Autumn Fair, organised by i2i Events Group, has been shortlisted for Best Trade Show in this year’s Exhibition News (EN) awards. Best Trade Show is the most hotly-contested of all EN Awards and this time around is open to any ...
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Retailers suffered a quiet Easter weekend, with Ipsos Retail Performance reporting a drop in footfall of -2.9% across the UK, in comparison to 2015, when Easter fell a fortnight later. Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at ...
Data released by Local Data Company (LDC) and the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that independents opened the fewest number of shops in Britain’s top 500 town centres since LDC records began in 2009. The number ...
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Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) released records of shipping more than one million Fitbit Blaze devices in its first month of availability, exceeding internal Fitbit sales forecasts. During this time, Fitbit Blaze has become the number one bestselling ...
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BPI Sports, a sports nutrition company, has announced that it will no longer be utilizing the services of 3rd party distributors. BPI Sports will instead be utilizing their own current infrastructure to distribute straight to retail. This ...
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ICTI Care's Mark Robertson outlines how a raft of new legislation, coming into effect today, means toy companies must take a closer look at their supply chain. Modern Day Slavery continues to make the headlines, and for very good reason. ...
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Star Monsters is the most TV advertised toy so far in 2016. Magic Box Toys and Esdevium's new collectable, Star Monsters, has enjoyed a strong debut at UK retail. Since launching at the beginning of February, reaction from both ...
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With rave reviews, the Galaxy S7 looks sure to be one of this year’s most popular handsets. Samsung is said to have shipped nearly 10 million Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge phones in the first quarter of 2016. That’s according to ...
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Hawley-Lambert has agreed to acquire the parts & accessories division of Accell North America Seattle Bicycle Supply. The acquisition brings 14 new brands, available approximately May 1st, to Hawley’s growing portfolio of products in ...
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Sara Lee, makers of bread, buns, rolls and breakfast products, has launched its first-ever, bakery-inspired bread, Artesano. Artesano bread is now available in grocery stores and major food retailers nationwide, just in time for April's ...
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170 trading cards are up for grabs in the new collection. Collectibles company Topps has unveiled a brand new trading card game based on Moose Toys’ brand Shopkins. The trading card game follows on from the success of Topps' ...
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The full line debuts at Toys R Us stores across the US before heading to mass retailers coinciding with the release of the film this month. Jakks Pacific has launched a full line of collectable figures and role-play items based on the ...
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Toad&Co has added Scott Whipps to its senior management team as vice president of sales, effective March 28, 2016. In his new role, Whipps will lead the strategic development, management and execution of global sales for Toad&Co. ...
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Arla and Dairy Farmers of America agreed to start a joint venture to build a small dairy plant to produce cheddar cheese. The joint venture will have a combined investment of $58m out of which Arla will contribute 20% or $11.6m. The JV ...
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Popular brand of outdoor furniture, Brown Jordan has announced a license agreement with G. A. Gertmenian, a fourth generation importer and wholesaler of accent and area rugs, to produce a collection of fine quality rugs for indoors or out. ...
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