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Hyve Group has named the Retail Trust as its official charity partner for Spring and Autumn Fair for the next two years, as well as its wellbeing partner across all of its retail shows in the UK, including Glee, Pure, and Scoop, to provide support, awareness, and fundraising for the …
Read More »Hyve Group reveals dates for the all-virtual Spring Fair @ Home 2021
Hyve Group has confirmed the dates of its Spring Fair @ Home virtual event, an all-digital show that will take the place of the in-person Spring Fair 2021 that was cancelled last month over the continued uncertainty surrounding covid-19 restrictions. Running from February 8th to 10th, Spring Fair @ Home …
Read More »Asmodee confirms the return of AsmoFair for January 2021 in wake of Toy Fair and Spring Fair cancellations
Asmodee has confirmed the return of its virtual trade show substitute AsmoFair for January 2021, being held in the online space in the wake of the cancellation of both next year’s London Toy Fair and Spring Fair. The latest iteration of the virtual event will run from January 17th to …
Read More »Spring Fair 2021 cancelled and replaced with Spring Fair @ Home virtual event
Hyve Group has confirmed that Spring Fair 2021 is cancelled. In line with the latest UK Government restrictions on the reopening of business conferences and exhibition halls, the show’s organisers have announced that Spring Fair will not be taking place in 2021. The home and gift retail show traditionally takes …
Read More »Hyve confirms cancellation of Autumn Fair this year; replaces with virtual event
Hyve, the organising team behind Autumn Fair, has confirmed the cancellation of this year’s home and gift retail industry show. The announcement arrives following speculation that the show was to be called off owing to the ongoing situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing measures and laws around …
Read More »Spring Fair encourages retailer sustainability with Power of One Transparency Award
Spring Fair is launching the ‘Power of One’ Transparency Award for its 2020 outing, part of a campaign to support and encourage retailers and their suppliers to make sustainable and eco-conscious changes. The show’s organiser Hyve Group is now extending the initiative to supply chain ethics with the Power of …
Read More »Spring Fair boosts global retail programme with international Sourcing sector
Christmas may well be blocking the view for the moment, but Toy Fair season is well and truly on the horizon with 2020 just around the corner, and already Spring Fair is making moves to evolve its popular Birmingham show with its latest initiative. The annual home and gift retail …
Read More »Rainbow Designs prepares for ‘monumental year’ with Disney blockbuster slate
The firm is bracing itself for action with new collections based on the upcoming releases Dumbo, Toy Story 4, Lion King and more, as well as expanding its best-selling classic character lines.
Read More »Big Potato and Gibsons take Gift of the Year wins at Spring Fair 2019
Awards were handed to the industry’s favourites, Big Potato Games and Gibsons, who were crowned winners of the Hot Novelty category and Occasions and Festive categories respectively.
Read More »Spring Fair 2019: What to expect from this year’s ever-evolving trade show
Spring Fair has become the boss of diversification, with up to 20 halls of gifts and gadgets for retailers. It also attracts some 56,000 buyers from across the UK. And as UK retail looks to diversify more and more, that’s a lot of opportunity for the toy business to plug into
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