Spring Fair has confirmed it will take place from February 6-9 2022 in Halls 1-8 at NEC Birmingham, as planned. “We are confidently planning for the show and are very much looking forward to seeing all of you there,” states Julie Driscoll, divisional managing director for Retail, Engineering and Manufacturing at Hyve Group.
Julie emphasises: “As we always have done, we take our responsibilities around Health & Safety at our events incredibly seriously. Anyone entering into the NEC venue at Spring Fair (including those during build-up and breakdown) will need to show their valid Covid-19 Pass, or a negative result to a Lateral Flow Test taken within 48 hours. In addition, aligned to Government guidelines, all attendees will wear a face covering during the show.”
Recognising Spring Fair’s “huge responsibility to the many thousands of businesses that rely on us as a key part of their buying and selling calendar,” Julie reports: “We saw a renewed energy and excitement at both Autumn Fair and Glee amongst the thousands of exhibitors and attendees. Everybody who attended the event came to do business. We also successfully launched Curated Meetings, delivering over 300, 15-minute face-to-face meetings, generating hundreds of thousands of pounds of business and an incredible return on time investment for participants.”
Curated Meetings is growing exponentially for Spring Fair, including housewares suppliers and buyers. Averaging £330k in buying power, leading retailers signed up include Denby Retail, John Lewis & Partners, Midcounties Coop Food, Paper Tiger, Yorkshire Willow, Riley’s Garden Centre, Evie&me Interiors, Staines & Brights, D Cutler International, and Four Sisters.
“What 2021 has highlighted is the importance of reliability and retailers being able to see and touch what they are buying; one thing is clear they cannot afford another year of virtual buying,” says Julie. “Spring Fair has been a vital cog in the retail supply chain for sourcing products and reinforcing those face-to-face relationships for many years and in 2022 it is vitally important for our industry that Spring Fair opens its doors to allow retailers to restock and buy for the year ahead.”
Registration is live and visitors can visit www.springfair.com for exhibitor information and the latest Safe & Secure guidelines.
Top: Introduced at Autumn Fair, Curated Meetings will include opportunities to connect housewares buyers with relevant suppliers at Spring Fair 2022.
