According to The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s latest weekly Covid-19 financial update for members, the forecast for growth in DIY and garden expenditure for 2020 overall has again fallen back despite the impact of gradual store re-openings. Longer term the reawakening in consumer interest in home improvement and garden gives grounds for hope
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The Crafts Council has launched the first Market for Craft report to identify the global appetite for British craft measured over the past decade, revealing that our passion for handcrafted products has never been greater. Craft sales have increased from £883 million in 2006 to £3 billion in 2019. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic Crafts
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Bira has welcomed a new £50m boost to help local authorities prepare high streets for reopening. High Streets Minister Simon Clarke announced the fund for councils to help their local high streets get safely back to business earlier this week. The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund will help local authorities in England introduce a range
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The best and worst garden trends of all time have been revealed by leading tool firm Draper Tools – with bird feeders and vegetable patches among the good, and gnomes and fake grass among the bad. The study of 2,000 UK adults with gardens also found that over a third of people say improving their
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Giftware giant Enesco has just completed its second full week of shipping orders and, says marketing director, Helen Cottrill: “We are delighted with the response we have received, from both our UK and European customers. We are heartened to see so many of our customers managing through this crisis and we thank them for their
Shopping may never be the same, says M&S, as retailers scramble to prepare for a post-Covid retail arena Britain’s retailers must be willing to transform their operations and offerings to consumers. Will Broome, Founder of says retail tech pioneer Ubamarket, discusses why retailers must following the example of supermarkets and utilise tech-based solutions to ensure
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