Alan Monahan writes: While UK online retail sales rose a respectable 12% year-on-year in January, the gifts sector was at an eight-year high – up a staggering 62% YoY, according to IMRG and Capgemini. The average basket value (ABV) for online retailers was recorded as £85 in January – up from £79 a year earlier
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There were just over 40 entries for the first-ever LaunchPad competition, run by the London Stationery Show, and the panel of three judges had the task of identifying 12 winning entries to take part in this year’s show free of charge. Aimed at individuals and companies eager to break into the booming UK stationery
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Alan Monahan writes: I wonder if you’ve totted up your Valentine’s Day sales figures. I do hope that they made nonsense of a recent poll of more than 2,000 adults in the UK by Opinium Research for PricewaterhouseCoopers. It suggested that Valentine’s has limited appeal in Britain. Just over a half of respondents didn’t
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The revelation this weekend that the conservative party put aside concerns about the impact of business rates rises on the high street has prompted renewed calls for a fair deal for British retailers. The Sunday Telegraph reported on February 19 that The Department for Communities and Local Government noted retailers were being “completely clobbered”
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Opening up their 2017 trend report with the keywords Sustainably Inspiring, Ambiente organiser, Messe Frankfurt, asserts that “honest handling of materials and the clarity of design as well as surprising patterns and textures” are setting the style bar for coming seasons. Creatives and designers are forging boldly ahead in new directions without
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Unique ‘Dreaming Together 2017, Children’s Wall Calendar’ is celebrated by the juries. The House of Turnowsky is delighted to have received Silver in the prestigious international Gregor Calendar Awards for its Dreaming Together 2017, Children’s Wall Calendar. A prize-giving ceremony for 500 guests was held on the evening of January 26 at Haus der
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