GIFTS OF HOPE - THE CRAFTY KIT CO
The GA caught up with recent entrants into our June competition of Gift of the year ' Gifts of Hope' to find out more about their products and how they are helping charities through this crisis. …
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RESPONSIBLE RETAILING WEBINAR TODAY
RESPONSIBLE RETAILING Join us today with our last webinar in the 'Looking to the Otherwise' series where we are looking at 'Responsible Retailing', so please join us on at 3 pm as we discuss this…
GIFTS OF HOPE - CHILLIWINTER CANDLES
The Giftware Association caught up with entrants into our GOTY Gifts of Hope competition. There is still time to enter our charity focused category. Find out more and enter here Tell us about your…
GIFTS OF HOPE - TEMPLE ISLAND COLLECTION
Meet some of the entrants into our Gifts of Hope competition. We caught up with Temple island to find out more about them as a business and their products they entered for the competition. You can…
MEET THE SUPPLIER - BYL PLATFORM
MEET THE SUPPLIER - BYL PLATFORM Influencer marketing and selling are becoming ever popular amongst the home and giftware industry, with marketing spend being redirected to online…
GIFTS OF HOPE - SPIKE LEISUREWEAR
Tell us about your business…. Spike Leisurewear has been supplying the gift trade with wonderful t-shirts since 1987. How has your business been affected by Covid-19? Our primary markets are museums…
GIFTS OF HOPE INTERVIEW - ROCK THAT BISCUIT
The Giftware Association caught up with Georgie from Rock That Biscuit to discuss her entry into our GIFTS OF HOPE AWARDS and her business. Tell us about your business…. I handcraft beautiful jewellery…
FREE WEBINAR - PRODUCT TRENDS
PRODUCT TRENDS We are onto week seven of our educational 'Looking to the Otherside' webinar series, so please join us on Thursday 18th June, at 3pm as we discuss the next topic of Product Trends. …
LONDON STATIONERY SHOW PREPARES FOR SEPTEMBER
London Stationery Show, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to stationery, is taking place at the Business Design Centre on 11 September. After the show was moved from its original April date due …
LATEST GOVERNMENT ADVICE - COVID 19
This bulletin is issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and provides the latest information for employers and businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19). All coronavirus …
BCTF ONLINE GETS READY FOR RETAIL
The British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) is about to launch its first ever online exhibition featuring thousands of new product launches from hundreds of British designer makers keen to reach retailers…
TRADING WITH INDIA THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND
Join this webinar to understand some of the common issues facing Indian and UK business during this current climate... The session will be hosted by Siddharth Mukne, Associate Director at UK India…
MEET THE SUPPLIER
MEET THE SUPPLIER - ALLSORTED The Giftware Association is opening up a new forum and a new way for buyers to meet potential new suppliers to their business. We will be hosting suppliers from across…
FURLOUGH NEWS - GOING FORWARD
GUEST BLOG FROM KAREN KIRBY AT GREENSHOOT HR Furlough - scheme 1 ends 30 June The current furlough scheme ends on 30 June 2020.Unlike the last 3 months, a furlough claim cannot span over calendar…
11TH JUNE WEBINAR - CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND RETAIL THEATRE
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND RETAIL THEATRE Please join us on Thursday 11th June, at 3pm as we explore our next topic 'Customer Experience and Retail Theatre'. A week before shops are due to…
TRADE WITH THE US
The second round of the negotiations with the USA by which the UK hopes to secure a Free Trade Agreement with the USA is due to begin on 15 June. Ahead of that, policy teams in DIT are finalising…
UK FASHION AGENCY LAUNCHES GOVERNMENT PETITION FOR WHOLESALE AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS
Daniel Morris, co-founder of The Morris Fyfe Agency in Brick Lane, east London, has launched an online petition calling for business rates grants and holidays for retail companies…
SAVE THE HIGH STREET
The Giftware Association have teamed up with Save The High Street on how to create a better future for the UK's high streets. Please complete the attached survey so we the pass onto Save the High…
RAMM AND RISNER LIVE EVENT
The Giftware Association is very excited to announce that they will be hosting a live session with International speakers Geoff Ramm and Nigel Risdon, offering their combined experience on what…
GREENSHOOTS HR BLOG - GETTING BACK TO WORK
CHANGES TO FURLOUGH Oh my goodness! We are now in June. What a strange year 2020 has been and will continue to be.You've not heard from me for a month or so, as I had nothing to share, but now we…
GIFT OF THE YEAR JUNE COMPETITION - GIFTS OF HOPE
June is the launch of our very special Gift of the Year: Gifts of Hope Awards. For one month only we will be inviting you to enter this brand new one off awards so that we can celebrate not just …
EVENTS DURING AND AFTER COVID-19
EVENTS DURING AND AFTER COVID 19 Our next webinar in our series of looking to the other side focusses on events. Join us on Thursday 4th June at 3pm, where Stephen Illingworth from Widdop will be…
TRENDSET SUMMER 2020: TRADE FAIR DATE IS CONFIRMED
As a result of the decision on 26 May by the cabinet, trade fairs in Bavaria will be possible again from September on. The date of TrendSet Summer 2020 in September thus still is valid: from 12 to…
BRAND NEW WEBINARS FROM THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATION
The Giftware Association is committing to bringing the best content to its members and the wider community, not just during this especially difficult time, but all the time to help grow, future-proof…