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New lead scan app & great prizes at Reed Gift Fairs

Sponsored by Reed Gift Fairs

Australia’s largest retail event, Reed Gift Fairs is back across not one but two huge venues, and there are plenty of extra reasons to visit next month, not least the chance to win a car! There’s also a new, free app to help you gather contacts for after the show, and the curated home living space to take a much needed seat and soak up some interiors inspo.

Expect to find all your favourite premium brands at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre spanning Halls 1-8, and balance this with new products from emerging and never before seen big brands at the Exhibition Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds.

5 reasons to attend Melbourne Showgrounds first

With a regular complimentary shuttle between the two venues and ample parking, you can start your day at the Exhibition Pavilion at the Melbourne Showgrounds, confident that you’ll get a free park. You’ll grab the opportunity to be one of the first to source from more than 150 amazing brands showcasing their latest products including Fratelli Guzzini, Bugatti, the Linen House, Swish Collection and AVA Studio:

Whether you’re planning, starting or growing your business, take advantage of an exclusive one-on-one FREE business consultation and or a full mentoring service from Small Business Victoria. Be it reviewing your website, unlocking value in your logistics costs, to getting the best results out of your marketing campaign, no question is too small or too crazy…. they are here to help you! Bookings are essential and only available at Melbourne Showgrounds.

With ample seating locations, your favourite spot will be in the curated home living space featuring the latest products on show from homewares to fashion, kids to kitchen, and everything in between.

Have a successful day sourcing and reward yourself at The Grazing Bar with a much deserved wine and cheese platter and know that you’re in the running for both these incredible draws:

Reed Gift Fairs are always looking to improve the visitor experience and this year is no different with the launch of the Emperia App. Forget about business cards that always get lost. Instead, download the app and make sure to get scanned so you can get a list of every exhibitor you’ve seen and connect with them post show.

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Melbourne Gift Fair’s exciting new buying experience

Find Revolution Art & Design at stand D4

Sponsored by AGHA

Get ready for a new and exciting buying experience at the AGHA Melbourne Gift Fair. Each year, many homewares trade fairs promise their best yet, however next month’s AGHA Melbourne Gift Fair is packed with incredible changes and guaranteed to deliver a fresh new experience for visitors to explore.

Held from August 4-8, for the first time ever all exhibitors will be located in one premium venue at the newly-expanded Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Doors 9-19.

Find Rayell at stand L27, Exhibition Halls Doors 11-19.

The new, bigger space (following a $200m redevelopment) means there are four new AGHA Melbourne Gift Fair buying zones to discover between Doors 9-19. Featuring Design Life Melbourne, Unique & Boutique and The Launch Pad, get ready to discover all the latest trends and thousands of innovative brands and products.

Enter the MCEC via the new main entrance at Convention Centre Place near DFO and you’ll find The Gift Hub Foyer. Featuring the AGHA Membership Stand, registration and information desks, and lots of exciting exhibitor displays throughout the hub, Eureka Room, and Concourse, this is a great place to kick off your new buying experience.

Find up and coming brands entering the Australian market from AGHA Melbourne Gift Fair exhibitors in The Launch Pad in the Courtyard Room. You can also grab a drink or bite to eat at one of the brand new cafés including Italian Kitchen and Goldfields Café.

Find Revolution Art & Design in Design Life at stand D4, Exhibition Halls Doors 9-10

Exhibition Halls
Doors 9-10

In an exciting industry first, Design Life will make its Melbourne debut this year, located in the exhibition halls between Doors 9 and 10. Previously only seen in Sydney, this is the AGHA’s premium buying destination where you’ll discover a carefully curated edit of brands and suppliers offering the best in high end gifts and homewares.

Feeling peckish after a busy morning of buying? Head to Bar Connect for a Parisian-inspired brunch or, if a quick bite is what you’re after, Express Café will make the perfect pit stop.

Doors 11-19

Thanks to the MCEC’s expansion, the 2018 Melbourne Gift Fair will feature hundreds of exhibitors in the new exhibition halls between doors 11 and 19. You’ll be sure to find all the brands and ranges you need to keep your store fresh and customers coming back for more.

Top tip: Don’t forget to visit the transport hub between 11am and 3pm to get your Freeway parking paid for by the AGHA (conditions apply).

Find Darcy & Duke at stand B14, Exhibition Halls Doors 11-19

Sovereign Room, Level 1

Another new buying zone, Unique & Boutique, will also make its debut in Melbourne this year. Enter the Sovereign Room just up the escalator from The Gift Hub foyer to discover an eclectic mix of products you won’t find anywhere else. Retailers after something a bit different can’t afford to miss this new buying destination, which was inspired by the creativity and authenticity of Australian design.

The AGHA Melbourne Gift Fair will run from 4 to 8 August at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Doors 9-19. Visit melbournegift.com.au to register to attend or for more information.