Anyone in business knows that to achieve real success it is imperative that suppliers have some form of face-to-face contact with their customers. In today’s world it can be very difficult to get quality time in front of retailers, given that most of them are very much hands-on small, independent, husband-and-wife teams.  Suppliers also face the difficulty of trying to show their product portfolio in the retailer’s shop, while being constantly interrupted by the shop’s customers, telephone calls or another representative trying to sell at the same time.
So how do suppliers get around this problem? The answer is the Tackle & Guns Trade Show.
Every year, in October, the shooting and fishing industries come together at one of this country’s best trade shows. Next year’s Tackle & Guns Trade Show is scheduled for Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire, on Sunday and Monday, October 18th and 19th, and will attract more than 700 individual fishing and shooting outlets all looking for products for the following season.
Many of the suppliers use the show to take stock orders, while others use it as a vehicle to show their full product range and make confirmed appointments with retailers.
As well as being a fantastic showcase for angling and shooting suppliers the Tackle & Guns Trade Show also provides an opportunity for business-to-business suppliers wanting to break into these lucrative markets.

To view a report of the 2008 event, click here .