“Some of our supplier members have enjoyed a record-breaking Spring Fair. And retailers are very excited about the fantastic selection of new product they have found at the show.” Isabel Martinson, Chief Executive of The Giftware Association We found the show very organised and the floor-plan in particular was well thought-out and structured. The atmosphere was always buzzing and had an energetic, positive feeling about it. We hadn’t done the Jewellery show for a couple of years and it felt much more like it used to be. Our stand was packed every day with current and potential stockists! Dower & Hall “I think the Pandora Catwalk brings pizzazz to The Jewellery Show and will encourage people to visit the stands of those companies who are showing their jewellery on the models. It looks so different to what it does in a display cabinet and gives you a better idea of how wearable the jewellery is. I will now visit more stands as a result of seeing the catwalk show. It’s a great idea.” Georgie Cahill, joint manager, George Banks Jewellers, Preston “Cook Live! was absolutely fantastic. You see someone like James Martin on the television, so it’s nice to actually see them live. And I am a great lover of Denby.” Stephanie Todd, joint owner Cascade gift shop, Great Bookham, Surrey “We have had our best-ever Sunday at the NEC and Monday and Tuesday were also fantastic. We have opened a lot of new accounts. Footfall has been terrific and everyone is in a positive and buoyant mood. The average order value has been substantially up on last year – and the previous year. We have had our distributors from Australia and quite a lot of European guys on the stand – from Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and Holland. Tom Sykes, general manager, Xystos “The Monday of the show was phenomenal – our best day ever. Retailers were very confident and wanting to buy new things across the board. The average orders are probably up and we have opened lots of new accounts.” Annie Paddison, director, Black Ginger “This has been our best show for four or five years. The footfall has been huge and we have had an increased number of orders and increased values as well. It’s been fantastic. We have 33 members of staff on the stand and we still had customers writing their own orders or wanting to come back to see us because we were so busy.” Stuart Illingworth, managing director, Widdop Bingham “This is my first Spring Fair. We have had some fantastic new leads from abroad – including what are potentially big customers in Italy and Ireland – and one from the UK. We have also written orders. I am very positive.” Marianne Waters, owner, Red Dog Abergavenny “This is my first Spring Fair. I have opened new accounts, taken orders and have some good leads.” Charlotte Thompson, owner, White Rabbit England “The exhibitors in Fresh! are extremely happy. On Sunday we saw a lot of distributors and those that I spoke to thought the new area was fantastic. Monday was heaving with visitors. A retailer said, ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you for organising this – it’s really lovely.’ She said she had placed seven orders with Fresh! Companies.” Jeremy Corner, managing director, Blue Eyed Sun