Alan Monahan writes: Hard on the heels of Halloween comes another American import. Yes, Black Friday beckons. But, as a retailer, will you follow?
The Toy Retailers Association has revealed its annual list of top Christmas toys, as selected by a panel of leading toy retailers in a list
Roving reporter Denre Bruins writes: After the enormous success of the autumn exhibition, which I greatly enjoyed attending, I was pleased to hear about the
Mary Portas’ “Save the High Street” campaign might just have had the opposite effect as participating towns lost almost 1,000 shops in five years. 12
The 2017 Northern Design Festival Award winners have been announced by the organiser, whose mission is to promote and support designers and makers working in
The UK retail industry is continuing to make faster progress in raising pay than the economy as a whole, according to the BRC’s analysis of
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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