After a few rollercoaster years for professional retailers, buyers can finally invest time in attending physical trade shows once again; seeing the products that will excite their customers and connect with like-minded brands in the flesh.
With more than 130 combined years of delivering the UK’s leading trade buying events, Clarion Retail has established a trademark level of expert curation. It’s with this extensive vetting and detailed retail industry knowledge that they craft some of the world’s most exciting and highly anticipated wholesale events each year.
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When: 15-17 January 2023
Where: Olympia London, London
Why you need to visit: Top Drawer is the UK’s premier design-led show, which brings together a curated edit of leading brands, as well as new names. The S/S edition is the flagship show, covering the entirety of the lifestyle spectrum, visitors will find the latest designs across home, gifts, fashion, craft, greeting cards, wellbeing, stationery, children’s, and food and drink. The show’s seminar stream, RetailFest, gives attendees access to advice, case studies and panel discussions by some of the industry’s most inspiring and exciting names, whilst the live trend displays give a unique insight into what customers will be looking for next.
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When: 22-25 January 2023
Where: NEC, Birmingham
Why you need to visit: The portfolio’s flagship furniture show, January Furniture Show is a must-visit event for furniture sellers and retailers. This is where the industry’s most important and influential buyers and suppliers come to network, learn and do meaningful business. With a comprehensive mix of classic and contemporary design, visitors will find everything they’re looking for across furniture, flooring, lighting and accessories. Furniture Talks, a comprehensive seminar programme, will give buyers and exhibitors alike access to the minds of market leaders through a variety of keynote speakers, masterclasses and panel discussions. Brand new for 2023, the Home Interiors Show will run alongside JFS; providing access to the most premium, on-trend, and future-thinking product design in the space.
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When: 16-19 July 2023
Where: HCC, Harrogate
Why you need to visit: With a reputation of being the industry’s favourite show, Home & Gift is not to be missed if a relaxed but productive buying environment is what you’re looking for. The largest face-to-face buying event in the North, the show has been attracting professional buyers and wholesale sellers for more than 60 years.
As much as Home & Gift is a crucial buying opportunity for retailers, it’s also a celebration of the beloved retail industry. The relaxed environment allows for meaningful connections to be made and real business to be done. Striking the perfect balance, the informal and sociable element of Home & Gift allows for even more networking opportunities across the show with a variety of out of hours events. Shop Talk, the show’s seminar programme, offers the perfect mix of practical, hands-on advice as well as inspirational, aspirational sessions.
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Manchester Furniture Show
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Why you need to visit: The perfect event for summer furniture buying, Manchester Furniture Show is the industry’s mid-year occasion to come together and do great business! Offering a relaxed environment to network and trade, much like Home & Gift, the event presents a number of ways for attending buyers and suppliers to connect, both on the show floor and at subsequent networking drinks and parties. Furniture Talks returns in 2023, inviting visitors and exhibitors to access exclusive advice and top tips from the industry’s best.
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Top Drawer A/W23
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When: September 2023
Where: Olympia London, London
Why you need to visit: Where design-led lifestyle buyers come to top up their product offering ahead of the vital Christmas period, Top Drawer A/W marks the beginning of the retail industry’s golden quarter. Shining the spotlight on smaller, new-to-market brands, as well as showcasing established industry favourites, it’s a must-visit for professional buyers, retailers and interior designers to shape the product offering their customers and clients will love. RetailFest returns to give attendees practical advice and inspirational guidance from an unmissable line-up of speakers.
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