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Meet the Buyer - Six Extra Spaces
The Giftware Association is excited to announce SIX EXTRA SPACES to our next ‘Meet the Buyer’ event with garden centre giant Notcutts, due to phenomenal demand. The Garden Centre has been supplying the nations green-fingered for over a century. Held on the 22nd November at The Button Factory in Birmingham, it will give suppliers a unique opportunity to sit down with buyers that cover the Nottcutts 18 stores in the UK. Notcutts are on the lookout for the following products:
- Home Accessories
- Kitchen
- Foods
- Toys
- Stationery
- Personal Gifts (ladies bags, scares, men's gifts)
- Candles and Fragrance
For those of you not familiar with The GA’ Meet The Buyer days, they are curated events that bring together buyers and suppliers in one room and a guaranteed opportunity to have your 15 minutes to explain your products and ranges, your company and you. Past buyers that have attended these events have been from John Lewis, TK Maxx, The Tillington Group of Garden Centres, The National Trust and many more.
Smart invests in New Product Development and Supply Chain
Smart are delighted to announce further investment in their New Product Development and Supply Chain teams, with the appointment of Michelle Lee as Category Management Co-Ordinator and Darren Bailey as Supply Analyst & Planner.
The new recruits will provide much needed support as the company ramps up its programme of range and category extensions.
Jonathan Stobart, Managing Director comments “Bringing Michelle and Darren into the team will help us to accelerate development of new items, build on the strong relationships which we have with our suppliers and maximize stock availability. We are predicting strong growth in 2019 so we need to expand our head office team to ensure we can maintain high levels of service and fully satisfy customer demand”.
New Design Launch
Churchill China is inspired by rich and exotic plant life, and trending prints, combined with gorgeous jewel tones and complementary pastels, Reignforest was developed for that hint of the mysterious beauty found across the world. These vibrant and elegant designs, featuring vivid colours and botanical prints in this range brings a splash of colourful glamour into any environment. Launching into the springtime, amongst the lush greenery, these mugs make wonderful gifts year-round.
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