Mystic Vibes for Future Festive Trends
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Stars for Europe (SfE) is once again supporting retailers and florists to drive increased poinsettia sales during the festive season. SfE is the European-wide marketing
Apricot Crush: Colour of the Year 2024
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Global design trend forecasting agency, WGSN, has partnered with the international colour experts at Coloro to pinpoint Apricot Crush (Coloro 024-65-27) as their Colour of
Sipping La Dolce Vita
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On the rocks, a citrus twist, a splash of fizz, it cin cin to Italian cocktails living La Dolce Vita on greeting card designs this
The Business of Sustainability
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As the UK’s leading exhibition for the garden centre trade, Glee is renowned for offering exceptional content alongside its fabulous showcase of home, garden and
Greetings Trend: Cocooning Waves
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In the swim of the second greeting card trend spotted at the Top Drawer and Spring Fair shows earlier this year, Gale Astley, greetings industry
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