Stop the Clock design – Harrogate Home & Gift a great success

Stop the Clock had a great time at the Home & Gift Show this year. Erin and Kathy always enjoy meeting their customers and getting feedback on products. Now, this prolific company has expanded their product offer with a new range called Still Loved… but bigger. The line offers best sellers from the original smaller sized card ranges, reworked and in the larger size, 150x150mm.

Greetings from Autumn Fair

August 8, 2025

Autumn Fair, the UK’s largest B2B retail trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion taking place on 7th – 10th September at NEC Birmingham, is

Gale Astley writes: Hip To Be Square

February 20, 2025

Giddy for gingham or tender for tartan, plaid and chequerboard have cornered greeting card designs in 2025. From the bonny Highlands to Dorothy on the

Sharing the love instore this Valentine’s Day

January 20, 2025

Around 40 million people in the UK celebrate Valentine’s Day and the estimated spending on Valentine’s Day in 2024 was £2.1 billion according to research

Summoning Halloween Cards & Gifts

October 21, 2024

Gale Astley reports on the greetings card and gift trade: For many years sales of Halloween-related products in the UK have been the skeleton in

A Croissant Crush

October 2, 2024

Baking news! There’s finally a design trend you can get your teeth into! The flaky and buttery crescent-shaped croissant is currently a craze in the

Card Creatives Air at New Designers Show

July 17, 2024

In 1985, the imaginative spectacles of Live Aid, Back to the Future and the first episode of EastEnders enthralled audiences of millions – yes, 13

Government condemned over £5.9bn “De Minimis” Import Loophole

August 18, 2025

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) Bira has condemned the Government’s inaction over the “de minimis” import loophole following a Sky News investigation revealing £5.9

Bira reports that independent retail is in crisis

August 18, 2025

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has found that Britain’s high street crisis has dramatically deepened, with nearly half of independent retailers reporting sales have

Where are the Women Artists?

August 18, 2025

When it comes to women artists being represented in history, you really have to dig to find them. Thankfully, things have changed, and it’s the

GCA August column with Peter Burks

August 18, 2025

The warm, or occasionally very hot, weather has continued well into the late summer now, which has unfortunately taken some of the gloss off the

Indian Pavilion at Autumn Fair will champion export excellence

August 17, 2025

Autumn Fair 2025 is to introduce an exciting new chapter in international collaboration with the introduction of a dedicated Indian Pavilion, championing the vibrancy, craftsmanship,

Source British made goods at Autumn Fair

August 17, 2025

Autumn Fair 2025 will feature a selection of British designers and makers at NEC Birmingham from 7–10 September. Soraya Gadelrab, Event Director, Autumn Fair says,

Stop the Clock design – Harrogate Home & Gift a great success

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Greetings from Autumn Fair

Gale Astley writes: Hip To Be Square

Sharing the love instore this Valentine’s Day

Summoning Halloween Cards & Gifts

A Croissant Crush

Card Creatives Air at New Designers Show

Government condemned over £5.9bn “De Minimis” Import Loophole

Bira reports that independent retail is in crisis

Where are the Women Artists?

GCA August column with Peter Burks

Indian Pavilion at Autumn Fair will champion export excellence

Source British made goods at Autumn Fair

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