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Hear Jen speak at the 2016 Home & Giving Fair in Sydney

Taking place this weekend, the Home & Giving Fair is the ideal trade event for retail buyers, store owners, interior designers, stylists and event planners.

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With over 350 exhibitors across the gift, home, fashion, jewellery, kitchen, outdoor and stationery categories, it promises to be an exciting event filled with the latest and greatest in interiors.

“As the only industry led gift and home trade event in Australia, retail buyers can expect the best buying environment possible to source new season ranges,” says Wayne Castle, CEO of the Australian Gift & Homewares Association, the company running the event.

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Popular in past years, visitors can expect to see the Design Life Sydney exhibition and the Fair Trade Zone where retail buyers can source handmade and artisan items from across the globe.

Plus, our very own Jen Bishop will be imparting her expertise with two sessions in the Retail Seminar Series tomorrow (Saturday) and Monday. Other presenters include stylist Megan Morton, Di Swinbourn of COLOURDOT and the Sydney Design School and Marketing Funnel Specialist Grace Lever.

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From PR to e-commerce, business growth funding, visual merchandising, trends, marketing, styling and customer service, the sessions are a great offering for small to medium businesses.

A trade only event, the Home & Giving Fair runs from tomorrow until Tuesday at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park. You do not need a ticket for the seminar series. Click here for more.

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Sydney’s 2015 Home & Giving Fair now running for 5 days

Come next year, Sydney’s Home & Giving Fair will run for five days, starting 9am Friday 20 February to 3pm Tuesday 24 February. The addition of an extra day to the traditional four-day fair will allow retail buyers greater time to discover best-selling products, now that three fairs will be running together at the same time and at the same venue.

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Home & Giving Fair, held by the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA) recently acquired FASHION EXPOSED REVIVED, which will run alongside the Home & Giving Fair and Design Life Sydney in February. Retail buyers will therefore have the opportunity to visit three fairs in one at Sydney Olympic Park.

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With 32,000 square metres of space, over 500 exhibitors and thousands of brands, retail buyers will require an extra day to ensure they see all of NSW’s biggest gift, homewares and fashion trade event.

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Home & Giving Fair is a trade only event and registration requires business identification. For those who already hold a Gift Industry Card (GIC) they can simply scan their card at the fair for quick access. For retail buyers planning on visiting for the first time, they can pre-register online or call 1800 000 470.

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The Melbourne Home & Giving Fair put its focus on fair trade

Nowadays, consumers are much more interested in knowing where their products come from. From wanting their food to be organic to their homewares handmade, there is in an increasing curiosity for where everything comes from.

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The Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA) will launch a Fair Trade Zone at this year’s Melbourne Home&Giving Fair. An Australian first, the zone will feature 23 fair trade exhibitors, who will act as a collective for those retail buyers looking for unique products with a conscious edge.

“There seems to be a change happening as people increasingly search for higher meaning in their lives; that is transforming the workplace, the marketplace and the retail landscape,” says Kim Good, Import Ants wholesaler and fair trade advocate. “With growth in alternative areas like the slow food movement, online handmade sites like Etsy, organic sustainable products and the increased concern about environmental factors, clever retailers are staying competitive by seeking out new unique products. Fair Trade products tick all these boxes.”

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Featuring clothing, stationary, jewellery and homewares, the products on offer at the Fair Trade Zone will have been made by fair trade artisans from Bangladesh, Kenya, India, Nepal, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda and beyond. Furthermore, the Fair Trade Zone is a partnership with the not-for-profit Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand, meaning all products purchased will directly assist the lives of the disadvantaged producers.

Melbourne Home & Giving Fair runs from 2-to-6 August, at both the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Melbourne Showgrounds. For more information and to register today, visit their website here.