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Navigating UK trade shows: Key events for apparel and textile professionals in Jan/Feb 2026

As we approach the new year, buyers, manufacturers and brands alike will be battening down the hatches in preparation for the upcoming buying period. With the event season in constant flux, it can be hard to keep track of which fairs will be rolling through in the UK. With this in mind, FashionUnited has highlighted some of the fastest growing...

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Organic materials and the natural world dictate Indx’s SS24 kidswear trends

Like the adult fashion world, kidswear is seeing the continued upheaval of circularity and sustainability-based fashion trends, largely caused as an offset of parents’ interests and values, as well as the wider demand for more conscious consumption. Such trends are expected to be highly evident among the brands preparing to exhibit during UK...

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Indx outlines buying trends set to dominate upcoming trade shows

Following what Associated Independent Stores (AIS) said was a “successful Q1 of trading”, the firm has now outlined the buying trends that it is expecting to witness during its upcoming Indx trade shows for this year. According to AIS, attendance to the events so far have been “strong”, despite the current economic climate, with exhibitor income...

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Indx Kids: Indie retailers upping children’s footwear presence

Indx returned for the tenth anniversary of its Indx Kids trade show, welcoming exhibitors that spanned both independent start-ups and major brands. The AW23 event took place over two days, from January 29 to 30, and was held in the organisation’s home base of Cranmore Park Conference & Event Centre in the West Midlands. The line up, curated by...