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Scoop to change location for SS26 show

UK fashion and lifestyle fair Scoop is preparing for a relocation for its spring/summer 2026 edition, set to take place July 13 to 15. The trade show will now be housed in Olympia National Kensington, a larger space compared to its former home in Olympia London West. Its shift comes as Scoop continues to expand its offering of emerging and...

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Scoop Wraps Up on a High: A Buzzing Final Day of Fashion, Buyers & Business

Scoop closed its doors at Olympia West on Tuesday, marking the triumphant conclusion of its Autumn/Winter 2025 edition. Over three vibrant days, Scoop brought together the best in style, creativity, and industry evolution. The atmosphere buzzed with energy, as buyers and exhibitors forged new connections, discovered fresh trends, and embraced...

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Hyve Group portfolio director on the evolution of trade shows and what to expect for AW25

Towards the end of 2024, Hyve Group shook up the UK industry when it announced that its once prevalent fashion fair, Pure London, was to no longer be a standalone event. Instead, the fashion-focused show was to come under the umbrella of its sister brand, Spring Fair, in what was to be a “strategic refocus” that aligned with the evolving needs...

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Scoop, Source and Spring Fair: The new landscape of the UK’s trade show scene

The trade fair season is upon us, and with it comes somewhat of a restructuring among the UK’s event landscape. With Pure London now under the wing of its Birmingham-based sister show, Spring Fair; Just Around the Corner (JATC) ceasing to exist; and both Scoop and Source on the verge of new locations, the schedule of Hyve Group is remaining...

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Resort wear, adaptation and homeware: Scoop brings the French seaside to London

It’s not everyday you enter a trade show to the sound of melodic harp music, yet Scoop is not like every other trade show. In fact, each season, the event’s organiser, Karen Radley, reaffirms that the event is actually intended to be a “showroom”, a sentiment that is reflective in the highly curated selection of exhibitors and Radley’s more...

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Preview of London’s trade shows: Pure London x JATC, Scoop and Source

Trade fair season is well underway, and with it, the hustle and bustle of such events is on the verge of hitting the city of London next week. From July 14 to 16, Pure London x JATC, Scoop and Source will be collectively housed at the event venue Olympia London, each one catering to their own niche of the industry. Here is what to expect from...

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Brexit, budgets and a high street revival: Down the rabbit hole at Scoop International

“We are not a trade show,” Scoop International director Karen Radley noted on the biannual London event at its latest February edition. “I see Scoop as a big showroom. I’ve attended trade shows as a designer myself. This isn’t like any trade show I’ve ever been to. That’s why I’ve created it. The star of the show, and it’s absolutely nothing to...

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Scoop founder and director, Karen Radley: Interest is ‘strongest it’s ever been’

Regular reports of the UK’s turbulence have yet to sway attempts by international brands to enter the region and nab a share of its fashion market. Such sentiments are only confirmed by the increased prominence of Scoop International, a London-based trade fair that puts an emphasis on emerging global designers and lifestyle brands. Ahead of...

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Scoop London: New international brands taking on the Olympia trade show

From February 11 to 13, Scoop will be returning to its home turf of Olympia West, Kensington, where it will host an expanded roster of 250 new designers spanning women’s fashion, luxury home, beauty, lifestyle and menswear. This edition, the event is following the theme ‘A Return to Wonderment’, where visitors are invited to explore “romance and...

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Pure London, Scoop: What the fashion fairs' SS24 editions had to offer

British fashion trade fairs Pure London and Scoop returned to the English capital on Sunday for separate but concurrently running events showcasing the latest SS24 collections. Leading womenswear fair Pure, which will draw to a close Tuesday afternoon at its usual stomping grounds of London Olympia, welcomed hundreds of brands, buyers, and other...

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Scoop: Five brands attending for the first time in July 2023

British fashion trade fair Scoop will take place from Sunday July 16 to Tuesday July 18 at Olympia West in Kensington, London. The three-day event will run alongside Pure London and will showcase a mix of contemporary and premium fashion labels, including a number of returning faces as well as some new ones. In this article, FashionUnited puts a...

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Inside the fairs of FW23, from Florence to Copenhagen to London

After the interruptions during the pandemic, fashion fairs in Europe are returning to normal operations. But the lockdowns have left their mark, brands and buyers alike were often reluctant to travel in light of the uncertain economic situation. To what extent have fairs like Pitti or Premium been able to return to their old form? FashionUnited...