The Voices of Retail Report produced by Hyve Group, the organiser of Spring Fair, Autumn Fair and Glee, in partnership with online marketplace, Faire, has underscored the immense power and potential of collaboration between retailers. The first of its kind report, which was issued in spring 2026, analysed the most important factors shaping the retail
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Research from specialist home interest agency Cairn has found that 87% of consumers say brand trust influences their purchasing decisions for big-ticket home and garden items. The new independent study, based on responses from 2,000 UK consumers, found that feelings, not just features, are driving Britain’s big-ticket home and garden buys, with factors such as
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Britain risks weakening its economy by taking small businesses for granted, according to Nigel Botterill, who is launching a new national campaign to put them back at the centre of the conversation. Botterill, founder of Entrepreneurs Circle, is behind UK Small Business Week, a nationwide initiative taking place from 1–7 June that will bring together
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As London Craft Week 2026 opens across the city, the organiser has extended congratulations to Jongjin Park, who has been announced as winner of the 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize at the National Gallery Singapore. The Prize, awarded annually by the Loewe Foundation to a maker of exceptional skill and vision, recognises artists whose practices
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The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced its endorsement of Tapestry, a new porcelain paving design from Ca’ Pietra, its licensee for outdoor paving. Placing pattern at the heart of the garden, Tapestry brings a softly timeworn decorative quality to outside areas, with faded motifs and gentle tonal variation that create a sense of depth
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Retailers are investing growing amounts of time and money into artificial intelligence, but early insights suggest they could be getting stuck in a risky middle ground between experimentation and scale. Rather than being early adopters or fully scaled users, many retailers fall into what is known as the Integrator stage of AI adoption, where progress
Retailers fall into the AI ‘Integrator’ stage as pilots outpace readiness Read More »
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