Popular online jewellery brand Lily Belle is now available for wholesale. The stretch bead bracelets have been a huge hit online and with celebrities such as Made in Chelsea’s Frankie Gaff, singer Ellie Goulding and model Lottie Moss. This September Lily Belle will be using Scotland ‘s Trade Fair to launch into wholesale and reveal
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Aspirational lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, has apologised for selling vases which imitate the work of Sydney-based ceramicist, Tara Burke, without her permission. Ms Burke was alerted to the copies by a friend who saw the vases for sale on Anthropologie’s website. Tara Burke’s vase is pictured on the right. Ms Burke, who called the American retail
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A survey by the Nottingham Building Society has revealed that 46% of shop owners blame the closure of local bank branches in the last three years for damaging their businesses, while 24% said it contributed to them going out of business within the last five years. Retailers are also being hit by lower footfall, with
An investigation by Which? has revealed that almost 50 major online retailers were misinforming or failing to provide clear information to shoppers about returns rights on their websites. The consumer champion says that as a result of its investigation 10 retailers, including Lakeland and M&S, have since updated their information to clarify the unwanted and
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Alan Monahan writes: Save the High Street deserves a pat on the back for making so much useful information freely available to retailers, even if they aren’t members. Given that it costs nothing to join and there are special offers for those with independent local shops, I would have thought that being a part of
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A report in The Telegraph has revealed the awesome pulling power of movies, television and affiliated merchandise, as picture sharing site Instagram reveals the most popular global and British destinations among its half a billion users. Instagram has also become the social media platform of choice for PR-savvy designers, manufacturers and retailers alike, as the
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