Reaction to this year's Exclusively Housewares and its new sister show Exclusively Electrical has been overwhelmingly positive, show organisers said today.
Both shows, which ran on June 9 and 10 in London, closed knowing that their combined visitor numbers were up, rebookings from exhibitors had hit their highest level ever and that several new initiatives for both shows this year had all been well received.
"We've had an exciting, buzzy couple of days," said shows director Simon Boyd, "and the whole team is already full of ideas for 2016."

As well as the new Exclusively Electrical show, the influx of new exhibitors into Exclusively Housewares - due to some suppliers moving into the electrical show - helped to add excitement and fresh impetus for visitors.

So did the introduction of an independently-curated On Trend trail of products by trend forecaster Scarlet Opus, and a new emphasis on highlighting products suitable for the key Christmas sales period.

Read a full report in the June 26 issue of DIY Week