Chris Brook-Carter, chief executive of the retail industry charity the Retail Trust has commented on today’s today’s budget announcement given by Chancellor of the Exchequer,
The British Independent Retailer Association (Bira) has said it is ‘pleased’ the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a 50% business rates discount for one
Swedish homeware giant, Ikea, has taken on Topshops’ former flagship store on Oxford Street, London, paying £378 million for the iconic retail site in a
According to the Office of National Statistics, retail sales volumes fell by 0.2% in September 2021, pulled down by lower sales in non-food stores as
Iconic toy retailer, Hamleys, has announced its top ten Christmas toy predictions for 2021, revealing the toys they predict will be at the top of
Tents, air fryers, trampolines and Crocs were among the products that defined the last 12 months, according to this year’s Shop, Live, Look report by
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
Giftware, partyware and greeting cards wholesaler, Tiger Feet, announces the relocation of its Manchester branch to a new flagship warehouse at Lowry Park, opening its
Ampersand Fragrances, a UK-based fragrance house, is continuing to build momentum within the independent retail sector with a model shaped around bricks-and-mortar stores, placing them
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