UK sourcing show Source Home & Gift, which takes place on 2-5 February at the NEC Birmingham and includes a sector for children’s toys, will see the launch of a new feature called Ask the Experts, offering visitors 1-2-1 access to industry-leading experts.

Making its debut at the February 2025 show, the new free-of-charge feature offers visitors the opportunity to book 20-minute sessions offering tailored advice and insights. The experts will cover a wide range of key topics such as sustainable storytelling, building sourcing strategies, building private labels, elevating social media strategies, legislation updates and more.

Among the experts includes Anna Berry (pictured above), co-founder and director of Retail 100, who can cover topics including buying, merchandising, sourcing and regional differences, brand development, sustainable storytelling and building your brand narrative, supply chain resilience, and retail insights including future trends, consumer behaviour and in-store experiences.

Also, Ami Rabheru, a retail strategist from Retail Huddle, will discuss topics including seasonal buying strategies, the power of pop-ups for pure play online retailers, retail insights and trends, crafting profitable product strategies, and driving sales and sustainable growth.

 

 

Andrew Goodacre, CEO of the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira), has a wealth of knowledge on aligning vision and strategy to create transformation, achieving results from collaboration with other retailers, navigating the current trading landscape, and how to maximise brand growth through innovative strategies.

Meanwhile, Mike Coates, assistant director of the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA), will cover upcoming legislation and regulatory changes, greenwashing advice and guidance, using appropriate language to avoid potentially misleading claims, and some of the lessons learned from the fashion industry on sustainability guidance.

For further information on Source Home & Gift, please click here.