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January/February 2021
 

January/February 2021

 
Regular features, news, events, Q&A special - and much more
 
Roadmap to freedom
 
Roadmap to freedom
 
Many of our readers will be so pleased to hear Boris Johnson's address to the nation yesterday evening, outlining a four-step approach to lifting lockdown. With all non-essential retail permitted to reopen from April 12th, we can look forward to bright window displays, shelves of inviting summer products and welcoming our much missed customers once again. Over the spring, the Government will run a scientific Events Research Programme. This will include a series of pilots using enhanced testing approaches and other measures to run events with larger crowd sizes and reduced social distancing to evaluate the outcomes. We do hope the results are positive and we can be taking laps of The Nec and our loved exhibition centres by summer. Come 21st June, all being well and all boxes being ticked, we could be living in a very different UK, with the promise of all current legal restrictions being abolished. Let the retail revival commence!

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Go La La wins Judge’s Vote 2021 Gift of the Year awards
 
Go La La wins Judge’s Vote 2021 Gift of the Year awards
 
Humour brand Go La La has won the coveted Judge's Vote at the 2021 Gift of the Year awards with its Filthy Gorgeous soap range.The fun soaps also won the Novelty category, which was revealed in a pre-recorded ceremony alongside other finalists.A total of 70 judges scrutinised over 700 entries across 22 categories and selected 92 finalists from which Go La La was chosen as the overall winner.The Filthy Gorgeous soap range was created as a fun B2C project during the first lockdown and quickly went on to become a hit with the company's trade customers.

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BHETA postpones Exclusively Show to August
 
BHETA postpones Exclusively Show to August
 
In view of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BHETA board has re-scheduled the Exclusively Show 2021 to 24-25 August, 2021.Will Jones, chief operating officer of BHETA and chair of Exclusively said, "The health and well-being of all Exclusively attendees is of paramount importance. We consulted with our exhibitors and visitors and there is a genuine desire for the show to go ahead, but at the right time and in the right place. and there was strong support for a move to August."The Business Design Centre has an existing very well organised set of health and wellbeing protocols and we will confirm them to all stakeholders in the lead up to the Exclusively Show."

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Exaclair launches new Kenzo Takada collection
 
Exaclair launches new Kenzo Takada collection
 
ExaClair, the UK supplier of Clairefontaine, has put style at the forefront with its new Kenzo Takada collection.Named after its brilliant designer who sadly passed away in October last year, the collection is inspired by the luxury home and lifestyle K-3 brand. It features items that carry the Kintsugi mark, which is a tribute to an ancient Japanese art that invites people to repair a broken object by highlighting its scars with gold leaf instead of hiding them.

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London Stationery Show moves to October 2021
 
London Stationery Show moves to October 2021
 
With the UK's vaccination programme well underway, and the Government due to announce a roadmap for easing restrictions next week, exhibitions are expected to resume over the summer. "We understand that it will take some time for retail to recover from the recent lockdown" commented event director, Alex Butler. "We believe that the October dates will allow for a successful show for visitors and exhibitors alike. We're very grateful for the support of the industry and are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Business Design Centre in October when we can finally meet and do business once again."

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Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show and Interior Lifestyle India rescheduled to March 2022
 
Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show and Interior Lifestyle India rescheduled to March 2022
 
Messe Frankfurt India Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd and Gifts & Accessories, the Exhibition Division of Netlink Solutions (India) Ltd, together announced new dates for their leading consumer goods exhibitions due to inaccessibility of venues in March 2021. The new dates will unite key segments during the buying season of 2022 and create more favourable conditions for trade.In line with the recent announcement and discussion with venue authorities, the organisers have decided to reschedule Paperworld India, Corporate Gifts Show and Interior Lifestyle India, presented by Ambiente India, to 3-5 March, 2022.

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