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Retail news round-up: Christmas spending, fast shopping, rich pickings and salaries

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UK consumers are planning to spend an average of £1,551 over the festive shopping season – £51 more than last year, according to a survey of 2,000 adults conducted by American Express. It estimates that there will be a £76bn overall spend, with individuals parting with £51 more than last year. After Christmas getaways, the

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Amazing wildlife and pet portraits by Francesca Simpson

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Francesca Simpson is a self-taught wildlife and pet portrait artist originally from Northumberland now based in Leicestershire. She works from her home studio where she creates realistic animal drawings using either a black biro (Bic) or black and white Faber Castell coloured pencils on brown paper. For many of her drawings she uses reference

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Julia Uherek appointed Messe Frankfurt Group Show Director

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Julia Uherek has been appointed Group Show Director for Messe Frankfurt consumer goods fairs effective 1 December 2017. In her new position, Julia is responsible for the strategic orientation of the Paperworld, Creativeworld, Christmasworld, and Beautyworld trade fairs. She succeeds Cordelia von Gymnich, who will now be concentrating on her responsibilities as the head of

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New Talents join Ambiente

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What drives the young avant-garde designer? What are their subjects? And what stimuli are the new talents setting for tomorrow’s consumer goods industry? Answers to these questions will be given by Talents at Ambiente in Frankfurt from 9 to 13 February. Many of the works focus on interesting material studies and craftsmanship as alternatives to

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Budget introduces rates and VAT measures to help store owners

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Following a business campaign led by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in his Budget of November 22 2017 that the move from RPI to CPI indexation will be brought forward by two years to April 2018. The new measures could help British businesses save £2.3bn over the next five

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Luxury fashion accessories by Boho Buffalo

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Boho Buffalo is a brand of luxury fashion accessories born from the travel experiences of Cardiff based surface designer Emma-jayne Lloyd. The Valleys born designer created Boho Buffalo after two years teaching art on the island of Mallorca. Inspired by the most beautiful and cultural destinations around the globe, the sumptuous products are hand made

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