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New fortnightly podcast brings together retail leaders, buyers and experts to explore the issues, trends and opportunities shaping the future of retail. Spring & Autumn Fair has re-launched Inside…
Debenhams CEO Dan Finley, Blue Diamond’s Alan Roper, Small Business Commissioner Emma Jones CBE, British Retail Consortium Chief Executive Helen Dickinson, and retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis…
SPRING FAIR 2027 REGISTRATION OPENS: THE UK RETAIL INDUSTRY’S BIGGEST ANNUAL BUYING SHOW RETURNS TO BIRMINGHAM Retail’s biggest names, 1,500+ brands, 130+ speakers and five new content…
Brand Licensing Europe continues to break records with 20% uplift in exhibitor numbers Brand Licensing Europe – sponsored by Licensing International - continues to break records. 325 exhibitors…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Four days at the NEC reveal retailers looking beyond traditional categories, prioritising distinctive products and stronger supplier relationships as they plan for the Golden Quarter and 2027 NEC…
BLE exhibitor numbers up 13% with one month to go Brands, agents, manufacturers and service providers from all over the world will exhibit at Brand Licensing Europe next month with current …
DOORS OPEN ON SUNDAY TO AUTUMN FAIR 2026 AS RETAILERS DESCEND ON BIRMINGHAM FOR THE SEASON’S BIGGEST BUYING MOMENT More new brands, more product discovery and new ways to buy, learn and connect…
Autumn Fair unveils full Counter Talks programme as retail experts prepare to tackle the issues shaping the season ahead Autumn Fair has unveiled the full programme for its new Counter Talks Stage…
The UK's leading retail trade event launches a Parliamentary petition after new research reveals retailers and consumers agree on one practical step that could help bring people back to Britain's…
As consumers continue to invest in creating homes that are stylish, comforting and expressive, Autumn Fair 2026 is bringing together its strongest-ever collection of homeware, …
For more than 75 years, Spring Fair has brought together the people, products and ideas that shape retail. In 2027, the UK's largest retail trade show for Home, Gift and Fashion is…
AUTUMN FAIR LAUNCHES FREE ONE-TO-ONE MENTOR SESSIONS GIVING BUYERS DIRECT ACCESS TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS One conversation could transform your business - New personalised advice sessions will help retailers…
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products celebrates 25 years of Harry Potter movies with Brand Licensing Europe keynote Twenty-five years after "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone…
Brand Licensing Europe issues last call for speakers Application deadline Friday 31 July / 61 applications to date / Agenda filling up with few spots remaining / Themes confirmed …
AUTUMN FAIR UNVEILS ITS STRONGEST EVER GIFT DESTINATION AS UK GIFTING MARKET CONTINUES TO EVOLVE From wellness and gourmet gifting to nostalgia-fuelled toys and premium stationery, Autumn …
Top trends powering the $390bn global licensing industry and how giftware can max the opportunities By Ella Haynes, Brand Licensing Europe event director In less than three months 11,000 European…
The London Home Fragrance Show Makes a Successful Debut with Over 1,000 Industry Visitors The inaugural London Home Fragrance Show has concluded on a high, firmly establishing itself as the UK's …
SCOTLAND’S TRADE FAIR ANNOUNCES JANUARY DATES Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring will return with a spectacular Show at the SEC, Glasgow from 24-26th January 2027, bringing together an outstanding…
AUTUMN FAIR GIVES RETAIL BUYERS THE CHANCE TO WIN £2,000 TO SPEND AT THE SHOW New 'Stock Up On Us' competition aims to help independent retailers invest ahead of the Golden Quarter - &…
