‘World Book Day sales were strong this year’

Progressive Party finds out how World Book Day 2024 went for some of the key fancy dress suppliers.

Despite some controversy in the media this year about whether schools should encourage dressing up for World Book Day, social media was still flooded with little ones dressed as their favourite literary characters, and the annual celebration of the power of reading remained strong, according to suppliers.

The 27th World Book Day in 2024 was widely celebrated in schools and childcare settings throughout the UK. This year, the charity renewed its strategy and placed an emphasis on partnerships to build momentum and help spread its message of the importance of reading in young lives. Here, key costume suppliers share their experience of sales, demand and the challenges and opportunities faced for this important event in the party industry calendar.

To read suppliers’ feedback on the event in the latest issue of Progressive Party, simply click here.

 

MORE NEWS
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (40)
 
Boots, Dunelm, Lululemon, Matalan, MINISO and Poundland are among the new retailers participating in this year’s Retail Mentoring Program organised by Brand Licensing Europe (BLE). ...
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (44)
 
Gemar is bringing the magic of its latex balloons to the 'Giochi sul Tavolo' exhibition in Milan. ...
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (43)
 
Club Green has appointed Sam Taylor and Paul Lewis in a commercial capacity to help grow the Fiestas Guirca business in the UK....
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (54)
 
UK retail sales increased at an annual rate of 1.1% in February, below the 2.4% average of the past three months....
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (42)
 
The partnership will amplify access to additional tools and resources to help raise standards across industries...
Copy of Progressive Preschool featured image (35)
 
Rubies has hit its target to donate 100,000 costumes to underprivileged children in partnership with Every Child Deserves to Dream, World Book Day Charity, Parentkind and Smiffys....
Get the latest news sent to your inbox
Subscribe to our daily newsletter