DesignFirst to launch at Autumn Fair
July 3, 2018
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Autumn Fair 2018 will launch DesignFirst, a series of showcases for up-and-coming, pioneering brands. Set to be an entirely new platform for only the most
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Gift wrap goes green at The Gardens Group
July 3, 2018
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The Gardens Group has enhanced its environmental credentials once again this month, by switching to eco-friendly wrapping at all three of its garden centres. The
June sees summer boost for retailers
June 28, 2018
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Retail sales grew at the fastest pace since September 2017 in the year to June, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey (DTS).
Widdop partners with Meg Hawkins
June 26, 2018
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Giftware giant, Widdop & Co., has signed a licensing deal with Shropshire artist, Meg Hawkins, marking an incredibly exciting development in Meg’s expanding business. The
Cardgains charity challenge is mission accomplished!
June 25, 2018
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On Thursday June 21 – Midsummer’s Day, no less – Gifts & Greetings Review publishers, Charlotte Cowell and Denre Bruins, joined around 30 industry colleagues
Danilo and Gemma find new routes to market
June 25, 2018
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A year after Carte Blanche Group acquired the Is It Art distribution business, two Is It Art brands, Danilo and Gemma International, have announced they
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