SPRING//SUMMER 2018 5 4 SPRING//SUMMER 2018 While every care has been taken for accuracy in the contents of this magazine,the publisher accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions.No part of this publication may be copied or stored in a retrieval system without the express permission of the publisher. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher.Copyright:Ocean Media Exhibitions Ltd 2017.Stationery Matters is available free of charge to directors,buyers,merchandise managers,store managers and department managers of retailers and suppliers of stationery products in the UK.No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. STATIONERY BIZ 67 TABLETSVERSUS PAPER Chris Partridge on the digital version of paper with benefits 70 TRADE SHOW SPOTLIGHT Henri Davis searches out the trends in the first spring trade shows 72 THE STATIONERY MARKETWRAPPED UP Rebecca Saunders on the highs and lows of stationery retailers’ 2017 trading results 75 STATE OF THE HIGH STREET MichaelWeedon explains the changing nature of the high street,offering advice and hope to retailers 76 SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS Meticulous Ink,Bath 80 SPRING INTO STORE Faika Khurram on what the big stationery retailers are showcasing this spring 82 LASTWORD We interview Lucy Edmonds,founder of Quill London CONTENTS OUR CONTRIBUTORS Charlotte Kemp Stationery magpie Charlotte Kemp is editor of Femail Magazine at the Daily Mail and has a penchant for ink pens,notebooks and elegant leather pencil cases. She was previously editor of Stationery Magazine and continues to contribute to Stationery Matters. Chris Leonard-Morgan Chris is the founder of the London Stationery Show, National StationeryWeek,World Stationery Day and the‘Writing Matters’ campaign.He is a Liveryman of The Stationers’ Company.He also founded the London DIY Show and was one of the founders of Exclusively Housewares of which he is still a director. Henri Davis Henri has worked in the retail industry for 30 years, and in stationery since 1990, as a stationery buyer for WHSmith until 2003. Now an independent retail advisor in the cards, gifts, stationery and heritage industries, she works with many small and medium-sized businesses. She is currently chairman of The Giftware Association. MichaelWeedon MichaelWeedon has a deep background in independent retail as a trade association director,writer,media commentator,speaker and representative to government of small business.He is managing director of Exp2 Ltd, which researches,reports and publishes‘big picture’ stories about the dynamics of the UK retail landscape. Chris Partridge Chris started writing about technology when phones were wired to the wall,research involved long hours in the library and tweets were strictly for the birds.He edited the technology supplements of the SundayTimes and the DailyTelegraph and now works freelance covering technology trends forTheTimes andWoman’sWeekly. Rebecca Saunders Rebecca is an independent retail and ecommerce consultant,having recently run Stationery,Weddings and Christmas at Notonthehighstreet.com.She is a former John Lewis buyer and has worked across Food, Technology,Jewellery,Beauty and Baby & Child.She started her career in finance and strategy. Faika Khurram Faika Khurram is a retail analyst,consultant and trainer with a retail background in merchandising.Her last role was at Paperchase,where she was a merchandise manager for 10 years.She now manages her own business,FKP Consultancy,helping clients to build sales and stock management processes,and deliver retail training. 76 G I F TE D F O R G E N E R ATI O N S . G UA R A NTE E D F O R LI F E . ULTRA SLEEK ULTRA MODERN NEW FINISHES! CROSS ATX® VISIT CROSS AT STAND NUMBER M730 Editor: Julia Faiers editor@stationerymatters.news Sales & circulation manager: Hazel Fieldwick hazel.fieldwick@oceanmedia.co.uk Sales executive: David Rebelo david.rebelo@oceanmedia.co.uk Art director: JonWainwright Marketing manager: Vanessa Fortnam info@stationerymatters.news Publisher: TimWilloughby tim.willoughby@oceanmedia.co.uk Stationery Matters is published twice a year by Ocean Media Exhibitions Ltd, One Canada Square, CanaryWharf, London E14 5AP Tel: +44 (0) 20 7772 8461 email: info@stationerymatters.news Twitter: @StatMatters Web: www.stationerymatters.news 70