On Thursday June 21 the greetings and gift industry will come together for a very special charity fundraising event in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association). The Sheffield-based buying group, Cardgains, is organising the event, which is to take the form of a 27.5 mile sponsored walk from Dungeon Ghyll to Ulverston […]
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Iconic 169-year-old British department store chain, House of Fraser, is to undergo a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in June 2018 as it seeks to restructure its expensive portfolio. The retailer operates from 59 outlets in the UK, around 20 of which are thought to be performing well. It currently employs 6,500 staff, with a further
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Widdop and Co. continues to strengthen its independent sales team as it welcomes a new Territory Manager to the East Midlands region. Claire Slaven takes on this role after a varied and rich career spent in both sales and design roles. Within the gift industry her many years of experience of selling product categories right
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Shop prices continued to fall in April, representing the deepest period of deflation since February last year, according to the BRC and Nielsen. There have now been five years of shop price deflation. Overall, there was a 1% decline last month, although non-food prices fell 2.2% compared to March when they were down by 1.9%.
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