Autumn Fair, taking place at the NEC from 1-4 September, is giving away a £500 voucher to buyers visiting the show, to spend with a supplier of their choice. To stand a chance of winning, retailers need to register for their free ticket to Autumn Fair before midnight on Friday 16 August 2024.
Over 800 exhibitors will be showcasing product, with 30% of exhibitors exclusive to the show. Ten definitive sectors will feature over 500,000 products across Gift, Home and Fashion, with Autumn Fair readying to be a pivotal occasion for retailers looking to stock their shelves for the Christmas period.
“While the impact of the cost-of-living crisis cast a shadow over the festive 2023 period, the sector’s resilience shines through,” states Autumn Fair’s event directorSoraya Gadelrab, event director of Autumn Fair. “Our exhibitors are feeling optimistic about an uplift in consumer spending on more personal, unique and meaningful gifts across beauty & wellbeing, fashion accessories, home décor and toys.”
She continues: “As retailers navigate uncertainties, focusing on the Christmas trading performance is pivotal for delivering profitable growth in 2024. Autumn Fair offers an unparalleled showcase for this essential buying period.”
(pic 2) Above: Autumn Fair’s event director Soraya Gadelrab.
The Gift sector includes everything from contemporary designs and trend-led ranges to unique, personalised and licensed gifts. Exhibitors include Best Kept Secrets, Candlelight, FYG, Freckleface, Gift Republic, Lesser & Pavey, Gift Republic, House of Marbles, Joe Davies, La De Da! Living, Life Charms, Rex London, Sifcon, Signare, Tilnar, Widdop & Co, and hundreds more.
Beauty & Wellbeing is continuing to flourish at the show, offering a diverse range of products from holistic home fragrances and luxurious soaps to beauty essentials, hair care and grooming items that chime with Christmas, and wellbeing items for the New Year. Brands making their debut at Autumn Fair include Akamuti, Bodyenrich, Botanical & Bloom Candle Co, Sleep with ESSTA and Lose Weight with ESSTA, Kiki & Green, Leaf and Frosty, Musketeers, Manley and Moosh, Psychic Sisters, Ray Essence Skincare, Nede Hair Care, Skyn Bakery, Sukha Oils and YFF.
Elsewhere The Summerhouse will see new launches from Hot Tomato, Inis, Casa Verde, One World, Bronte By Moon and Blooms By Samuel Baker, as well as the exclusive return of My Gifts Trade.
Plus, Autumn Fair’s new Business Pavilion will be fanfaring small businesses – the next generation of makers and creators. “Despite challenges, the retail sector, including gift, home, and fashion segments, continues to see the entry of new businesses,” highlights Soraya. “These pioneering businesses are sparking change across every sector. They have boundless entrepreneurial spirit, and we want to support their path forward.”
To help visitors navigate the show, Autumn Fair will be running daily tours of the Gift and Home destinations.
To register for Autumn Fair visit www.autumnfair.com/visitor-registration.
Top: Visitors browsing product at a previous Autumn Fair.
