Alan Monahan writes: A month ago I mentioned in my column that the British Retail Consortium was calling for a two-year freeze on business rates. Helen Dickinson, its chief executive, has now reopened discussion about the outmoded tax system and the woes of our industry. She doesn’t believe that a successful transformation can be achieved
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Legendary British fashion designer, Matthew Williamson, will launch his new Home Fragrance Collection at Autumn Fair, taking place from September 2 – 5 at The NEC, Birmingham. The range will launch with a set of 200g candles, 200ml room diffusers and 600g luxury ceramic candles. Using a mineral and soy wax blend, the candles are
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Autumn Fair is launching AF Product Match, a new app that will help event attendees discover the must-have products ahead of the golden quarter as well as facilitate networking opportunities. The artificial intelligence-powered app learns users’ preferences to deliver personalised product recommendations to buyers; similarly, it will suggest the most relevant attendees to connect with
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The British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) has welcomed a raft of new sponsors on board for its next round of awards, to be presented at the show in Harrogate on Monday April 8, 2019. Heart Gallery in Hebden Bridge will sponsor the Best Newcomer award for the first time and we caught up with owner,
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Fun-loving fashion designer Henry Holland is getting the party started with his new House of Holland x Papier collaboration. Using iconic prints from his archive, new season designs and the type of tongue-in-cheek slogans that made his name, the collection is a spirited mix of notecards, notebooks, sketchbooks, greeting cards, wedding stationery and party invitations.
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Exhibiting at both Autumn Fair and Top Drawer will be home fragrance specialist, Ashleigh & Burwood, which is stepping into new markets with an extension of its spectacular Wild Things collection of candles and diffusers into soft furnishings and stationery. The distinctive Wild Things’ designs feature a variety of exotic animals, such as black panthers,
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