Industry news from Craft Focus magazine

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SPRING FAIR LAUNCHES £1000 COMPETITION

Spring Fair, the UK's leading retail trade show for Home, Gift and Fashion, has announced the launch of a competition to win a sum of £1000 to spend at the February 2025 show. To be in with a chance to win, simply register for the show before 6th January 2025. The 75th anniversary show, takes place from 2nd to 5th February 2025.

Posted: 24 December 2024

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Save our festive traditions

Save our festive traditions! A new survey (across 3000 adults over the UK) reveals that nearly two thirds (63 per cent) of people in England are concerned traditional Christmas crafts and activities are at risk of dying out in modern times. Leading children's charity, The Children's Society, is calling on families to help preserve these cherished traditions by reintroducing festive crafts into their holiday celebrations.

Posted: 19 December 2024

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Social shopping in fashion, says John Lewis report

Retro trends, preppy and Brat Girl fashions and travel returning to pre-covid levels were among the biggest influences on our shopping habits.

That's according to John Lewis's annual trend report How We Shop, Live and Look, which looks at the products and trends that defined the past year.

'Social shopping' is definitely in fashion. One in five (19 percent) of the 1,996 customers surveyed said they have shopped more with friends and family this year, and nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) of them said they like to combine it with other activities like eating out. This tallies with John Lewis data, which shows that more than three quarters of a million more customers ate in its Place to Eat restaurants over the past year.

Posted: 17 December 2024

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