January 26th-28th 2010 @ Olympia, London
Toy Fair is the only dedicated toy, game and hobby exhibition in the UK.
February 7th-11th 2010 @ NEC Birmingham
Spring Fair International attracts buyers from the world’s stores, independents and mail order retailers.
July 9th 2010 @ Powerleague Barnet
Do you have five men with two legs who can kick a ball and fancy their chances on the pitch?
Hobbycraft is side-stepping difficulties faced by many retailers and is in fact posting some impressive growth figures.
The US craft retail business model was the basis for the Hobbycraft stores when the idea was developed in 1995. The idea was to create arts and crafts superstores on retail parks, covering 7,000 to 10,000 ft, housing 35,000 products and catering for 250 creative activities.
As Europe's first, and the UK's largest, chain of dedicated art, craft and hobby superstores, the retailer offers both branded and generic, own-label ranges across a wide range of pursuits; from knitting to cross-stitch, painting to framing and card making to model making.
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