Please don’t take my silence over the past couple of months for lack of interest. I’ve been out and about a lot and it’s been really good to catch up with lots of retailers and really hear from the horse’s mouth what it’s like out there! Believe me, we’ve been listening..and what we’ve learnt will definitely be shaping our future plans for Wiemann for the autumn and into 2014!
Yes… barely half way through the year and we’re already looking ahead to next. Before we know it, we’ll be at the influential MOW event in Germany in September, sussing out the new ranges we’ll be bringing to the UK at the Interiors Show at the NEC in January.
Before that of course, we’ll be showing at the second Branded Furniture Show on 1-2 October at Cranmore Park, Solihull. It worked well for us last year and it’s a good time to line up new products for the New Year sales.
We know just how tough it is out there for retailers but we hope our package of products and service is helping – we’re certainly securing some good new business (over 30 new accounts!) and it’s interesting to see how retailers are coping with two very different types of customer, investing in our promotional ranges, so they can offer immediate delivery from stock on very competitively priced products, such as the young and fun looking new Honey in rustic oak and Havanna finish; or the more traditional Meran (shown here) in ash or rustic oak; as well as catching the eye of those with more money to spend with displays of the stunning new Loft; or the ever popular, versatile semi-fitted Luxor.
I’d also like to say a big thank you to all our customers for supporting Wiemann through what we would all acknowledge are extremely challenging times.
Thank goodness for the pleasures in life… such as the birth on May 9 of our first grandchild, Ruby Louise Hewitt. Yes – I am now a very proud Grandfather (well, Pop, actually – I reckon she’ll learn to say that sooner!!) Photos available for anyone who expresses the hint of an interest!