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  • As 2019 has come to a close we are looking at the retail news from the last month in the year December. Take a look at what happened in the industry. 
  • Across five days and three stages, visitors will be treated to fresh retail sector insights from world-renowned industry innovators and disruptors.
  • As Christmas approaches, we've sat down with Christmas.co.uk, a multi-channel e-commerce start-up, to find out more about what retailers are doing for the holidays.
  • The private label market is continuously growing around the world as retailers are realising the advantage of producing their own brand products.
  • We sat down with Andrew Goodacre, CEO of Bira, to find out more about the current state of the retail industry and to discover what successful independent retailers are doing.
  • This year at Spring Fair, we have redesigned the show layout to give our visitors a seamless shopping experience in two key areas Gifts and Home & Living. 
  • Paper Mirchi, a greetings wholesale brand, was established when founder Rani found a gap in the market for handmade cotton paper wrappings and notebooks.
  • For 2020, these five living room trends are set to be on-trend. Perfect if you are looking to design a living room, or stock living room products in your retail store
  • Things are looking up for the UK’s department stores and two of the major retailers are joining together. All this and more in November's Retail News Roundup. 
  • Every year, the retail stores of London celebrate the holidays by creating stunning and magical Christmas window displays and 2019 has been no different.
  • The garden is increasingly evolving into an outdoor oasis. These four garden trends will help to turn the garden into a sanctuary in 2020.
  • If you are looking to buy wholesale fabrics and soft furnishings for your retail store, these 4 UK suppliers supply cushions, curtains, fabrics, rugs and more. 
  • It’s well and truly Christmas when the Christmas retail adverts arrive on the television, and in recent years – on YouTube. Here are some of our favourite 2019 Christmas ads. 
  • To help you make your mind up about exhibiting at Spring Fair 2020 we have put together a few reasons why our current exhibitors come to the show for their eyes. 
  • Spring Fair 2020 is creating a sustainability trail to highlight the sustainable exhibitors coming to the show. Take a look at some of the other initiatives. 
  • Cavanagh & Baker have a very diverse range of products. They sell 24 different wines, as well as cheeses, jams, chutneys, jars, butter, art and more, all made on the Isle of Wight.
  • Keel Toys are making sustainable changes including the launch of their new sustainable soft toy range Cuddleco. 
  • If you are looking to stock sustainable gifts in your retail store, we’ve rounded up a diverse range of 5 of our favourites.
  • Black Friday which takes place on the last Friday of every November has become an established holiday in the world of retail.
  • Ladelle was set up nearly 30 years ago with the goal of designing and creating beautiful high-quality homewares. They now offer an extensive range of kitchen accessories.
  • The retail industry is embracing private label in an effort to offer newness to their customers. All this and more in October’s Retail News Roundup. 
  • Find out who is embracing private label, what company is looking to become 100% circular, and what popular supermarket is investing in British Made Products. 
  • Kitchens are at the heart of the home. These 5 2020 kitchen trends are innovative and beautiful yet functional and practical.
  • An increasing number of retailers are integrating private brands into their merchandise. While this can be a great opportunity, there are also some hurdles to overcome.
  • In the Play & Tech sector at Spring Fair you will find some of the most innovative and exciting wholesale toy suppliers in the retail industry.
  • The Spring Fair 2020 Birmingham trade show is the largest retail marketplace in the UK, hosting over 2500 exhibitors and over 50’000 visitors.
  • Autumn Winter 2020 fashion trends are celebrating men and women instead of trying to shape them into an unrealistic ideal of what they should look like.
  • Spring Fair sees over 50’000 visitors every year looking to source beautiful and innovative products for a variety of different retail stores. 
  • We sat down with Widdop & Co Director Stephen Illingsworth to find out how the gift company has changed over the past century and to discover their plans for the future.
  • Differentiating your brand from competitors is an important step to standing out. There are four main ways retail brands can differentiate themselves from competitors. 

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