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January/February 2023 |
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Gifting opportunities
While we may be in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, there are retail gifting opportunities aplenty coming up that consumers will undoubtedly allow themselves to indulge in. To this end we’re focusing on Mother’s Day and Easter gifts, as well as kitchenware and anniversary gifts. Read on and indulge before getting prepared for a lucrative year ahead!
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New lunch boxes from Puckator |
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Looking for the perfect gifts on a budget? Then Puckator has you covered with a whole host of wonderful lunch boxes, bags, and bottles, all with amazing designs for every taste. For the little ones, check out their Little Tractors and Dinosauria Jr ranges. Both sport bright energetic colours and cute designs which your kids will love to take to school. The stackable lunch boxes let you carry a bunch of food and snacks wherever you may go, but the best part is once you're fi nished they stack neatly into each other to save you space in the cupboard.
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House Doctor launches B2B web shop |
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House Doctor has launched its first B2C webshop. Home interior enthusiasts can finally explore a complete House Doctor universe of product news, bestsellers and always-in-stock signature items - all gathered in one place. The webshop is available in Denmark and will be expanding into other European countries soon. Eugen Coulthard, E-Commerce Director looks forward to establishing a stronger online presence for the House Doctor brand: "We cannot wait to tap into the community of interior enthusiasts - getting to know their needs and wants for home interior will be invaluable insights for us.
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Jutexpo converts 100 million bottles to reusable shopping bags |
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Jutexpo has reached the 100 million bottle mark having been recycled and converted into reusable shopping bags.With nearly one million plastic bottles being sold every minute across the globe, and the average time for them to biodegrade being 450 years, Jutexpo have taken action, by quite literally taking the bottles from our oceans and converting them into the shopping bags we all use on a daily basis.
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Rocket expands Fuzzballs programm with new licensees |
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Rocket Licensing, which represents the phenomenally popular Fuzzballs property, is building on the successful consumer products offering for the award-winning property and has already announced the addition of a number of new partners to a fast-growing licensing campaign. One billion stickers used on social media underlines the reach of the brand that began life as a Tumblr web comic. The stories of the group of (kawaii) characters, staring a cat named Whisky, Timmy the Tiger, Ollie the bunny, and a host of friends inspired a major licensing push.
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Carte Blanche Greetings partners with Bulldog Licensing |
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Carte Blanche Greetings, best known for the award-winning Me to You brand and its signature character Tatty Teddy and nursery property, Tiny Tatty Teddy, has announced a partnership with Bulldog Licensing, one of the licensing industry's leading agencies. The timeless appeal of Tatty Teddy now extends well beyond its original incarnation as a greeting card character to make it a staple part of the UK brand landscape, propelling Me to You as a true heritage brand with timeless appeal. Since 2001 Carte Blanche has partnered with best-in-class licensees to bring to market best-selling Me to You products across many categories including apparel, print on demand, food, gifting and nursery – within these key categories, the characters regularly feature amongst retail number one performers.
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Forthcoming Events |
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Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements. To view more events, please visit the events page on our website...
9-10 Mar 2023 - Cultural Enterprises Conference & Trade Show Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA culturalenterprises.org.uk/conference
31-2 Apr 2023 - h+h cologne Koelnmesse, Messepl. 1, 50679 Köln, Germany www.hh-cologne.com
16-18 Apr 2023 - BCTF Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, HG2 8QZ bctf.co.uk
6-7 Jun 2023 - Progressive Greetings Live Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH www.progressivegreetingslive.com
13-14 Jun 2023 - Exclusively Show Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH www.exclusivelyshows.co.uk
27-29 Jun 2023 - Glee NEC Birmingham, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT www.gleebirmingham.com/glee-2022
16-19 Jul 2023 - Home & Gift Buyers Festival King's Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LA homeandgift.co.uk
23-25 Jul 2023 - Manchester Furniture Show Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA manchesterfurnitureshow.com
31-1 Aug 2023 - Harrogate Fashion Week Harrogatete Fashion Week, Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA harrogatefashionweek.com
3-6 Sep 2023 - Autumn Fair 2023 NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK www.autumnfair.com
10-12 Sep 2023 - Top Drawer London Olympia London, Hammersmith Rd, London, W14 8UX www.topdrawer.co.uk
14-16 Jan 2024 - Giving & Living Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ givingliving.co.uk | |
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