The Giftware Association has appointed Gert Schyberg from Sebnini as its new chairman. Gert takes over from Jeremy Corner from Blue Eyed Sun who moves over to the Deputy Chairman role after serving as Chairman for the past two years. Previously Vice-Chairman and an active member of the GA National Committee for the past 8
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Local authorities across the UK are ‘accelerating the decline of the high street’ with unnecessary road closures, according to Bira, which has been inundated with calls from retailers concerned that post-lockdown accessibility issues are significantly impacting trade. Bira is now working hard to help retailres address these problems, and to bring the issue to the
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes rose by 3.6% between June and July. Clothing sales grew by 11.9% and people spent more money on petrol while online shopping fell by 7%. It said sales are now 3% higher than February before WHO declared a pandemic and the UK was placed in
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If you’re the sort of person who loves giving gifts to people, you’ve probably already thought a great deal about what it says about your psychology. After all, from a purely material perspective, the giving of gifts doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. You’re giving up resources and, often, not expecting to receive
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Research from social media management platform Maybe* has found that independent businesses have all but stepped away from social media since lockdown ended. Although consumers average over three hours on social media per day, the 43% of independents that were active on social media on a daily basis pre-Covid-19 has dropped to just 5% in
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The Toy Retailers Association and DreamToys committee today announced, DreamToys 2020 will take place as a digital event this year. “Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, it is not possible to hold a large-scale physical event to announce the DreamToys list,” commented Gary Grant, chair of the DreamToys selection committee.
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