Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - September/October 2020

58 sets a day and gradually found customers for my range of essential oils. How has the company developed over time? After the market stall I developed a chain of giftware shops with the first one in Sheffield market. This was followed with gift shops in Bakewell and Castleton. Meanwhile I had got myself involved with a company selling coffee to pubs and restaurants. We changed it over to giftware wholesale, with the Ancient Wisdom brand and products. Since then the company has grown, with a few ups and downs, to be an international giftware company, we still sell Lavender Oil Fragrance Oils and Oil Burners. We offer a further 10,000 other products to more than 60,000 customers all over the world with warehouses in Indonesia, China and UK, Spain and Slovakia. Where does the name come from? I read a book called Ancient Wisdom that inspired me to research aromatherapy. The growing interest in aromatherapy seems to be not unconnected to the increasing interest in all things ancient and spiritual. So, I put the two together and devised the brand Ancient Wisdom. Tell us about your product offering. We are a UK manufacturer of handmade bathroom, aromatherapy and home fragrance products and also importers of exotic and unique gift products. We simply love gifts! We have been passionate about gifts since 1995, bringing the best in giftware to our customers both in Europe and across the world. Currently we have over 7,000 aromatherapy and giftware product lines available to order online with fast delivery across Europe. We have thousands of gifts and gift lines including handmade bath bombs and soaps, essential oils, Nag Champa Incense Sticks, Ear Candles, Gemstones, Himalayan Salt Lamps, Soybean Candles, Organza Bags and a packaging range. What’s your most popular collection? This would be our own manufactured luxurious collection of Cocktail Bath Bombs. The scents for this range were created exclusively for Ancient Wisdom by one of the UK’s top fragrance houses. There are six variations, each with its own unique scent and colour, making the bath smell and look just like the real cocktail. Our cocktail bath bombs bar offer Gin&Tonic, Margarita, Martini, Mojito, Champagne and Pina Colada. There are three themed drink bombs in each gift pack containing the finest scents of all your favourite mixed drinks. Each bath bomb weighs approximately 120g. The stylish and detailed design of the boxes is an attractive point of sale in a shop, and they’re great value, offering a substantial and fun gift for around £7 retail. Have any products taken you by surprise with their popularity? We introduced a range of luxury soap flowers some time ago. Out initial stock was sold out literally within days. We import them from China and had to start ordering container loads to satisfy the high demand. Luxury soap flowers and bouquets are beautifully presented in a gift bag. They are the perfect addition for a relaxing romantic bath or individual petals can even be used as guest soaps. They are a fantastic gift, valentine’s or Mother’s Day present,

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