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Discover why UK retailers are planning Christmas 2026 earlier than ever, from supply chain pressures to consumer trends, and how independents can prepare.
Yesterday, Andy Burnham became the UK's new Prime Minister, taking over from Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation in June. For anyone buying, selling or planning stock for the year ahead, a change of government is never just a Westminster story. It shapes costs, consumer confidence and the tr ...
Bigger. Bolder. More opportunity than ever. With 18 winners, a 50% increase year on year, the #SBS x Spring Fair competition is giving more small businesses the chance to break into wholesale. This February, the winning brands will exhibit across nine product categories at the NEC Birmingham, benefi ...
Every year, Theo Paphitis's Small Business Sunday (#SBS) shines a spotlight on independent UK businesses doing things differently. And every year, a handful of those winners get the chance to take their products from social media to the show floor at the retail industry’s no.1 wholesale, home, gift ...
Live From Spring Fair 2026
Fresh from the hottest content stage in global retail, here's our pick of some of the best insights from Spring Fair 2026
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Sustainability on the Shop Floor: What Spring Fair Exhibitors Are Really Doing
Three sustainable retailers at Spring Fair reveal ... -
Invisible Influence: How Social Commerce Is Redefining Retail
Discover how social commerce is transforming UK re ... -
The Independent Advantage: Lessons from Spring Fair’s Most Resilient Retailers
From pricing strategy to buying close to the seaso ... -
Whitco at Glee 2025: Three Innovations Reshaping Garden Centre Hospitality, And Why Spring Is the Perfect Time to Act
Three Innovations Reshaping Garden Centre Hospital ... -
The Key Fashion Trends Emerging from Spring Fair 2026
Explore Spring 2026 fashion trends revealed at Spr ... -
Independent Retail in the Age of AI: Lessons from Spring Fair 2026
At Spring Fair 2026, Kirstie Kavanagh explains how ... -
Theo Paphitis at Spring Fair: "If you don't change with the world, you don't survive"
Theo Paphitis shared hard truths at Spring Fair 20 ...
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