Home & Gift

What Home & Gift does

Home & Gift Buyers' Festival is an annual B2B trade exhibition organised by Clarion Events Ltd, a privately held UK events company registered in England and Wales (company number 00454825). Held each year at the Harrogate Convention Centre in North Yorkshire, the show serves as the UK's leading summer sourcing event for the home, gift, and lifestyle wholesale market, connecting approximately 500 exhibiting brands with over 6,000 verified retail trade buyers across a four-day programme. The event is curated into product sectors covering design-led gift and homewares, fashion and jewellery, greetings and stationery, food and drink, and wellbeing, with more than 20,000 products on display each edition.

The business operates a two-sided marketplace model. The demand side (retail buyers) is free to attend, with visitors required to register in advance and provide business credentials; the show also maintains a VIP/Indigo loyalty tier for buyers attending two consecutive editions. The supply side (brands and suppliers) generates revenue through paid exhibitor booth rentals, premium placement upgrades, and sponsorship packages, with booth pricing not publicly disclosed. The company supplements the physical event with a digital "Product Preview" resource that allows buyers to browse new and returning exhibitor products ahead of the show, and maintains marketing partnerships with industry bodies such as the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) and the Giftware Association, plus a network of trade media partners including Gift Focus, Gifts Today, and Progressive Greetings.

The platform is structurally UK-domestic: the event is trade-only for UK retail professionals, and the organisers explicitly do not provide visa invitation letters for overseas visitors. Distribution is concentrated in a single annual cycle, making event timing the dominant operational variable. Headcount tied directly to the event is reported in the 11–50 range, and Clarion Events Ltd operates from a London headquarters at Bedford House, Fulham High Street. The show has run for over 66 years and is positioned by Clarion as its flagship retail buying event.

Name

Home & Gift

Legal name

Clarion Events Ltd

Website

https://homeandgift.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Home & Gift Buyers' Festival is an annual UK trade show organised by Clarion Events Ltd, connecting over 500 wholesale home, gift, and lifestyle brands with 6,000+ verified retail buyers in Harrogate each July.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Show / Exhibition Services

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer & Public Shows (B2C) Organizers (THAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Trade show exhibitions
• Wholesale gift sourcing
• Retail buyer events
• Home and gift trade fair
• B2B brand marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor booth rentals and sponsorship: Brands and suppliers pay to exhibit at the show, securing booth space to showcase their products to retail buyers. Additional revenue likely comes from premium sponsorship opportunities and directory listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Home & Gift organises and operates the Home & Gift Buyers' Festival, a trade-only B2B exhibition held annually at the Harrogate Convention Centre. The event brings together 500+ wholesale home, gift, and lifestyle brands with 6,000+ verified UK retail buyers for product sourcing, trend discovery, and networking. It is complemented by a digital Product Preview resource allowing buyers to browse exhibitor offerings online before attending the physical show.

Product overview

Home & Gift Buyers' Festival is a trade show event platform and marketplace that connects retail buyers with wholesale home, gift, and lifestyle brands. The event features 500+ exhibiting brands and showcases 20,000+ products across categories including Design-Led Gift & Homewares, Fashion & Jewellery, Greetings & Stationery, Food & Drink, and Wellbeing. The platform offers a digital Product Preview resource and hosts diverse exhibitor brands such as XUXA.SHOP (female-owned jewellery), Wrendale Designs (B-Corp greeting cards and giftware), BTL Diffusion (children's toys), Psychic Sisters (wellness products), and Stoneglow Candles (home fragrance).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home & Gift Buyers' Festival The UK's leading summer trade show for retail buyers, bringing together wholesale home, gift and lifestyle brands for sourcing, networking and trend discovery. Features 500+ exhibiting brands and 20,000+ showcased products across categories including Design-Led Gift & Homewares, Fashion & Jewellery, Greetings & Stationery, Food & Drink, and Wellbeing.
• The Product Preview A digital preview resource containing products from new and returning brands, allowing visitors to browse exhibitor offerings before the event.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000+ quality visitors attend annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• A 1 RetailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerShow partner supporting the Home & Gift Buyers Festival. A 1 Retail is a trade publication/association serving the retail industry.
• BIRA (British Independent Retailers Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association partner representing independent British retailers. Supports the event as a trusted trade body for the retail sector.
• BoutiqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade publication partner covering the boutique retail sector, promoting the show to their readership.
• Gift FocusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade publication focused on gift retail, supporting the event as a marketing partner.
• Gifts TodayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade media partner covering the gift industry, promoting the Home & Gift show to gift retailers.
• Giftware AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry trade association for the giftware sector, serving as a key industry body supporting the event.
• Greetings TodayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade publication focused on greetings cards and stationery retail, supporting as a marketing partner.
• Progressive Gifts & HomeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade media partner covering the gift and homeware sector.
• Progressive GreetingsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTrade publication focused on the greetings industry, marketing partner for the show.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/home_and_gift

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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