
Retail Reflections: the jury is out on Black Friday – bring on the mince pies!
Alan Monahan writes: I suspect that many retailers will rue the day that Black Friday washed up on our shores from the US. Like Andrew

Alan Monahan writes: I suspect that many retailers will rue the day that Black Friday washed up on our shores from the US. Like Andrew

Gifts & Greetings Review was delighted to help judge entries for the Gift of the Year competition for the third year running, this time in

There was cause celebration on the occasion of this year`s meeting of the jury of the greetings-card design competition held in conjunction with Paperworld, where
UK consumers are planning to spend an average of £1,551 over the festive shopping season – £51 more than last year, according to a survey

Julia Uherek has been appointed Group Show Director for Messe Frankfurt consumer goods fairs effective 1 December 2017. In her new position, Julia is responsible

What drives the young avant-garde designer? What are their subjects? And what stimuli are the new talents setting for tomorrow’s consumer goods industry? Answers to

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

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

The Giftware Association has launched a new Quarterly Pulse Survey called Giftware Unwrapped, designed to give the UK gift and home industry a stronger, clearer

Independent retailers across the UK are rethinking how they present artwork. Traditional gallery walls and static displays lost their pull. Shoppers now expect visual storytelling

The second edition of UKPackaging Expo is set to unfold on November 10th and 11th 2026 at the Convention Centre at KingsDock, Liverpool. It follows

Unwrap INDX Gift Edit, the new Midlands destination trade show for 2026, launching at Cranmore Park 19 May 2026. Presenting a perfectly packaged partnership with the British Craft Directory and the Giftware Association, the
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