Toymaster Might Present 2024 kicks off todayToy World Journal

The beloved Toymaster Might Present opens its doorways at this time at The Majestic Lodge, Harrogate, with indies and suppliers from throughout the nation gathering to each community and let their hair down.

Happening till twenty third Might on the stunning Majestic Lodge, the sold-out Toymaster Might Present kicks off at this time.

Over 100 suppliers are able to showcase their ranges on the occasion, which – demonstrating the generosity and altruism of the group – is open to Toymaster members in addition to non-members. The present takes place throughout the same old rooms of the lodge: the Carriage Suite, Harrogate Suite, Regency Suite, Drawing Room, Studying Room, Billiard Room, Higher Marquee and Decrease Marquee (a full breakdown of who’s exhibiting the place could be discovered beneath), and there are many particular present offers for guests to benefit from: member-specific offers in addition to rigorously curated offers designed with the indie retailer in thoughts. This yr, the Toymaster group has been strongly encouraging exhibitors to supply closeout offers, giving indies a chunk of the clearance cherry.

Tonight sees the return of Toymaster’s well-liked Occasion Night time, whereas tomorrow night time (Wednesday night time) is Formal/Award Night time. Each occasions happen on the lodge, the place company will be capable of take pleasure in a 3 course meal, stay leisure – together with very particular company – and enjoyable on-table goodies. There will likely be no theme for Occasion Night time this yr (simply put your glad rags on), whereas the gown code for the Formal Night time is sensible/informal apparel. A number of 25 Yr Membership awards will likely be introduced through the present in addition to a Golden Teddy, so do try to attend each night occasions for those who can – Crew Toy World most definitely will likely be.

To assist readers put together for the present, Toy World printed its first-ever standalone Toymaster Might Present complement, a whopping 88-pages of industry-leading perception, information and views, from the Toymaster group itself to the impartial retailers and suppliers who’ve made their strategy to Harrogate for the occasion.

Why not begin with a behind-the-scenes take a look at what’s been going down at Toymaster’s Northampton HQ, which has undergone a serious revamp so it could actually even higher serve the group’s members. MD Yogi Parmar advised Toy World’s John Baulch and Rachael Simpson-Jones: “We’re so happy with this constructing and we’re delighted with how the refit and improve has turned out. It’s a lot brighter and has a extra spacious really feel, and it means our members and suppliers can now use it for their very own wants too. As a mutuality, having an workplace our members can utilise for their very own coaching wants is essential to us in addition to reflecting the group’s ethos. If a member desires to carry a provider assembly right here, for instance, they want solely ask. And suppliers can use the house for conferences with their nationwide gross sales group.”

Readers can then discover out precisely what makes the Toymaster Might Present – and the shopping for group itself – so particular with our devoted Speaking Store characteristic, through which we spoke to a raft of member retailers from throughout the nation. And earlier than diving into our complete round-up of what is on present this week, and the offers exhibitors are laying on, readers may also hear instantly from suppliers themselves about why the indie sector is so important to the UK’s toy retail panorama and what they worth most about working with impartial shops.

Toy World’s John Baulch, Rachael Simpson-Jones, Caroline Tonks and Gabriela Garcia will likely be on the present all through the three days (Mark Austin is flying the Toy World flag for us out in Las Vegas this week for Licensing Expo), so please do say good day as we’re making the rounds. We will not wait to see you all.

Toymaster Might Present Exhibitors 2024: