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HGA Takeaway Opportunities in the GCC: What UK Businesses Need to Know Huge investment across the Gulf is creating opportunities for British businesses, but understanding the market, finding the …
HGA Takeaway AI Adoption in Practice: How to Make AI Actually Work in Your Team Giving your team access to AI is the easy bit. Turning it into something people trust, use regularly and genuinely …
The Gift & The Gab Protecting your creativity A practical guide to protecting your products, designs and brand before copying becomes a problem. ● Featuring insights from Philip Colbran…
HGA Takeaway Doing Business in Spain: What UK Businesses Need to Know Spain is a sizeable and growing market for British businesses, but success isn't simply about finding customers. Understanding…
Museums mean business as licensing industry reports continued global growth Museums and cultural institutions build their licensing presence as Art records a fourth consecutive year of global growth…
Member News Paper Mirchi Unveils Limited New Collection for 2026 Fresh prints, beautiful new products and the same artisan craftsmanship buyers already know and love. Paper Mirchi's latest limited…
HGA Takeaway Beyond the Prompt: Making AI Actually Work for Your Business AI can do far more than write the occasional email or social post. The real opportunity comes when you give it the right …
HGA Takeaway Was That Trade Show Actually Worth It? A busy stand feels great, but does it mean the exhibition was successful? We joined exhibition expert Lee Ali to explore how businesses can look…
HGA Takeaway Scale Without the Chaos: Growing Your Online Business More orders are great. More customers are even better. But what happens when the operation behind your online business starts struggling…
9-13 November 2026 Unlock global growth with International Trade Week 2026 Thinking about taking your business overseas, entering a new market or building on your existing international sales? International…
BRAND LICENSING EUROPE 2026 26 things for 2026 – what you shouldn’t miss at Brand Licensing Europe – record exhibitor numbers, 90 newcomers, The Beatles, Harry Potter, Bluey…
Member Insight Red Light for EU Green Claims Selling consumer goods through EU distributors: the green claims questions UK brands need to consider. 27 September 2026 saw the …
Member News ChrisCross Designs Joins the Home & Gift Association Following its debut at Home & Gift Harrogate this summer, colourful character-led gift business ChrisCross Designs has joined…
Member Insight Protecting Your IP on the Show Floor Exhibition tips for Gift & Home businesses from HGA member NBR. Spring Fair, Autumn Fair, Top Drawer, PLMA: for anyone…
HGA Takeaway Driving International Traffic with SEO Want customers, buyers and distributors in new markets to find your brand online? We joined a recent Export Academy session to explore how SEO …
HGA Takeaway The Gold Is in the Follow-Up You've packed up the stand, survived several days on your feet and come home with a list of new contacts. Now what? We joined the latest DBIST Business Academy…
HGA Takeaway Choosing the Right Social Media Platforms for Your Audience Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube... do you really need to be everywhere? We joined a Peaky Digital…
HGA Takeaway Understanding Regulations & Compliance in the GCC Thinking about taking your food or drink brand into the Gulf? From Arabic labelling and ingredients to claims, shelf life and country…
HGA Takeaway Launching Your Online Business From understanding your customer and getting your pricing right to building a recognisable brand and planning your launch, here are the foundations worth…
HGA Takeaway Decoding Southeast Asia's E-commerce Market for UK Brands Could Southeast Asia be your next international opportunity? We explore what UK Home & Gift brands need to know about e-…
HOME & GIFT ASSOCIATION Home & Gift Association Calls for Action on Cash Flow and Cost Pressures Following Submission to Bank of England New industry report reveals sector is facing a margin…
BRAND LICENSING EUROPE Beatlemania looks to the future as Brand Licensing Europe comes together with Apple Corps Ltd and Universal Music Group · Headline keynote with Universal Music Group…
Stay up to date with the latest government news, announcements and developments that may be relevant to businesses across the home, gift and retail sectors.This latest roundup covers updates across…
Applications open for Brand Licensing Europe’s free 2027 Retail Mentoring Programme UK retailers invited to apply now for BLE’s free licensing programme Successful applicants…
