With the biggest trading period of the year upon us, Michelle Hayman, senior product manager at Bostik, looks at the benefits that craft adhesives offer to retailers and how you can maximise adhesive sales.

Bostik is urging retailers to stock up on its innovative range of craft and stationery adhesives during the peak Christmas selling period.

Blu-Tack®, the original reusable adhesive, is clean, safe and provides an alternative to drawing pins and sticky tape. A household favourite at Christmas, Blu-Tack® is ideal for displaying cards and hanging decorations.

Pentel has completed a massive rebranding of key products in its art materials range, with the introduction of Pentel Arts.

Using a concept originally developed and introduced by Pentel of America Ltd., Pentel Arts has been implemented by Pentel UK on behalf of the whole of Europe.

Crafter's Companion prides itself on the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative crafting tools. One of the latest additions to its range is Rock-a-Blocks, a patented stamp mounting system designed to work with a simple rocking motion.

Aqueen of the crafting world, Donna Dewberry, will be attending ICHF this February. Donna has long been associated with approachable, fun and successful learning, with over two million hits to her YouTube tutorials highlighting her approach.