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A Happy New Year from us all at Puckator! It's not only a new year but a new decade – and a truly significant one for us, as we mark our 30th year in the wholesale giftware business.

Planning and promotion for the 2020 Spring trade fairs is in full swing – the first events on the calendar begin early in the New Year. But as a wholesaler or supplier, how do you decide which exhibitions to attend?

Secret Santa shoppers everywhere will soon be browsing for gifts – so how do you make the experience easy for lunch-break customers who may be time pressed?

Black Friday has well and truly established itself as a consumer phenomenon unlike any other.

Tropical is a trend that will just keep reinventing itself: from home interiors to the catwalk, the rainforest vibe with its leaf prints, rich greens, teals and corals is set to stay popular right into spring and summer 2020.

At Puckator we love the fact that our products feature the work of talented artists and designers. We're lucky enough to have 5 creatives on our own in-house team in Sheffield, meaning that more than half our lines are unique to Puckator – you won't find them anywhere else.

It's not long now til the new Shaun the Sheep movie comes onto the big screen and we can't wait to see what adventures are in store for Shaun and his flock this time! We're just as excited about our expanding range of Shaun the Sheep gifts: just like the animation, they've got masses of comic appeal for all ages.

With Halloween just around the corner, it won't be long before ghosts, ghouls and ghastly delights of all kinds make their way into everyone's minds.  Halloween parties have become one of the most popular seasonal events in the UK. Almost half the population say that they go shopping for the celebration – and a good proportion of this spend is on impulse buys, so it makes sense to have a Halloween display planned.

From slime-filled skull toys to the more sophisticated skulls and roses range, and on to atmospheric gothic and fantasy ornaments, we've got everything you need to create a focal point that will hit just the right spooky vibe.  Even better, we're running a 10 % discount on many of these lines until midnight on September 30th. 

We find that our gothic and fantasy themed products are year-round best sellers – so they can easily be incorporated into Halloween decor, but with no need to worry about seasonal spooks outstaying their welcome after October 31!  Look out

Driving the Silk Road

It was an exciting day at Puckator HQ as managing director Mark Howard returned from his mammoth month-long road trip across China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Europe. After driving single-handed through some of the most arid desert landscapes on the globe, it was a bit of a soggy homecoming to rainy Cornwall!

Puckator has a new look …and a lot more!

Finally our new website is online, having undergone a complete restyling and the addition of many new or improved site features.