62 SHOP AND RE-STOCK Boutique Scottish trade show offers perfect Christmas sourcing opportunity IN BRIEF: Who: Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring, www.scotlandstradefairs.com Where: SEC, Glasgow When: 21-22 September, 2025 With summer making way for Autumn, what better time and place to re-stock your shop than at Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn, which takes place from 21-22 Sept at the SEC, Glasgow? This boutique show hosts a range of suppliers that will offer products from Christmas gifts to festive decorations, exquisite jewellery to crafts. Returning to its September dates, Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn offers buyers the last chance to re-stock pre the Christmas buying season and after all the summer tourists have departed. As a carefully curated event, this Show features suppliers who may not exhibit elsewhere so is a one-off opportunity for buying. New to the Show for 2025 are suppliers such as Harrow & Green Christmas gifts, MuseARTa, Christopher Walster illustrations, The Modern Crafter and Curiously Charmed jewellery. Welcoming new and old Alongside these new exhibitors will be favourites which produce gifts, homewares and crafts, which sell well in Scotland. Some will have Christmas gifts while others may be unveiling their 2026 ranges, ahead of the rush in January. To whet your appetite take a look at Britton Scotland and her handmade tweed gifts, Claire Baird’s delightful illustrated gifts, Earth Squared fair trade’s accessories, Eriskay Candles, Gist jewellery, Hole in my Pocket stationery and cards, Leather Guild accessories, Och Vegan toiletries, Roefos & Rubens Christmas decorations, Soctopus socks, Marc Peters Glass and All that Glitters. Central to the Show is the Launch Gallery for the youngest companies and includes All the Colour, Art by Annie, Honey Pot Arts & Crafts, Malmo Home, Owlio UK, Write Your Story, Curiously Charmed, Fleck Illustration, Ilana Ewing Designs and Illustrations, Laconic, Lunabuloona quirky gifts and The Modern Crafter. Exhibitor Ella Fletcher said of the 2024 Autumn Show: “This was my first ever trade show and it’s been great. I’ve met many new people and good leads and orders so a worthwhile foray into wholesale.” Claire Baird added: “Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn is a manageable size which makes it easier to re-connect with shops as everyone has more time.” The relaxed and friendly vibe of this Show has meant both exhibitors and buyers alike return year after year. Face to face contact with customers is still so vital in this industry and friendships and connections mean that shops can stock the type of products that their customers demand. Nancy Smillie from Nancy Smillie gift and jewellery shops in Glasgow commented: “This Show allows us to seek out local products and ensure we are stocking the best from Scotland. We discovered some new gifts which we have placed orders for and it is always nice to re-connect with our existing suppliers.” Show Director Mark Saunders says: “Scotland’s summer tourist season is a hectic period for many retailers. Once this has eased they are ready to re-stock and re-source. And where better to head than Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn in September. The relaxed, friendly vibe at the Show offers a good day out for retailers and allows them to hear the stories behind their products, and enjoy a more meaningful buying experience.“ Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring will take place from 18-20 January, 2026.
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