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Country name:
conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
note - Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK |
Trade Fairs,
Exhibitions, Conferences: |
100% Design
100% Design is flourishing, with an advisory panel that ensures the right mix of designers and manufacturers at the highest level. It nurtures up and coming designers and creates innovative collaborations with the media, including The Independent, the AJ, Domus, Channel 4 and Elle Decoration.
100% Design promotes and supports a London-wide celebration of contemporary design (100% Guaranteed), runs a programme of challenging seminars and has privately run bars and restaurants that serve proper food and drink in nice surroundings.
Autumn Fair
Gifts and Home Trade Show
With 2,000 exhibitors, ranging from independent designers to major worldwide suppliers, discover more buying opportunities at Autumn Fair. At three times the size of any other UK show at this time, Autumn Fair is packed with products, ideas and events. This year sees 600 new suppliers, offering thousands more innovative new products and eye-catching displays. Perfectly timed to stock up in time for Christmas and source exclusive new lines for the whole of next year. And it’s not just what you buy at Autumn Fair that’s important, it’s what you learn too in our ever-popular Talking Point Seminars hosted by retail experts.
Venue: NEC, Birmingham
Bubble London
Bubble London runs twice yearly in January and June in sync with the European calendar, and is the only standalone children's trade event in the UK. In January 2010, the show enjoyed a 37 per cent rise in visitors (on June 2009), who came to view almost 200 brands. The show’s Gallery area, which was introduced in January and which played host to the likes of Salty Dog and Bench, has been expanded for June, while the Stand Out Award, which recognises brands that provide retailers with inspiration via their stand at the show, will run once again. Last season the Stand Out Award was claimed by Little Duckling. As well as the very best in children’s clothing, the show also features toys, shoes and accessories, as well as a number of other aspects from the kids’ world, including collaborations and installations with some of the sector’s top names.
Venue: Business Design Centre, London, UK
Elite Fabric Show
Where fashion meets fabric...
At the New Elite Fabric Show 2006, the promising textile and trim trade show in Europe, you will find designers, buyers and product development managers who are looking to source new products. The Elite Fabric Show is the meeting place for fashion executives looking to find inspiration and direction for their latest collections.
Exhibitor Categories: Fabric, Trim, Fashion Publications & Trend Services
Organiser: Pegasus Trade Communications UK Ltd
Venue: Olympia Convention Centre London
eye2eye
The newest and most exciting international exhibition for high-level fashion footwear and accessories. After its extraordinarily successful debut in London in September 03, eye2eye has grown considerably, with the last February edition showcasing 160 collections. Click here for a review of the last show. For the coming season, eye2eye has teamed up with Rendez-Vous, the already established Paris show, and as a result eye2eye will “go to Paris” next season, in conjunction with Rendez-Vous, and - in reverse - Rendez-Vous will launch in London.
Rendez-Vous will specialize in clothing collections, whereas eye2eye will continue to focus on the footwear and accessories arena.
International Jewellery London
International Jewellery London is the premier UK event dedicated to the jewellery industry. It brings together dynamic young designers with world-renowned manufacturers creating a stunning showcase for the jewellery industry of today. With exhibitors presenting a wealth of new designs, IJL is a very influential jewellery launch platform. It is where new ranges are introduced, services unveiled and trends revealed.
Intimate London Body & Beach
Trade Show of swimwear, underwear, nightwear and hosiery.
Venue: Earls Court 2, London
ITMA
ITMA is the world meeting place for textile machinery manufacturers and textile industries. A global community which gathers once every four years to talk, to discover and to do business. It is a barometer for the textile industry, an indicator of its current position and its future development. ITMA brings together people of every race, creed and colour to meet face to face in order to share knowledge, opinions and ideas. It is a stage, a blackboard and a shop window. It is where people matter and it is where the industry is strong. It only happens once every four years.
The Bag Show
Trade Show for suppliers and buyers in the UK handbag, footwear, fashion accessories and travel goods sector.
The Bag Show trade fairs take place at Solway Exhibition Centre in the centre of Manchester.
The NEC
More than 180 exhibitions are held each year and it is now the busiest exhibition centre in Europe. 70 percent of exhibitions are trade shows, 30 percent are open to the public. Over 4 million visitors now pass through The NEC and The NEC Arena each year.
Londonedge & London Central
Londonedge & Londoncentral are the trade fashion exhibitions for the alternative, club and streetwear markets. 300+ Collections exhibited at the show include menswear, womenswear, youthwear, footwear, jewellery, lifestyle products, cosmetics, accessories, jeanswear and giftware. Influences include punk, goth, street, skate, rock n roll, music related merchandise, cyber, retro, rockabilly, tattooing, djing and piercing. It takes place twice a year in February and early September. Check out the websites londonedge.com and londoncentralshow.com for further information.
Margin London
Margin exists to promote young upscale streetwear labels.
Margin London was established to help new labels reach a wider buying and press audience. Organised by Odysseas Constantine, Margin London was created out of necessity. Retailers travel the world looking for the next big thing but are never going to find it at a show whose costs prohibit fresh talent. The main drive of Margin London was to establish a show where new young labels could find an affordable platform.
Moda Lingerie & Swimwear
Moda is the new home for the UK's leading lingerie and swimwear brands. Covering swimwear, lingerie, men’s underwear and beach wear, Moda lingerie & Swimwear, is the only place for buyers to discover the latest fashion and market trends from the biggest names next season. The launch of new national show Moda Lingerie & Swimwear in February was declared a resounding success by brands and retailers alike. Over 200 brands showed at the industry’s new home, the NEC, with some of the biggest players re-entering the UK exhibition scene after a number of years’ absence. The event, which runs alongside Moda Woman, Moda Accessories, Moda Footwear and Moda Menswear, covers all aspects of lingerie, swimwear, hosiery, maternity, shapewear and nightwear, and enjoys dedicated catwalk shows throughout the three days. Moda’s seminar programme led by industry experts will tackle the key retail issues and offer practical advice to every retailer looking to do better business in 2010.
Venue: NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Moda Woman
Moda Woman, the UK’s essential womenswear trade show, once again brings together the strongest brand mix of contemporary and modern classic collections from across the globe. New for August is a dedicated prom area, which will bring together the very best in promwear and accessories. The show also runs alongside national footwear event Moda Footwear, Moda Lingerie & Swimwear, Moda Accesories and Moda Menswear. Daily catwalk shows will take an in depth look at the key trends for 2011 and Moda’s seminar programme led by industry experts will tackle the key retail issues and offer practical advice to every retailer looking to do better business in 2010.
Venue: NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Moda UK
One unified national fashion show at the NEC in Birmingham.
Off-Price UK
Venue: Olympia Exhibition Centre, London
Europe's leading trade event for discount fashion and accessories.
Professional Beauty London
Professional Beauty London is the UK’s premier exhibition for all professionals working within the world of beauty and wellness. Whether you are interested in skincare or spa, nails, tanning, salon supplies or equipment, you’ll find everything you need for your business and your career at Professional Beauty London.
Pure London
Pure Womenswear Trade Show London; Trade show of womenswear, accessories, footwear and young creative brands.
Organiser: Emap Retail
Venue: Olympia London |
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Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (SECC)
SECC is Scotland's national venue for public events. It's also the UK's largest integrated exhibition and conference centre: a world class facility set in one of Europe's most vibrant cities and only a short journey from some of the most beautiful countryside in the world.
Select British
An exclusive showcase of British products.
Gifts Fair and Exhibition. The Trade Fair includes product launches, gifts, home products and more.
Venue: Torquay Fair, Southwest of England
Stitch
Menswear Fashion Tradeshow based in London
Dedicated to menswear, Stitch is the key meeting point for brands, buyers, press and retailers.
Venue: Business Design Centre in Islington, London, UK |
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UK Economy
The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is one of the quintet of trillion dollar economies of Western Europe. Over the past two decades, the government has greatly reduced public ownership and contained the growth of social welfare programs. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining and the UK became a net importer of energy in 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, account by far for the largest proportion of GDP while industry continues to decline in importance. Since emerging from recession in 1992, Britain's economy enjoyed the longest period of expansion on record during which time growth outpaced most of Western Europe. In 2008, however, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Sharply declining home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain's economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the BROWN government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets; these include nationalizing parts of the banking system, cutting taxes, suspending public sector borrowing rules, and moving forward public spending on capital projects. Public finances, weak before the economic slowdown, deteriorated markedly during 2009, as did employment. The Bank of England periodically coordinates interest rate moves with the European Central Bank, but Britain remains outside the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). |
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