CG Editions show new greetings card range – Wordplay – at Top Drawer

Claire Gill Editions, showing for the first time at Top Drawer, have added Wordplay, a brand new range of greetings cards to their product line, This new range joins Seascapes and Wallscapes, providing the company with a fine selection of bright contemporary images. Claire Gill’s clever graphic/photomontage are spot on for composition and colour. Everyday Occasions and Christmas are available.

Summoning Halloween Cards & Gifts

October 21, 2024

Gale Astley reports on the greetings card and gift trade: For many years sales of Halloween-related products in the UK have been the skeleton in

A Croissant Crush

October 2, 2024

Baking news! There’s finally a design trend you can get your teeth into! The flaky and buttery crescent-shaped croissant is currently a craze in the

Card Creatives Air at New Designers Show

July 17, 2024

In 1985, the imaginative spectacles of Live Aid, Back to the Future and the first episode of EastEnders enthralled audiences of millions – yes, 13

Glorious Gardens

March 6, 2024

Botanical greetings card brand Umbellifer is launching a new range called Glorious Gardens. The concept behind the range is to celebrate great British flower gardens

Embracing The Jelly Jiggle

February 27, 2024

Drifting onto the design shores for 2024 is the Be Jelly trend hypnotically gliding onto catwalks, home decor, prints and of course greeting cards. From

Theo Paphitis unveils new Ryman’s mobile app at Spring Fair

February 7, 2024

Spring Fair welcomed some of retail’s biggest hitters on day three withV Dragon and retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis, and ESG pioneer Paul Wright from PDS

Registration for Spring Fair 2025 is open

November 4, 2024

Registration is live for the UK’s leading Home, Gift, and Fashion trade show, Spring Fair, which is on track to sell out at its 75th

Boost Christmas sales: make the most of free SfE promotional material

November 4, 2024

As the green industry prepares to enter its poinsettia peak, Stars for Europe (SfE), the pan-European poinsettia marketing initiative, is offering a raft of new materials to

Catering and Christmas boost Garden Centre Sales

October 30, 2024

The Greeting Card Association’s (GCA) latest Barometer of Trade (BoT) has reported that catering served up the best results for September. Seven of the 13

True Joy: Dulux Colour of the Year 2025

October 25, 2024

The colour supremos at Dulux have made the vivid yellow, True Joy, their colour of the year for 2025. The inspiration was the Co’lour Futures

HTA and FPC askss for urgent government action on the border

October 25, 2024

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent action following a

GCA hosts free retail security webinar for members

October 23, 2024

Three retail security specialists will speak to Garden Centre Association (GCA) members at a free webinar on the topic next month (November 2024). The online