Manchester Furniture Show 2021 has been hailed a success, after running 18-21 July across the Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate, co-located with Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival.
Organisers Clarion Events thank the Harrogate Convention Centre for its support, as the show, co-located with Home & Gift Festival was the first major event to run at the venue, we would also like to thank our partners, suppliers and both the visitors and exhibitors for their support.
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Visitor numbers were strong and the quality of buyer was outstanding tracking in line with previous editions. The visitor sentiment at the event was really positive with retailers really enjoying meeting suppliers and doing face to face business. Stephen Buchanan, Buyer at Emmaus said “The Manchester Furniture Show in Harrogate was very well organised, great suppliers and a chance to buy new ranges to sell in stores”
The event was selected to be part of a limited number of pilot events in the third phase of the Government Events Research Programme with the support of the both the venue, local authorities, and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Public Health Bodies. There were no restrictions on visitor numbers, or social distancing requirements, meaning that the furniture industry’s favourite summer show was able to go ahead as normal after 18 months without large-scale, in-person Business.
Manchester Furniture Show continues to attract key UK buyers from independent, group and online retail stores, as well as contract and interior design buyers. Exhibitors have reported positive reactions and business, with buyers keen to stock
up on new products and ranges.
Tom Bayliss, UK Sales Director at Kettle Interiors said “As soon as the doors opened on the Sunday morning, any doubts on how a change of venue would impact the show were quickly lifted.
Throughout the four days the footfall was consistently good, and the halls often full with store owners keen to refresh their displays with the latest looks for the busy AW21 season ahead.
I know that some of the trade were apprehensive about the new location, but the beautiful Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate did the sector proud, proving a fantastic stand-in venue. We were overwhelmed by the level of interest our new furniture received, and look forward to seeing them on High Streets across the country later this year”
James Ellis, Managing Director at Ancient Mariner said “Thank you Clarion for being brave in challenging times and moving Manchester to Harrogate. We had a record show, results driven by the right products in stock at the right time alongside a back drop of Supply chain disruption faced by many wholesalers.
The major Benefit for us was being attached to the Harrogate Home & Gift fair which drove a whole new set of customers to our stand which we would never see at Manchester. Manchester is a good show for us always but having it attached to Harrogate gave us 10x better results, great location, great buyers, great social atmosphere and well organised event lead to an outstanding result.”
Health and safety remained paramount, and the organisers ensured that the safety of visitors, exhibitors, and staff onsite was a priority. Portfolio Director Zoë Bonser said, “With the backing of the government and local authorities we knew that we would be able to run the show, and it is only with the support of our stakeholders that we were able to do so, safely and successfully.”
Zoë continued, “Manchester Furniture Show has been a resounding success! We would like to thank all of our visitors and exhibitors for their support in helping us to run this fantastic show. Plans are already in motion for January Furniture Show, and we can’t wait to see you all again next there.”
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More information about the show can be found at manchesterfurnitureshow.com
For more information and high resolution images, please contact Amy Donnelly at Clarion Events T: 0207 384 7735 | E: Amy.Donnelly@clarionevents.com
About Clarion Events
Clarion has outstanding expertise in retail and design industry with well-established shows and digital platforms including Top Drawer, Top Drawer On Demand, Home & Gift, January Furniture Show, Manchester Furniture Show, REVEAL, Design Shanghai, Spirit of Christmas, Scotland Trade Fair, Internet Retail Expo, Internet Retail Conference in the UK. Premium Fashion Shows Berlin, and Global Sources, Hong Kong. Clarion Events organises over 200 exhibitions, conferences and events annually across the globe and employs over 2500 people in 15 different countries. More than 16,000 companies trust us with their custom each year and over 1,000,000 people give their valuable time to visit our events.
More info at: www.clarionevents.com
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