Gift Focus - Jan/Feb 2018 (Issue 105)

Toy Fair When 23 rd - 25 th January, 2018 Where Olympia, London Website btha.co.uk/toy-fair HOMI When 26 th - 29 th January, 2018 Where Fiera Milano, Milan Website homimilano.com Christmasworld/ Floradecora When 26 th - 30 th January, 2018 Where Frankfurt am Main, Germany Website christmasworld. messefrankfurt.com Tokyo International Gift Show When 31 st January - 9 th February, 2018 Where Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Website giftshow.co.jp/english NY NOW When 3 rd - 7 th February, 2018 Where New York, USA Website nynow.com Spring Fair When 4 th - 8 th February, 2018 Where NEC, Birmingham Website springfair.com Ambiente When 9 th - 13 th February, 2018 Where Frankfurt, Germany Website ambiente.messefrankfurt.com CHSI Stitches When 18 th - 20 th February, 2018 Where NEC, Birmingham Website chsi.co.uk Diary dates The total number of attendees at October’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) rose by four per cent year-on-year. Attracting more than 7,500 licensing industry professionals from all over the world, 2017 has been confirmed as the biggest ever BLE. Of those attendees, BLE saw a huge rise in the number of online retailers attending – up 11 per cent – and significant growth in the volume of visitors attending from outside the UK, specifically France, Spain, South America, Asia and the US, heralding the event as truly global. The show also grew considerably in size, with 289 exhibitors occupying eight per cent more floor space. Organiser UBM has confirmed the event will return to Olympia London in 2018, running from 9 th - 11 th October, and will expand into the National Hall allowing exhibitors from all three licensing categories – Character & Entertainment, Brands & Lifestyle and Art & Design – to be situated together on one floor. Please visit the website brandlicensing.eu for further information. BCTF 2018 exhibitor numbers on target British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) organiser Margeret Bunn is very excited regarding her up- coming Spring edition that will take place in Harrogate 8 th - 10 th April, 2018. The fair is set to be supporting up to 450+ exhibitors, many with new ranges of work to whet the appetite of even the most particular home and gift buyer. Margeret said, “British craft and design has over recent years come of age and is currently very cool with consumers wanting to buy home and gift that’s hand-made with integrity and passion. Our exhibitors have also become far more professional and much of this has come about as a direct result of our mentoring programme ensuring that exhibitors are ready to supply trade buyers.” BCTF is the largest trade fair in Europe that brings together the very best of created British art and design and helps the buyer to make an informed choice on buying British. To register go to bctf.co.uk (All dates are subject to change. Contact the organisers for more information before making arrangements). Trade show updates from home and abroad on with the show 10 giftfocus Visitor numbers rise again for Brand Licensing Europe