Supply chain nightmares have plagued the home, gift, toy and other industries for over two years now, with shipping costs from the Far East soaring to record highs. The pandemic might be largely over, but the logistics issues are still going strong, with shipping companies raking in titanic profits which have the potential to sink
Independent British toy retailer, The Entertainer, has opened its first The Entertainer branded store in Spain after its 2018 acquisition of Spanish toy retailer, Poly. The Poly store in Valencia has now been fullyrebranded as The Entertainer and opened its doors for the first time on May 11. A major opening event will take place
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home, both part of the Philip Day retail conglomerate, have fallen into administration, with 2,900 jobs now at risk. Administrators were called into the retail operation on Friday November 6 after Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden failed to find buyers. 866 staff were made redundant immediately, although both retail chains
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Specialist toy chain, The Entertainer, has gone into partnership with Asda and is to convert the toy sections in five of the supermarket’s branches into branded concessions by early next year. The agreement forms part of Asda’s test and learn partnership. The arrangement will bring a much larger product range to participating Asda stores, including
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Specialist independent toy retailer, The Entertainer, is partnering with The Salvation Army on a campaign designed to give as many underprivileged children as possible the joy of opening a present on Christmas day. The appeal is for shoppers to purchase an extra toy to donate when they visit any of The Entertainer stores or online
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Wales tops the UK’s festive spending league table, with the average person shelling out £377 for presents, according to a survey from financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown. Scotland follows in second place (£351), with the North-East third (£345). Bottom of the table is the East Midlands (£264). Women spend an average of £340 on Christmas
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