b'LIVE TALKS AND RETAILER WORKSHOPS Hone in on trends, hear how thecurrently missing out on a whole segment ofto know to boost your sales, which can also stationery sector and Britains highshoppers who want to buy local. Come tobe pre-booked. Finally, founder of Specialist streets are really faring, and listenNicks talk and find out how they do it! Retailers, Ian Retallick, will present How to an intriguing offer from retailWhats really happening on the UKssoft assets can attract more customers to entrepreneurs NearSt, who makeHigh Streets is a review by leading retailyour store.commentator and head of retail policy forFor more information on the programme, retailers stock easily searchable the Federation of Small Business, Michaelplease visit the Whats On section of the on Google! Weedon of exp2, which proves youStationery Show Londons website atshouldnt always believe all the doom andwww.stationeryshowlondon.co.ukTrend analyst Phil Pond, of Scarlet Opus,gloom headlines!a speaker well-known to Stationery ShowRebecca Saunders, a retail and visitors, will share a key trend for Christmasecommerce independent consultant, returns sales called The Traveller. He will also revealto deliver her State of Stationery industry a longer view of global consumer and designupdate and run a hands-on workshop entitled trendsThe Game Changer, Satori andWhat can indies learn from retail buyers. Fellowshipthat will influence customersRebecca, (previously a buyer and category through Spring/Summer 2020. manager at Not on the High Street and John NearSt is a retail technology companyLewis Partners) will share tips on how retail getting people back into high-street shops.buyers manage stock and suppliers to help Their platform drives in-store footfall byindependent retailers carry out their own connecting the products currently hidden onnegotiations. Independent retailers should shop shelves to the millions of local shopperscome prepared to share their experiences searching online for them nearby. In 2018and learn from othersthis is a pre-bookable NearSt partnered with Google to enableworkshop with limited places.shoppers to search live in-store productsThere are an additional two retailer directly in the Google search function.CEOworkshops, one led by Catherine Erdly Nick Brackenbury says: Retailers areof Future Retail: Five key figures you need TAKE A TREND TOUR Back due to popular demand, visitorsThe Travellera key trend forimprovements.A desire for clean air, clean will be able to join a show TrendChristmas 2019.It is a future-thinking yetoceans, clean energy and clean living will drive Tour to see specific products whichtraditional trend, reflecting consumershow products and services are developed.epitomise one of the key consumerdesires to look ahead to calmer, moreSatorinext summers Olympics in stable times. The idea of establishing fairness,Japan will boost worldwide interest in and design trends for the stationerytransparency in all things and restoringJapanese culture and influences. Satori, or sector in 2020. balance and order is key. the experience of seeing into ones true The Game Changera trend thatnature encourages consumers to find a Each tour, which takes around 40 minutes,sees consumer interest in strengtheningnatural rhythm and balance in order to cope will be led either by futurist Victoria Redshawthe connection between sustainabilitywith the complexities of modern life and the or trend forecaster Laura Greenwood, bothand technology to achieve environmentaldistractions of the online world.from trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus. Fellowshippromotes the power By using products available now, we canof the collective. It has a global outlook illustrate the types of ideas, items, coloursand celebrates cultural diversity and places and textures of each trend, and give buyersethics at the centre of decision making.specific examples of how each trend willIt is experimental, colourful and joyous, manifest itself, what their customers will beshowcasing a cultural mix of ideas.drawn to, and how to attract new customers,To find out more about these consumer explains Victoria.and design trends and how they will play out Four tours, each catering up to eightin the Stationery sector, visitors can either visitors, will run on both show days.join a Trend Tour, visit the Trends Hub or sit in They also offer team tours for individualon one of Phil Ponds Trends Talks.companies which can be booked outside theFor the full trends programme,standard times. visit the Whats On section of theThe Scarlet Opus team, who will createStationery Show Londons website ata Stationery Trends Hub display at the show,www.stationeryshowlondon.co.ukhave identified four global consumer and design trends to focus on this year.32 STATIONERY SHOW LONDON PREVIEW'