Single mums to splash out on themselves this Mother’s Day
March 25, 2019
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The average Brit intends to spend £17 on Mother’s Day gifts this year but one in three is not planning to get a gift for
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Giftware Association announces spring seminars
March 20, 2019
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The Giftware Association has announced details of its spring seminar programme, with plenty of interesting events coming up in the next couple of months. On
Retail Reflections: New ways to provide cash access ‘could help keep high streets alive’
March 20, 2019
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Alan Monahan writes: Ten years ago, six out of 10 UK transactions were cash. Now it’s three in 10. You don’t need a crystal ball
Retail news round-up: Candle sales; footfall; Brexit sellers
March 19, 2019
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Independent gift shops are driving a big increase in the sale of candles, according to a report from retail software company Vend. Its data reveals
IKEA is hoping sex will sell!
March 11, 2019
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They say that sex sells so let’s see how IKEA does with this! The Swedish furniture retailer has compiled its own interior design take on
Retail Reflections: Haggling, the high street, and Sigmund Freud
March 7, 2019
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Alan Monahan writes: It has never occurred to me to enter a shop and ask for a discount. I have concluded that there must be
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