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My Gifts Trade signs licensing agreement with Julie Dodsworth

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One of Britain’s favourite artisans, Julie Dodsworth, has been signed for a fabulous new kitchen collection by My Gifts Trade. The recent collaboration has unveiled a stunning range of cake tins, trays, coasters and kitchen textiles available Autumn/Winter 2018 and Spring/Summer 2019. The collection includes designs from Julie’s highly successful Lavender Garden and brand new

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Retail Reflections: It’s grand up north; business rates and another ‘save the high street’ campaign

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Alan Monahan writes: And so to Harrogate. Next week I will be happily heading to the Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival in the spa town as I have done for the past 23 years. Driving to North Yorkshire, my spirits will be lifted as I re-enter the time warp that is Harrogate in the knowledge

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Retail news round-up: Sales; business and consumer confidence; surplus shops

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Retail sales grew at their fastest pace since September 2017 in the year to June, according to the CBI’s latest Distributive Trades Survey. It also revealed that sales volumes were well above average for the time of year. Additionally, the survey reported a jump in growth in the volume of orders placed on suppliers. The

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Millennials adopt gardening as eco-living becomes the hallmark of style

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Gardening is having its moment as it becomes an upward trend amongst millennials, with younger households enjoying gardening at an all-time high of 29%. The pastime, once only associated with older people, has everyone from the fashion world to celebrity circles now wanting a ‘green haven’ in their vicinity. However, what they don’t want to

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Art Card Publisher’s research video goes viral

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As temperatures continue to soar, a video of an owl cooling off in wildlife artist and greeting card publisher Robert E Fuller’s garden pond has captured the nation’s attention. The video, which was filmed by surveillance cameras in the artist’s garden in North Yorkshire, features a tawny owl bathing in brilliant sunshine – behaviour that

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Tendence sets the new season trends

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Individual, sustainable and creative are all words that sum up the trends at Tendence 2018. No one particular style dominates here, the fashion now is is for whatever pleases, which offers immense scope for creativity, experimentation and humour. The minty and rose coloured velvets and marble-effect surface designs seen on home furnishings and tableware displayed

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