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Autumn Budget: Key Takeaways for Members
The Autumn Budget 2024 includes key financial updates impacting Giftware Association members. Major changes involve increases in public spending, taxation, and growth projections, alongside …
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How to Increase Sales through TikTok Shop
Watch nonsensical hour-long Master Class with Nonsensical’s CEO, Oli Hills; TikTok Account Manager, Matt Stokes; and Head of Partnerships, Melina Lee to learn how brands can showcase and…
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E-COMMERCE GUIDE SELLING YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH E-COMMERCE US Guide
The E-Commerce - US Guide, July 2024 provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving U.S. e-commerce landscape, offering invaluable insights into trends, strategies, and best practices…
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Retail Display Sources
When designing or redesigning your retail space it is important to create an aesthetic that fits with your brand and products. There are many companies out there who will design your space, …
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UK/ Ireland Shows - Buyers and Retailers
Deciding on which shows to visit can be difficult. It is easy to get FOMO when you see other retailers visiting one you are not at. However, it’s important to think about which products…
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UK/Ireland Shows - Suppliers
Deciding on which show to exhibit at can be difficult. It’s a balance of finding the ones that will get you in front of the right buyers at a cost that works for you. The best known are…
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Employing Disabled People - Disability Confidence Scheme
Disability Confident is a government scheme that has been designed to help employers make the most of the talent that disabled people can bring to the workforce. This is through the attraction…
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Employing Disabled People - Recruitment
In 2021 17.8% of the population across England and Wales were classed as disabled. In 2022 Mencap carried out the ‘Big Learning Disability Survey’ and discovered only 26.7% of working…
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Ideas for Boosting Morale on a Budget
As business owners and managers we appreciate and recognise the work our teams do for the business. But often times our level of appreciation is not matched by a big budget to demonstrate this…
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Visual Merchandising - Psychology in physical retail
Visual Merchandising is a combination of art and science and is about appealing to all of our customer's senses (not just the visual that is suggested in the name!). Much of our perception of…
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Visual Merchandising - What Is It?
We are in the product business and want to sell those products. We could just put them out on a shelf and hope for the best. However, by considering our visual merchandising and understanding…
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Visual Merchandising - Understanding Colour
We are surrounded by colour and the psychology of colour is a fascinating topic (see another of our educational resources for more on this). For this resource however we are focusing on the …
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Visual Merchandising - Product Display Principles
As we discuss in our Visual Merchandising: What is it? resource, Visual Merchandising is a mix of art and science. The benefit is that many have gone before us and there are some basics that…
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Trade Show Success - Trade Show Masterclass
Tradefairs are a great way to market your B2B business, but they do require a lot of upfront planning and preparation! After all, you don’t want your investment to turn into an expense…
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Policies and Procedures needed for a physical retail spoace.
When operating a physical retail business there are many practical policies and procedures to consider. The aim of this document is to outline these with a few prompts for each to help you consider…
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Doing Business in France
Learn from the French Embassy how best to approach Trade in France and where to start your journey. France has one of Europe's best performing economies With a population of close to 68 million…
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Engaging Retailers and Buyers
A session to explore and discuss the challenges of engaging retailers and buyers. GA members will be given insights into the inner workings of retailers and the factors that may affect…
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Role of Merchandising
The Importance of good merchandising (stock management) in your product business. A session dedicated to the value and efficiency to be gained in your business through better stock management…
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Accreditations
This guide is designed to help you navigate the many accreditations available for both products and business which have a relevance in the retail sector and are either essential or top priorities…
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Retail Jargon Buster
This guide is designed to help you navigate the terminology and acronyms that abound when working with retailers. No longer will you need to worry about asking questions which you think…
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Retail in the US Guide
The United States has well-established distribution channels for all types of retail companies. Total retail sales in the US surpassed $4.86 trillion in 2022 according to the National Retail…
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Unwrap the secrets to securing Christmas press coverage
Falling short in making PR a priority for Q4 means you could lose out on valuable media coverage, allowing competitors to gain a stronger presence in the market than your brand.If you want your…
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