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
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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
PaperAwards 2017 winners revealed
January 12, 2017
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The organiser of Top Drawer and Paperfest, Clarion Events, has revealed the winners of the 2017 PaperAwards 2017. Sponsored by GF Smith, the PaperAwards
Springboard Christmas footfall review
January 11, 2017
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Christmas footfall magnified the 2016 trend of “a modest bounce back of the high street alongside a slowing of growth out of town and a
Launch into design-led stationery
January 10, 2017
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The London Stationery Show, which was sold to Ocean Media Group in autumn 2016, has set up a LaunchPad competition for companies that want to
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