The Giftware Association will hold its AGM on June 18 at the new location of Nottinghamshire Golf Course, where industry experts will discuss the plight of the high street and also how our industry is changing and adapting to be ever present and socially conscious in a socio-economic world. You are more than welcome to
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Mukesh Ambani has purchased 259 year old British toy store, Hamleys, from its Chinese owners, C Banner International, for £67 million. Ambani, who is India’s richest man and worth £38 billion, already owns Burberry, Armani, Bottega Veneta and Jimmy Choo via his Ambani Reliance Brands business. Hong Kong based C Banner International, purchased Hamleys four
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Retail sales grew for the first time since November 2018 in the year to April, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 110 firms, of which 55 were retailers, showed that sales volumes rose for the first time in five months, likely supported by the later timing of Easter this
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Identifying its 10 global consumer trends for 2019, Euromonitor International says that many of them are about ‘taking control and asserting ourselves’. It concludes that ‘in the face of turmoil and uncertainty, we feel more powerful when we go back to basics and eat an egg laid by our own hens, or actually choose to
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While Britain’s High Streets are facing economic headwinds that have seen big name retailers consigned to history, garden centres are bucking the trend and experiencing healthy levels of growth. According to the Horticultural Trades Association, the UK garden market is worth around £5.7billion (excluding landscaping and amenity) and business is booming for the UK’s 2,300
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Alan Monahan writes: Ten years ago, six out of 10 UK transactions were cash. Now it’s three in 10. You don’t need a crystal ball to guess where this is going. The independent Access to Cash Review was commissioned against growing concern among consumer groups. They are worried about the closure of rural ATMs and
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