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New event directors appointed for Spring Fair and Autumn Fair

A series of leadership appointments have been made among the portfolio of Hyve Group, as the event organiser positions its trade shows for long-term growth. Fay Tranter has been named the new event director for Spring Fair, while Matthew Mein has been tapped for the same position at Glee and Autumn Fair. Tranter, who took up her role on December...

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NEC Birmingham to host India pavilion at Autumn Fair 2025

The Autumn Fair is returning to the NEC Birmingham from September 7-10, 2025, and will feature a new Indian Pavilion that highlights Indian design, craftsmanship, and manufacturing. The fair has partnered with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), India's top trade promotion body, to host 20 carefully chosen Indian exhibitors....

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Independent retailers call for government to “step up” to revitalise the UK's high streets

Independent retailers across the UK have revealed in a new survey that the government isn’t listening and doing enough to address challenges such as dwindling footfall, surging costs and decline in consumer confidence, and needs to be doing more to revitalise high street communities. The survey of more than 250 independent retail businesses...

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Autumn Fair and SaveTheHighStreet.org join forces to launch ‘Retail Makeover Mission’

Autumn Fair, the UK’s largest seasonal showcase for home, gift and fashion, is teaming up with industry movement SaveTheHighStreet.org, to launch ‘Retail Makeover Mission,’ a new initiative aimed at revitalising independent retail and acting as a catalyst for high street regeneration across the UK. The new nationwide campaign aims to tackle the...

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Hyve Group bolsters leadership for Spring and Autumn Fair

Exhibition and conference organisation Hyve Group has announced the appointment of two new members to its leadership team for Spring Fair and Autumn Fair. Jackson Szabo is to join the company as portfolio director, while Soraya Gadelrab has been named as the new event director for the fairs. Hyve said the two appointments would “strengthen and...

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Spring and Autumn Fair promotes Alejandra Campos

Spring and Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading marketplaces for wholesale home, gift, and fashion has promoted Alejandra Campos to event director. Campos, who joined Hyve Group plc in July 2022 as event director of fashion trade show Moda, will focus on the Autumn Fair and Moda, alongside Daniel Mayhew, Spring and Autumn Fair event director focused on...

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Moda announces line-up featuring more than 160 brands

Trade show Moda, also known as the National Footwear Show, has announced a line-up of over 160 footwear, fashion, accessories, and jewellery brands for its upcoming event in September. Moda will run alongside the leading home and gift show Autumn Fair for the first time, from September 5 to 8 at NEC Birmingham, as part of the organiser Hyve...

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Moda postponed until February 2021

Hyve Group has announced that the upcoming September 2020 edition of British trade fair Moda has been postponed until February due to the ongoing global impact of Covid-19. The show will return from 7 to 9 February 2021 at The NEC Birmingham for its AW21 edition, which will run alongside Hyve’s retail show Spring Fair. Hyve-run shows Autumn Fair...

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Autumn Fair partners with ColourHive

Autumn Fair, the annual home and gift marketplace for the retail industry, has announced that it is teaming up with global colour trend experts, ColourHive to share colour insights for 2020 and beyond at its September show. The partnership with ColourHive will provide the foundation for the 2019 show stated organisers, with the impact of next...