Mary Portas retail trend insights
February 4, 2017
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As we move into 2017 the UK faces an exciting but volatile mix of opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. Retail consultant Mary Portas
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Retail Reflections: are you feeling optimistic?
February 3, 2017
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Alan Monahan writes: And so to Spring Fair – and the promise of a more than interesting show following the fall-out from the Brexit vote.
The House of Turnowsky to open doors at Paperworld
January 25, 2017
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Iconic luxury greeting card, stationery and lifestyle design brand, The House of Turnowsky, will celebrate 77 years in business at Paperworld 2017, taking place from
Retail Reflections: Challenges at home and abroad
January 22, 2017
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Did you see that Mary Portas will be at Spring Fair to tell buyers how they can tackle the challenges facing independent retailers? I
Alan Monahan’s Retail Reflections: Buying British
January 16, 2017
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I wonder how many retailers at Top Drawer this week will be searching for UK-made products. If you’re one of them, I’m sure you won’t
Gift of the Year winners are selected!
January 13, 2017
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We were delighted to help judge the Gift of the Year 2017 Awards, which received a record-breaking 1,085 entries. This easily surpassed the total for
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