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| December/January 2024/2025 |
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2025 is here. As we look ahead with hope and high expectations, we ask what will the retail landscape look like over the next 12 months? Maybe as a business you’re looking to generate new trade prospects by embracing technologies, including 3D printing and digital design tools; or maybe you’re concentrating on your eco credentials, supplying environmentally friendly options for customers? Furthermore, maybe this is the time to reinvent your store as a community space, offering workshops and tuition or simply providing a comfy corner to sit and read. Options are plentiful and I hope you find a business model to help you going forward, keep the cogs turning and the tills ringing. This issue, we have a feature dedicated to event and business professionals, all offering their advice on what will be big in the world of craft and stationery over the year ahead. Definitely a few extra tips in there! Happy reading!
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| Spring Fair Partners with the Association for Cultural Enterprises |
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Spring Fair, the UK's most prestigious wholesale marketplace taking place 2nd – 5th February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Association for Cultural Enterprises. The collaboration reflects Spring Fair's commitment to supporting the evolving needs of cultural, heritage, and destination buyers - key players in the retail industry who balance the art of storytelling with the demand for innovation and sustainability.
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| Speaker line up for CHSI Stitches 2025 announced |
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ICHF Events has confirmed the speaker line up for the UK's flagship trade show CHSI Stitches at the NEC Birmingham from 23rd to 24th February 2025 with topics including AI and social media marketing at the forefront of discussion. This year's line up reflects industry trends and opportunities, notably Generative AI, one of the fastest developing topics across the business landscape.
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| Sara rescues Crafter's Companion |
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Sara Davies, the entrepreneur and business mentor, has announced that she has stepped in to rescue Crafter's Companion ("the Company") – the business that she founded when she was still at university. Crafter's Companion had been put into administration by its current directors who had pursued an ambitious growth strategy, which had not succeeded. The Company had reached a point where it didn't have sufficient working capital to continue to operate, and it was put into administration on 7th January, 2025.
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| British engineering from Metallic Elephant |
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Metallic Elephant was founded in the lovely countryside of North Essex in 2007 by Karl and Ros. Karl had a background in engineering and machine manufacture having worked at John T Marshall Ltd, a well know hot foil press maker. Ros's background was in the litho printing industry and particularly pre-press. They desired to run their own company and put their experience to good use. Here, Vincent Wilson, Business Development Director at Metallic Elephant Limited talks to Craft Focus about being the go-to company for crafter's engineering needs
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| Family fun with cat-themed craft |
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Cats Protection is hosting a virtual craftalong on Saturday 22nd March where you can make your own set of cat-shaped magnets (see attached photos). You'll be able to unleash your inner artist and create personalised and fun designs with the polymer clay craft kit. It includes everything you need to complete a set of four magnets. You can make a replica of your favourite cat, mould a tribute of a past cat as a keepsake or simply handmake a gift for a loved one. A minimum of £10 from every kit purchased goes to fund the charity's vital work which helps to make a better life for cats.
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| Koelnmesse launch Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival |
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Koelnmesse, a global leader in organizing world-class events, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival, an exciting new consumer-focused extravaganza set to ignite the crafting industry. Scheduled for May 1–3, 2026, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois, this festival is poised to become the ultimate destination for craft enthusiasts across North America.
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| Registration Open for London Stationery Show 2025 |
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Visitor registration is officially open for London Stationery Show 2025, set to take place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May. London Stationery Show 2024 was one to remember, crammed full of newness, chat, fun, gossip, creativity, deals, and competitions – as well as lots of business too over the two days. Visitor numbers were up 40% on the previous year, with many exhibitors and visitors agreeing that it was one of the busiest shows in recent years.
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| Forthcoming Events |
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Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements. To view more events, please visit the events page on our website...
2-5 Feb 2025 - Spring Fair
The NEC, Birmingham, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT
www.springfair.com
7-11 Feb 2025 - Creativeworld
Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
www.christmasworld.messefrankfurt.com
7-10 Feb 2025 - Creativeworld
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
www.creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com
23-24 Feb 2025 - Craft Hooby & Stitch INternational Trade SHow
NEC
www.chsi.co.uk |
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