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Hello
Greetings & Happy Bank Holiday Weekend.
It's almost over - the great british summer time.. and almost time for school.. (deals below).
I'm back in Spain after a quick trip back to the UK. The weather is looking good for the gift business...a bit cloudy :).. A perfect bank holiday.. almost.
Last week I was telling you about my forthcoming India trip.. You can read it here.
I have rambled on about trends before. Obviously it's very important to tune into especially in the gift business.
Current trends? Well anything wooden, especially natural. Owls of course are still tweeting and cool union jacks are worldwide. Perennial wizards, angels & buddhas. Fast emerging is yoga and yoga stuff. And.. and lets not forget the word and the word is.. "Word" and "Letters" and signs of course; LOVE, HOME, WELLCOME etc. Our range of hand-carved wooden letters & numbers are a CAPITAL idea. Are to selling them?
I was in a clothes shop in Malaga the other day, and all the clothes had words and saying printed or stitched or part of the design. In English!.. It was very busy. My favorite.. "Sometimes you Win, Sometimes you Learn".
I would be interested to know what trends you see developing.
The biggest trend of recent history the KEEP CALM and CARRY ON family of products. Now getting rather a lot over exploited. I have seen this worldwide, and I think most people outside the UK have no idea of the heritage behind it. Just in case you didn't know. It's here. What do you think?
There is a tension between Something New and Something Familiar. New is exciting and familiar is comforting. The sweet spot is the mid-point between.. or the Trend point. Finding that spot has to be route to bumper sales.
One trend that continues to grow is the bathroom gifts trend. Bathroom Heaven, is where it is at.. and as the English Summer finally unfurls and the promise of balmy evenings and sun-dappled days entices what better time to refresh those aromatic bathroom gift displays...
Did I mention.. We have a new Bathroom Heaven display stand and starter - All ready to retail with a natural (foldable) Bamboo Display Stand. This weekend at a very special Intro Offer Price so you can really boost the sales in your shop or stall. Sometimes you just Win!!
Happy trend setting..
David
