Alan Monahan writes: Fed up with reading downbeat pre and post-holiday stories about footfall and predicted sales, I turned in desperation to Amazon Echo, my
The continued surge in online shopping will see over £2.5bn of unwanted Christmas presents returned to retailers, according to LCP Consulting. Stuart Higgins, its director
Alan Monahan writes: I do hope that your Christmas sales have defied the grim predictions of the doomsayers. For what is supposed to be the
2017 has been a transformative year for retail as dozens of industry giants, including Toys’R’Us, Debenhams and Mothercare, cut down their physical presence on the
Research by commercial insurer, NFU Mutual has found that almost half (46%) of consumers plan to do their Christmas shopping using a mixture of online
The results (so far) are in! Everyone who has entered Gift of the Year 2018 should now have heard whether or not they are on
The Giftware Association (GA), in partnership with BATF International, is offering an exclusive opportunity for four of its members to showcase their products at Shoppe
More UK consumers intend to celebrate Father’s Day this year through gifting, dining and other activities, although spending is forecast to remain restrained as they
The Puppet Company is taking centre stage at Hamleys Regent Street this summer with its first-ever dedicated window display, celebrating 25 years of puppets, imaginative
The globally renowned British brand, Burleigh Pottery, has been saved by a group of investors led by former Burberry CEO, Christopher Bailey. Based at the
Carte Blanche Group has announced a change of ownership at the company as majority shareholders, Stephen Haines and Duncan Spence, leave the business. Haines is
As gardening reaffirms its status as into one of the UK’s most beloved pastimes, self-watering planters from LECHUZA offer the perfect Father’s Day gift, blending
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