In-store and TV drive set to bolster Stack-a-Bubble throughout Easter period and again in May. Character Option's new bubble brand, Stack-A-Bubble, is set to make waves in-store with a high visibility campaign both at point of sale and on ...
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Falling after a national payday, experts predict consumers to be out in force this Good Friday and Easter Monday. As Easter weekend approaches, footfall at shopping centres, retail parks and high streets is forecast to jump 4.7 per cent ...
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A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s confirmed to Packaging News the scheme would go ahead and reports have suggested more stores were slated to provide the facility this year – may be up to 400 outlets could offer the service. Last ...
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US-based establishment Silver Lake Cookie Company has voluntarily recalled Easter Egg Cookies as they may contain egg which is not mentioned in the ingredients. The recalled products include all lots of 8oz Silver Lake brand Easter Egg ...
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Pods on the trail will feature a RealFX demo area, i-Que, Freddy Bear and Crayola Colour Alive. The Kid's Tech Arena from Gadget Show Live 2014 is returning for this year's event in the form of a Kid’s Tech Toy Trail sponsored ...
Tags: Freddy Bear, Crayola Colour Alive, Toys
From Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Minions to Bing! and The Clangers, our Retail Advisory Panel believes that strong film and TV licenses will help the industry to another successful year. Growing consumer confidence and the ...
Tags: Minions, Star Wars:The Force Awakens, Toys
Specialist bed retailer c. A wide range of offers on Dreams beds, mattresses, bedroom furniture, bed linen and soft furnishings will be available throughout the Easter weekend to coincide with the opening. Located on the retail park in ...
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As Easter approaches, the firm is celebrating the UK arrival of the range of interactive, tweeting tabletop pets from Silverlit. Flying Toys’ newest batch of hatchlings, DigiChicks has landed. As Easter approaches, the firm is ...
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported early season skier visits at its 21 member resorts were approximately one percent off last year’s strong pace. The report covers visits between Opening Day (Oct. 17, 2014) through Dec. 31, ...
Tags: Ski, warm drinks, Sporting Goods
Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2014. Hillier’s administrator, Bruno Secatore ...
Tags: chocolate business, Agriculture
In a letter sent to the leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) along with other allied organizations are encouraging the ...
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UK retail sales declined by 0.4%, on a like-for-like basis from December 2013, when they had increased 0.4% on the preceding year, finds the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were up 1%, against a 1.8% rise in ...
Tags: home categories, Furniture
Surviving the festive season with one’s waistline intact is a bit like vowing to go to the gym on New Year’s morning: a noble goal, but not so easy in practice. Chocolate is another Christmas temptation that can be hard to ...
Tags: Chocolate, Agriculture
Independent retailers across the UK will be hoping to entice Christmas consumers with a shopping challenge over the next month, as the Celebrate an Independent Christmas campaign returns, hoping to boost consumer awareness of local ...
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Thorntons, a manufacturer of confectionery and other sweet foods, has reported a decline in first-quarter sales with weak performance by both FMCG and retail divisions In its first quarter trading update for the 14 weeks up to and ...