It’s now just two weeks until time the doors open on the annual greeting card extravaganza that is Progressive Greetings Live.
The excitement is truly building for the 220+ exhibitors, 70 of whom are brand new to the two-day show, that takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 – 5 June, at London’s Business Design Centre.
“PG Live 2024 looks set to be very special indeed. Not only do we have an astonishingly strong line-up of 209 exhibitors, but over 30% of these are brand new to the show, meaning that our wonderful visitors of retail buyers and overseas distributors are in for a real feast for the eyes,” commented Jakki Brown, co-owner of Max Exhibitions which organises and owns PG Live.
The full list of exhibitors can be viewed here, with Crumble & Core (stand 429), Bubblegum Stuff (538), Cotton & Grey (537), Sharon King-Chai (6), Eliot Siegel (718), Wild Lines (536) and Jelly Armchair (535) among the latest to join the PG Live extravaganza which encompasses well-loved leading companies, as well as plenty of emerging and newbie start-ups.
The retailer registrations for the show already read like a who’s who of greeting card stockists, with buyers from the likes of Cardzone, Tesco, Blue Diamond, Oliver Bonas, Fortnum & Mason, Hoopers Stores, House of Cards, Longacres, National Trust, Cardfactory, RHS, Sainsbury’s, Elphicks, Scribbler, Temptation Gifts, Tesco, TK Maxx, Morrisons, Henry & Co and Utility already having signed up alongside many other leading indies, small chains, garden centre groups, grocers and national stores as well as international buyers and distributors.
A special feature of PG Live are the Gold, Silver and Sunshine tickets that retailers who feature in the the Retas retail awards receive, giving them £150 or £75 off an order placed at the show. All Greats gift retailer finalists and winners from the 2023 and 2024 awards have received their £50 voucher to spend and all Cardgains members have also received a £50 voucher.
PG Live is on 4 – 5 June at the Business Design Centre in London and is free to attend for greeting card buyers, international distributors, licensees and agents. Register now for free.
