Three-day show offers 150 new brands, trend tips and Amanda Wakeley at RetailFest
Sunday sees Top Drawer’s Autumn/Edition opening at London’s Olympia as a destination for product discovery, sourcing, networking, and learning.
The show organised by Clarion Events runs through until Tuesday, 10-12 September, with a collection of top greeting cards and stationery exhibitors including East End Prints, Lottie Murphy, Once Upon A Tuesday, Poet And Painter, Roger La Borde, The Pop Out Card Company, The Positive Planner, and Vent For Change.
And visitors can maximise their time at the show by browsing the brands online first to discover new cards, notebooks and more that they won’t want to miss.
With over 150 new brands joining the show this season, Top Drawer is all about newness and, in the Greetings & Stationery sector visitors will be able to source from new names such as Atelier Auge, Aventura Editions, Carrie & Co, Dani White Design, Last Lemon, Mystical Sky Studio, Sophie Brabbins, Studio Boketto, and T’art Design.
Top Drawer also offers an insightful schedule of talks and discussions within RetailFest where experts will be taking to the stage over the three days to discuss a variety of industry-related topics such as the increased popularity of the metaverse, along with tips on seasonal PR strategies, and techniques to build social media coverage.
The speaker line-up includes fashion designer and podcast host Amanda Wakeley obe, social media expert Alice Loveday, internet giants Google, and blogger Emily Jane Johnston – the full list of seminars can be found here.
Visitors will be able to look ahead to the new season and beyond with the help of The Better Trends Company which is returning to Top Drawer with its Trend Feature up on the show’s Gallery level.
Better Trends has identified three key trends coming through for the autumn/winter season – understated luxe, no-occasion and dreamwave – so buyers will be able to shape their new collection round these product picks.
And the brand-new Business Hub means visitors can connect with the retail community and grow their network where, for one day only, they will be able to make one-to-one appointments with industry experts Ami Rabheru, founder of the Retail Huddle; Karolina Barnes, founder of online design magazine Estila; and Press Loft founder Nikki Snell.
To book one of the limited appointments where each expert will be sharing personalised tips and advice for business owners to use in order to help their business thrive, email businesshub@clarionevents.com.
And up on the Gallery level near the Trends Feature, the Giftware Association will be showcasing the category winners of the 2023 Gift Of The Year Awards, including the Fabulously Flat Paper Pens which won both the Cards, Wrap & Stationery section and the overall Judges’ Choice title, plus Fox Under The Moon’s inspirational picture books and cards which won the People’s Choice award through a public vote.
To register to attend Top Drawer A/W click here, and to find about more about what’s on and who’s exhibiting at the show head to the website.
