Monthly Archives: September, 2026

Online shopping rebounds as share of retail spending rises

Online retail sales rebounded in August, with online spending increasing 2.5% during the month and accounting for 28.8% of total retail sales, according to...

IRC and Channel 4 seek retailer insight on shoplifting

The Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC) is working with Channel 4’s Dispatches on a new documentary examining the rise in shoplifting ahead of Christmas Produced by...

Spring Fair launches ‘Love Letter to Retail’ campaign

Spring Fair has launched a new campaign film for its 2027 ‘A Love Letter to Retail’ initiative, celebrating the people, relationships and experiences behind...

Home & Gift Association highlights cash-flow and cost pressures

The Home & Gift Association (HGA) has submitted a report to the Bank of England through the Genesis Initiative, highlighting the financial pressures currently...

Antalis acquires Ovenden Papers assets and trade

Antalis has acquired the assets and trade of Ovenden Papers from its administrators, bringing the long-established paper merchant into the Antalis UK & Ireland...

Cambridge Imprints unveils new card collection

Cambridge Imprints has unveiled a bumper collection of new greeting cards covering Christmas, birthdays, sympathy, thank-you messages and everyday occasions The latest additions to its...

GCA Conference 2026: A day of insight, inspiration and plenty of laughs

The Greeting Card Association’s annual conference brought together retailers, publishers, designers and industry figures for a packed day of insight, debate, ideas and plenty...

Newsagents continue to face High Street pressures

The decline of the traditional newsagent and stationer is continuing according to a report from Parcelhero Parcelhero, which first highlighted the challenges facing the high...

Heather Trefusis Art donates bestselling hedgehog cards to local sanctuary

Greeting card publisher Heather Trefusis Art is supporting a local hedgehog sanctuary by donating hundreds of cards featuring one of its bestselling designs The donation...

Duran Duran takes centre stage on new Royal Mail stamps

Duran Duran is the latest iconic British band to be celebrated by Royal Mail, with a new collection of special stamps highlighting the group’s...

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