The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has again set its sights on championing the high street this Valentine’s Day for the second consecutive year. Designed to coincide with the first seasonal event of the year, the campaign encourages both in-store and online shopping, emphasizing the importance of supporting local businesses. …
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Chinese New Year 2024 falls on Saturday 10th February and to celebrate, Dexam has launched a special promotion and competition for retailers. As a wok specialist, the business is giving retailers 10% off all Dexam woks and 10% off the full School of Wok by Dexam collection until 10th February …
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The Digital Academy of the Frankfurt consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld will be hosting an online event on 17 January 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Under the title ‘Insights Consumer Goods Fairs & AI in Retail’, guest speaker is Ian Scott, director Retail Consulting Ltd offers valuable insights …
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The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has said the low footfall figures for the festive season are disappointing and have confirmed what a challenging year it was for shop owners. The BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor report for December showed that footfall had decreased over the month. The report showed: Total …
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The next edition of Spring Fair, taking place 4-7 February 2024, will bring three insightful content stages with the latest retail trends, keynotes from experts and invaluable masterclass knowledge. Debuting at the show, Trend Talks in partnership with forecast partners The Future Collective, is dedicated to giving the most noteworthy …
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Small Business Britain and BT will be hosting their first NetWalk event of the year, taking place on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, in Regents Park. This NetWalk is distinctively themed around harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for small business growth. Over the past year, the NetWalks have become synonymous …
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BHETA is holding a briefing webinar for exhibitors at its 2024 Exclusively Show (11th and 12th June at The Business Design Centre, Islington). The briefing takes place on Wednesday 28th February at 10am on Zoom. BHETA, which is the owner of the event will be providing attendees with all the …
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For the second year running, the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) supported Care Leavers attending Christmas day lunches, by giving out 3,510 food parcels. The lunches were run by selfless community volunteers across the country for Care Leavers who would have otherwise been alone at Christmas, and were coordinated by Lemn …
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The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has said 2024 is anticipated to be a challenging period for shop keepers as economic challengers are still set to bite. Andrew Goodacre, CEO of Bira said: “While optimism usually accompanies a new year, we anticipate 2024 to be another challenging period given the …
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Spring Fair has launched this season’s The Little Black Book – the buyer’s go-to guide for the show taking place from 4th – 7th February 2024 at NEC Birmingham. The Little Black Book Week launches on Tuesday 2nd January until Sunday 7th January, offering buyers the opportunity to get their …
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