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79 GIVING & LIVING Head to the coast Giving & Living, located near Exeter, gives buyers a wide range of options ideal for coast and tourism gifts, with the January show set to be bigger and better than ever As one of the earliest gift trade shows of the year, Giving & Living in the South West will help the region’s businesses bounce back in 2022. The show, near Exeter, is where you’ll discover everything from cups to cards, fossils to furnishings, jewellery to jams and silver to sunglasses. This will enable canny trade buyers to spot the goods that will drive their sales in 2022 and see which of the great gifts on display would be perfect for branding and personalising. It’s the place to reconnect with the industry and be able to pick up, examine, question and order early. Its timing means that you will be able to get hands on the items you want to stock for Easter, Mother’s Day and Summer – and even into next Christmas. Of course, not forgetting christenings, birthdays and anniversaries! With supply chain challenges continuing – be first in the queue for new. Giving & Living takes place from Sunday 16 th – Tuesday 18 th January, at Westpoint, Exeter and is the best place to order your coast and tourism gifts. Hale Events, the show’s organisers, say the event has been redesigned to take on board the ‘new normal’ – including putting comfort features in place and re-focusing the show to reflect buying needs. Mike Anderson, Hale Events Managing Director, said, “2021 was a strong year for ‘staycations’ in the UK. All the signs for 2022 are that this trend will continue, with the public taking record numbers of family holidays in the peak weeks as well as short breaks and day trips throughout the year. There’s been a change to the visitors who come to this region, and the show will offer some amazing products to reflect this. We’ve got more British makers than ever, offering handmade high-quality gifts. We’ve got all the seaside supplies you’ll need, and we’ve got some great home products too.” So, what will exhibitors find different about this year’s Giving & Living? The show will welcome a host of new exhibitors, helping set trends for the year ahead. There will be more show exclusive offers and more comfort space for attendees. Spread over three days, the show can be driven to, with parking just a short walk from the entrance. This show provides a relaxed and convivial environment where retail buyers can meet with suppliers and manufacturers to make those all-important purchasing selections. Sourcing products online can never compete with seeing and feeling products that you then know will appeal to your customers – and the first place you can do that in 2022 is at Giving & Living. For more information about the show, to book a stand, or register to attend, please call +44 (0)1934 733 433 , follow @giving_living, or visit www.givingliving.co.uk IN BRIEF: When: 16 th -18 th January, 2022 Where: Westpoint, Exeter Who: www.givingliving.co.uk