Half Moon Bay Acquires Shruti
July 26, 2018
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Contemporary home, gift and fashion brand, Shruti, formerly known as Junction 18, has been acquired by specialist licensed gift and home company, Half Moon Bay,
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Enter for the Best Small Shop Awards
July 26, 2018
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The Best Small Shops Competition celebrates the commitment and creativity of entrepreneurial independent retailers on the UK’s High Streets and the central role they play
Alternatives to Amazon for buying and selling online
July 26, 2018
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Last year online retail sales were up 12.1% on average year-on-year, but it can be difficult for buyers and sellers to know where to begin
Retail Reflections: Buyers and sellers gear up for Christmas; What Amazon Can’t Do
July 24, 2018
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Alan Monahan writes: I was on the way home from Harrogate when I realised that the sharp, stabbing pain in my lower back signalled that
Retail news round-up: Footfall and sales; Boost for NEC; John Lewis ‘pilot stores’
July 23, 2018
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June’s good weather resulted in a marginal year-on-year improvement in footfall across the nation’s high streets, delivering the second month of consecutive growth since November
Setting the scene with Seed Home Designs
July 23, 2018
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Continuing with our series on British designer-makers exhibiting at BCTF 2019, we catch up with the lovely Naomi Sisson’s of Seed Home Designs, who will
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