In what was a traumatic week for the country following the loss of Queen Elizabeth ll, Merchandise World went ahead and was exceptionally well supported by the industry.

 

As a mark of respect, A Book of Condolence had a special place at the show where people could leave their own thoughts on the sad passing of Her Majesty. The BPMA will be passing the book to Buckingham Palace on behalf of the industry.

 

Having had the most recent Merchandise World in Coventry in April earlier this year, after having to move from January due to Covid, it was unclear how many visitors would actually attend. As always, the show received excellent support from over 80 suppliers – and any concerns about visitors proved unfounded as over 400 industry distributors attended, which was 10% more than attended MW in Milton Keynes in 2021.

 

As everyone arrived, the free breakfast was gratefully received and very soon there was an active buzz around the show hall which carried on throughout the day. New suppliers proved very interesting to the visitors, and of course relationships were built and cemented with existing suppliers to the trade.

 

Once again Eco World proved a popular attraction as the market becomes more and more keen to know the eco-credentials of products. Plans are underway for Eco World to be an even more prominent feature in Coventry in January 2023.

 

Show organiser, Ella Long said; “The enthusiasm and desire from the trade to attend or exhibit never ceases to amaze me. It is a great privilege to organise an event that facilitates positive discussions and relationships in an industry that is rebuilding from the pandemic, and a pleasure to enable that face to face contact again.  We are very grateful of the support of our exhibitors who attract the quality of visitors who attend the show time after time, and we are well into the planning for our 10^th Merchandise World in January. We expect it to be best and biggest yet!“

 

Thank you also goes to our generous Event Sponsors: Juniper, Goldstar, Promo Seeds, Kingly, CHX, Eat My Logo, First Editions, Preseli, Midocean, Gafbros, Roly Stamina, Bio Laboratories and BIC Graphic – your support is always appreciated.

 

To see Merchandise World in pictures; please click here.

 

 

Dates for your diary, we look forward to seeing you there:

 

Wednesday 25^th & Thursday 26^th January 2023 – CBS Arena, Coventry

Wednesday 13^th September 2023 – Marshall Arena, Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

Published on: September 16th, 2022