Spring Fair: Spotlight on Pets
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Spring Fair, the UK’s leading wholesale marketplace for home, gift, and fashion, taking place from 5th – 8th February 2023 at NEC Birmingham, has unveiled
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The Centre for Retail Research has revealed the devastating extent of losses to Britain’s high streets and town centres in ‘The Crisis in Retailing: Closures
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Theo Paphitis to bring #SBS to Spring Fair
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Theo Paphitis will headline the content programme at Spring Fair (5th – 8th February 2023, NEC Birmingham) from the Inspiring Retail Stage, which will once
Penny Shaw to take the helm as Chris Dyson retires from Cardgains
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One of the most well-known and popular figures in the greetings card industry, Cardgains MD, Chris Dyson, has announced that he will be retiring at
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