, including Very Group, Debenhams, Selfridges, Next, Marks & Spencer, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Funky Pigeon, John Lewis, Hallmark, Poundsaver, WHSmith, and more visited during the four day show.
Michele Gaudelli, Club Green, said: “The show’s been going really well. We’ve got some new customers, the positioning is great, you’re getting people from all different angles, which is fantastic, and we’re getting good feedback on the stand too.
“Spring Fair is the main event we do, we’ve been coming here for about 30-odd years, we’ll always come back to this one, it’s a good event and organised well.”
Spring Fair 2024 takes place on 4 – 7 February, 2024.
