Clintons has once again come back from the brink after the Weiss family repurchased the ailing specialist retail chain immediately after putting it into administration on December 4 2019. This is the second time in seven years that Clintons has been bought out of administration. In what is known as a pre-pack process, the company
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The #BlockFriday / #BoycottBlackFriday hashtags and rival #indieweek / #indiefriday campaign indicated that forces were rallying in opposition to what many see as the low point of the retail calendar, Black Friday (BF). Many stores ran promotions for the whole of the week and will continue them through the weekend and into Cyber Monday on
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South Manchester shop, The Curious Fox, has featured in a Christmas advert seen by more than six million Channel 4 viewers last weekend. Located on Chorlton’s Beech Road and described by owners Stewart Hutcheon and David Dodsworth as “unique and independent as you can get”, the shop boasts an eye-catching Christmas window decked with peacocks
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Online value retailer, Studio.co.uk, is celebrating after being awarded ten Loved by Children Awards for their own brand children’s toys, including the award for best wooden toy in three age categories, as well as a new special category, ‘Christmas Toy of the Year’. The awards which are now in the fifth year and associated with
Many independents feel overwhelmed by the Black Friday big brand consumer fest, so Just a Card is warmly inviting everyone to celebrate Independents and shop small during Indie Week – November 25 – 29 to support independent shops, artists, makers & small businesses The grassroots Just a Card campaign, founded in 2015 in response to
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Live art collective The Neo Naturists are combining forces with seminal post-punk band and ‘Godmothers of Grunge’ The Raincoats in celebration of the launch of House of Voltaire’s Christmas Shop and the unveiling of The Neo Naturists’ Christmas Tree. This special seasonal celebration will include a live performance and music evoking the spirit of the
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