The cream of British designer-makers
March 27, 2018
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Iconic trade exhibition, British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF), is a few short weeks away and retailers up and down the country are looking forward to
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Cards that make people happy
December 11, 2017
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Artinker offers traditionally crafted greeting cards using top-notch artistic talent combined with indelible Indian ink and a generous dollop of charm and charisma. Artinker is
Contemporary gifts and homeware shine at showUP
December 5, 2017
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After the enormous success of the autumn exhibition, we were pleased to hear about the spring edition of showUP, which takes place from Sunday February
Toy trade set for massive growth in next five years
October 25, 2017
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Research analyst, GlobalData, has forecast the British toy industry will be worth £4.6bn within five years – a growth of 16.2% – with online sales
Do Dutch at Ambiente 2018
October 24, 2017
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Ambiente is laying a foundation for a dynamic international trading season – with the Netherlands as a partner country, an innovative Business Matchmaking Programme, a
Boom in independent store openings as multiples decline
October 12, 2017
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Up to the minute research by the Local Data Company (LDC) and the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that traditional independent shops opened
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