House of Fraser has teamed up with emerging British designers for a unique gifting collaboration for Valentine’s Day. Cards from Kate Guest’s rural studio in Hertfordshire and bouquets created by London-based floral designer Sherree Francis will be featured as part of a pop up retail experience with luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur. The pop up
The Great British Exchange Rolls Out Rum To John Lewis
We are delighted to have rolled out a new range of nine small batch rums, which will be stocked in John Lewis from this month. Brands include The Salford Rum Company, distilled in the shadow of the old Salford docks, SeaWolf, the first white rum to be distilled on Scottish soil, and Welsh seaweed rum Barti
Three of Our Producers Win at The World Gin Awards
We are thrilled to announce that three of our Gin Producers have won at The World Gin Awards 2019. The World Gin Awards select the very best gins in the internationally recognised gin styles and promote the world’s best gins to consumers and trade across the globe. We are delighted to share the winners with you. Masons
New Year New Staff
Happy New Year! We are welcoming in 2019 with two new team members. We are very happy to welcome Stewart and Steve. Stewart has joined the sales team and will be focussing on the on trade market. If you are a restaurant, hotel or pub then Stewart is your man. Ask him anything about our
We’re Hiring!
The Great British Exchange is looking for a Sales Executive. The Great British Exchange (The GBE) is an online business-to-business marketplace for retailers, promoting the best new British-made brands across a variety of product categories ranging from fashion, homewares to food & drink. We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic sales people to join our
The Harrogate Gift Showcase 2019
Are you visiting the Harrogate Christmas and Gift Fair? Call in to meet The GBE Team on the 14th & 15th January 2019 any time between 11am – 7pm to learn more about sourcing British brands and how we can provide you with a single solution to accessing British producers in the UK and within your region.
We’ll be at Spring Fair
We are delighted to announce we will be attending Spring Fair from 3 – 7 February 2019 where we will be showcasing our newest collections for retailers and buyers. Located at Birmingham NEC, Spring Fair is the marketplace for the UK’s home and gift industry. Diverse, relevant and exciting, the show is full of retail
Sustainable fashion from Charlotte Luisa
It was lovely to welcome Charlotte Luisa into the GBE office this week to talk to us about her handmade luxury bag collections. All made from unloved and reclaimed materials, Charlotte is saying no to disposable fashion. Based in Yorkshire, Charlotte Luisa sources all aspects of her products within the Yorkshire region and hand makes
Featured Brand: Vanilla Blanc
Have you heard about London-based Vanilla Blanc? They are a fantastic unique lifestyle and gift brand bringing you scented products in an innovative way by combining original design ideas and concepts with a selection of wonderful blends made from rare natural ingredients. From handcrafted reed diffusers, to soy candles made of essential oils and Sicilian
Introducing … The British Gift Co (from The Great British Exchange)
At The Great British Exchange we are setting out to prove that the high street is not dead by opening our first shop, which we’re calling, The British Gift Co. The British Gift Co will open its doors on Harrogate’s Parliament Street on Thursday 15th November as a three-month pop up trial and will become