Ian Downes from Start Licensing discusses food and drink gifting
Start Licensing's Ian Downes talks about how businesses big and small can benefit from food and drink merchandising, and how licences are best deployed in this area.
Posted: 5 February 2019
David Fairhurst gives us a crash course in voice search engine optimisation
Posted: 15 January 2019
The preparations for the upcoming edition of HOMI, the Fiera Milano lifestyle trade fair, are in full swing.
Posted: 14 December 2018
Dids Macdonald offers her tips and advice on keeping up-to-date with intellectual property
Posted: 13 November 2018
Ian Downes from Start Licensing gives his view on comics and licenses
One of my fondest childhood memories was reading comics. I was lucky that my school used to get free comics from a local publishing firm, and as such we had a good supply to pick from
Posted: 9 October 2018
Manufacturers and retailers of domestic oven gloves to be aware of a new European regulation
On the 21st April, 2018, the European Regulation (EU) 2016/425 covering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was applied.
Posted: 4 September 2018
Retailers must get sharper on customer engagement to avoid churn, warns Tryzens
Recent retail sales figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) highlighted the pressing need for retailers to focus on making the customer experience more innovative and engaging, according to ecommerce systems integrator Tryzens.
Posted: 2 August 2018
Fighting fakes and copies - how you can prevent it
ACID CEO Dids Macdonald discusses how to take action against online infringers
Posted: 27 June 2018
The garden industry can lead the way on single use plastic
The garden industry must be quicker to adapt to consumer pressure surrounding the issue of single use plastic packaging says Dan Robson, Managing Director and co-founder of Green Digit. Based in Newcastle, his start-up company manufactures and distributes SeedCell; simple to sow seed pods that employ patented sustainable packaging technology
Posted: 6 May 2018
Independent Retail and Leisure Outlets Soar in Britain
Multiple store closures seen in every region in 2017 – except Yorkshire and the Humber. West Midlands, Greater London and East of England have seen the most multiple store closures. Public Houses and Inns, Newsagents and Bookmakers among the most at risk of closure. The North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber hold the highest vacancy rates. The North West, West Midlands and Scotland have seen extraordinary, independent growth.
Posted: 7 April 2018
The Giftware Association is super excited to announce that it has made a book!
Posted: 2 March 2018
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