Mattel, Inc. has revealed the all-new line up for Disney Princess and Disney Frozen to consumers. The line delivers on consumer kid's insights on what they want, including more animal friends and sidekicks, reveal innovation, castles, houses and vehicles, hair play and colour change, and expanded storytelling opportunities. Offerings include Disney Princess and Disney Frozen characters accompanied by accessories heart, such as Queen Elsa and the Water Nokk. Toys on-shelves now, globally, include bright colours, true-to-character facial features, hair fibre tailored to the characters, and premium fabrics.
Posted: 7 June 2023
Independent gift shop chain Maybugs in East Sussex has been crowned the UK's best small high street business at this year's Small Awards, which saw hundreds of the UK's most exciting small businesses brought together for a glittering ceremony in London.
'Maybugs' is a family-owned, independent gift and homeware retailer based in Sussex, which sells a range of unique gifts. It won the 'High Street Hero' award, sponsored by TSB, with the owners being presented with their award by presenter, writer, actor, and comedian Sue Perkins.
Posted: 7 June 2023
Wild Blossom is a new range from Joe Davies featuring a range of beautifully decorated ceramic gifts. The design is a colourful array of watercolour spring blooms, bees and butterflies adorning a cream dimpled textured matt finish ceramic. Using all the bestselling shapes such as Mugs, coasters, hanging heart plaques, tealights and heart tokens combined with heartfelt sentiments for Mum, Nan, friends and family make this collection the perfect choice for gifts and home décor. This new addition to your shop is sure to set the spring season selling off to a great start.
Posted: 5 June 2023
CEO of the Giftware Association, Sarah Ward, has been named on the Powerlist of Women in Trade Associations.
A collaboration between the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) The confederation of British Industries (CBI) and the Trade Association Forum (TAF) has today published a Powerlist of women in trade associations to coincide with International Women's Day 2023 which features The CEO of the Giftware Association Sarah Ward.
The list was compiled from over 200 nominations from the sector and a selection from the Trade Association Forum. CBI and FSB had the unenviable task of selecting the 100 women that make up the inaugural list.
Posted: 2 June 2023
The Exclusively Show returns to the Business Design Centre 13th and 14th June 2023 with the very best brands from the housewares, tableware, small domestic electricals and gift sectors in attendance. This year, Sue Ure Maison is making a debut at the show; inspired by mid-century design and the vibrant colours of the 1960s, Sue Ure Maison design beautiful and useful home accessories for contemporary interiors. In beautiful and durable white and black porcelain, the Ambit collection consists of mugs, jugs and bowls made to enhance the enjoyment of the most ordinary of daily activities. The range includes two mug shapes: 'tall & wide' perfect for hot drinks and 'small & tall handle-less cups' for espresso or long cold drinks, plus two new jugs and a very versatile deep bowl
Posted: 31 May 2023
March 2023 brought renewed confirmation of carbon neutrality for Kite Packaging Group Limited from Carbon Neutral Britain.
In 2022, Kite achieved carbon neutral status under Scopes 1 and 2, extending their offsetting to also include third-party deliveries under Scope 3. Following on from last year, the employee share-owned company has maintained this, successfully offsetting a total of 1338 tonnes of COe emissions, far exceeding their emissions for the year.
All Kite trucks and outbound deliveries made by third-party couriers have been offset and are therefore carbon neutral.
The company is continuing to operate with carbon neutral delivery, whether that is between Kite's NDC and RDCs or directly to their customers and will be shown on customer delivery notes.
Posted: 29 May 2023
Home & Gift is gearing up for another spectacular show this summer in picturesque Harrogate. From 16-19 July, the grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton and the Harrogate Convention Centre will be filled with the best new products from brands all retailers will want to stock. Across Home & Gift's 5 halls and multiple design points, buyers will find everything they need to source an irresistible Autumn/Winter collection.
Visitors will be able to relax and source from over 500 brands showcasing their new collections amongst Home & Gift's bustling, fun and social atmosphere.
Posted: 25 May 2023
Pintail Candles is celebrating a significant birthday this year. The company has been making fine fragranced candles in the South Lakeland countryside for 30 years.
Director James Long started the business in 1993 at a time when the candle market was dominated by big manufacturers and the number of small boutique candle makers could be counted on one hand. His first workshop was in a basement and his first range was a collection of pillar and taper candles.
After a couple of years, he moved to a converted milking parlour and took on his first employee. It was at this time that Pintail Candles became one of the first candle makers in the UK to produce candle tins, a product which they have been associated with ever since.
Posted: 22 May 2023
Mark your calendars – registration for Home & Gift Harrogate 2023 is now open! The industry's most beloved buying event will be gracing the heart of Harrogate once again this summer from the 16th to 19th July, with four jam-packed days of unique networking opportunities and 1000s of incredible new products to discover from familiar names as well as exciting new brands on the block.
Posted: 17 May 2023
Manchester based importer and giftware distributor Joe Davies has appointed David Cree, former National Sales Manager, as Sales Director of the company.
David has been with Joe Davies since 2004 and will be responsible for all sales operations across the business.
Managing Director, Paul Hooker commented "David has effectively been carrying out the Sales Director role for some time and his appointment is in recognition of all his hard work.
David's customers will be delighted, it's a very well-deserved promotion and a natural progression for Joe Davies."
Posted: 15 May 2023