Branded merchandise supports $472 billion of global GDP, new Oxford Economics study finds
PPAI has published the first end to end economic impact study of the branded merchandise industry, carried out by Oxford Economics.
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Entries Now Open for the BPMA Product Awards 2026
The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) is delighted to announce that entries are open for the BPMA Product Awards 2026, celebrating the most innovative, creative and impactful promotional merchandise from across the UK.
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Sourcing City UK & Ireland Market Report 2025
Europe's promotional merchandise market stood still in 2025. The UK and Ireland did not. Our own Market Report and a new European study from ASI tell the same story from two directions, and the gap between them is worth understanding
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The BIG Show Manchester – Change of Venue for autumn edition
Due to circumstances beyond our control, it has become necessary to move the September show from Manchester United to The Point, Emirates Old Trafford, Lancashire Cricket Club. Date, times, content and all other details remain the same.
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Sourcing City has published White Paper No. 04
The Intelligent Distributor, an argument-led field report on how data and AI are redrawing the competitive line in UK promotional merchandise.
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Dynamic Highway in July 2026: 69 Suppliers Live, and the First Twelve Fully Integrated
Over 67,000 products now carry live supplier pricing on the platform, with live stock on more than 48,000, and a first group of twelve suppliers has reached full integration, the top tier of Dynamic Highway participation. Here is where things stand.
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The BPMA celebrates its 2026 graduates at the House of Commons
On Friday 17 July 2026, the BPMA Graduation Ceremony returned to the House of Commons for a sun-filled afternoon celebrating the achievements of this year’s TPM and CPM graduates.
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Page Partnership 2026 Annual Awards
On Thursday 9th July, the PAGE group hosted their annual conference, exhibition, and awards dinner at the Walton Hall Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire.
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Purple Club Goes to the Polo: A Day of World Class Sport in the Heart of London
Sourcing City hosted Purple Club members at Chestertons Polo in the Park on Friday 5th June, an exclusive day of international polo, great food, and even better company at Hurlingham Park, Fulham.
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White Paper No.03 – Sourcing City
Every Click Through Enquiry on Sourcing City represents a professional distributor actively selecting a product to present to a real customer. Not a survey response. Not a supplier’s stocking recommendation. A live purchasing decision. In 2025, there were 675,000 of them.
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