Margo & Ludo opens for business
April 28, 2021
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Margo & Ludo, a startup e-tailer inspired by the rising popularity of the lockdown generation of puppies and their owners has opened for business. Margo
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Shopper footfall surges 167% as Scotland reopens
April 28, 2021
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Scotland’s high streets and town centres filled with shoppers as non-essential retailers were allowed to open for the first time, with footfall up by 167
Barbie beats lockdown
April 23, 2021
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Toy maker Mattel sold almost twice as many Barbie dolls in the first three months of this year as in the same period last year
Spring and Autumn Fair launch online marketplace
April 16, 2021
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Hyve Group has announced the launch of the Spring & Autumn Fair Online Marketplace, which takes the wholesale home, gift, and fashion business online, enabling
Meeting the challenge of the New Normal
April 13, 2021
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Those with an interest in the retail trade will have been pleased to see so-called non-essential shops finally opening after an extended period of lockdown
Autumn Fair to return from 5-8 September
April 6, 2021
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Autumn Fair will return to the NEC Birmingham from 5 – 8 September 2021, where it will be co-located with fashion trade exhibition, Moda. Following
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