Rounding off our intensive pilgrimage around various spring trade show was the most excellent Ambiente (February 9 – 13), where trade visitors from 168 countries spent their time networking and ordering new products across the various sectors of Living, Giving and Fashion Accessories. 4,441 exhibitors from 89 countries occupying 308,000 (gross) square metres of
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As the daddy of British retail exhibitions, Spring Fair (February 4 – 9) is a veritable gifting feast with multifarious new product treats in store for visiting retailers. This beautiful tableware by Danish exhibitor, By Room, stopped us in our tracks. By Room imports unique home accessories inspired by culture and traditional craftsmanship from India.
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A majority stake in American Greetings (AG) has been sold by the company’s founding Weiss family to New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), in a deal that was announced on Tuesday February 13. The deal comes approximately five years after the Weiss family took AG private in 2013. CD&R acquired a
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The retail industry has the unhappiest staff, according to an Expert Market/Vivatic survey. Some 13% of the 2,222 respondents said they had imagined killing their boss and 30% of those in the sector claimed to hate their job. At the end of April, Eric Smith – who has designed jewellery for the Queen and the
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Both manufacturers and retailers have made a successful start to the new business season at the Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld consumer-goods fairs, as well as at Floradecora, the floral market place. A total of 3,023 exhibitors from 69 countries (2017: 2,920 exhibitors from 63 countries1) presented their latest festive and seasonal decorations, fresh flowers and
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2017 has been a transformative year for retail as dozens of industry giants, including Toys’R’Us, Debenhams and Mothercare, cut down their physical presence on the high street to focus more on their digital offering. As the year draws to a close, retailers are busy gearing up for what is set to be another year of
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