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Reed Gift Fair Sydney an GHA Home and Giving Fair Sydney

Australia hosts a number of large trade fairs each year which cover a broad range of industries, services and professions. Of all the annual trade fairs it would be fair to say that the bi-annual Reed Gift Fair and GHA Home and Giving Fair in each of Melbourne and Sydney are the largest and most significant in terms of wholesale exhibitors and retail buyers. The Reed Gift Fair in Sydney and the GHA Gift Fair in Sydney each February are the must see, must visit, trade fairs for shop owners and other retailers selling a broad range of gift style products.

Both the Reed Gift Fair and GHA Home and Giving Fair are staged at the same time to maximise exposure and for the convenience of businesses attending. The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour is the focal point for the Reed Sydney Gift Fair and Sydney’s Homebush Bay is centre for the GHA Home and Giving Fair. It should be noted that GHA also has a limited presence at Darling Harbour and that free buses and water ferries run at regular intervals between the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and Homebush. For those planning on taking the water ferry first thing in the morning it is recommended you arrive early to get ahead of the long queues and maybe secure a seat inside.

Both the Reed Gift Fair in Sydney and the GHA Gift Fairs in Sydney offer the perfect opportunity for wholesalers to introduce their products retailers and for retailers to source the newest and trendiest products as well as the popular favourites. There are many Australian and overseas wholesalers, suppliers and distributors at the Sydney Gift Fair that are regularly introducing new products into the Australian market. For any business determined to stay competitive visiting the Gift Fair in Sydney is a must.

Registered business and attendees can enter both the GHA Home and Giving Fair and the Reed Gift Fair using the same pass. Once inside this often daunting maze of products buyers will find everything they could want or need to successfully stock a shop. The list of products on offer is seemingly endless but includes home dcor, ceramics, leather goods, jewellery, framed pictures, souvenirs, aromatherapy, shop fittings and many Australian made products. There are also a number of useful seminars and presentations with a retail focus.

If you are new to the Sydney gift fairs then it is worth deciding on a strategy and not deviating from it. There is so much to see, so many potential products and so much ground to cover it can soon get overwhelming for the uninitiated. To get started be sure to have your Sydney accommodation booked before your arrival, wear sensible comfortable walking shoes, have a rest where necessary and be sure to stay fuelled with regular food and drink breaks. Evening meals and restaurants are best reserved first thing each morning or arrive early to secure a table.

If you are serious buyer looking for new designs and stock that will sell well, then you should be attending the GHA Home and Giving Fair in Sydney and the Reed Gift Fair at least once every year. While the fairs are held twice each year in Sydney and twice each year in Melbourne the bigger fairs tend to be Sydney in February and Melbourne in August.

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