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Increasingly, a poor sustainability performance is affecting a lot of retail company’s growth. Check out this guide to improving your supply chain's sustainability impact. 

Autumn Fair is set to unveil the addition of The Furniture Collection in the Living Accents & Décor show sector at the 2020 show. 

Deciding what e-commerce channel is right for your brand to start selling your products should be a well thought out task. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration. 

If you are a retailer looking to stock some last-minute Christmas toys for kids this year, these five type of toys are a great start.

Private label products are exclusive products sold by a retailer with their own packaging and branding. These products are increasing in popularity rapidly all over the world.

Unlike some other retail trends, home décor trends have a relatively long lifespan. They evolve at a slower pace to fashion and gift trends. 

If you are looking for artificial flower wholesale suppliers, these 6 brands have the perfect mix of beauty, style and quality. 

The UK’s retail industry has seen an interesting month for September. Read our retai news roundup - Editor's picks to get your monthly fix of what is happening in the industry. 

A popular way of marketing to consumers, particularly younger consumers, is using social media influencers, but is it really effective?

We’ve rounded up some of the highlights from your eyes to recap the show for those who attended and give an overview to those who couldn’t make it.

With so many beautiful wholesale products to choose from across the 11 sectors at Autumn Fair, the team set out to find some of their favourites.

With 1300 exhibitors and even more brands at Autumn Fair 2019, the show floor was covered in innovative and unique brands.

Autumn fair 2019 put sustainable retail in the spotlight. If you are looking for brands with an eco-friendly mindset these are a great start. 

After months of collecting entries for the Fashion Accessory of the Year Awards 2019, the winning and commended products have now finally been announced.

As the customer journey continues to transform, with customers changing how, where and when they are making purchases, multichannel selling is becoming a key component of many retailer’s strategies. T ...

Ecommerce continues to revolutionise retail and alter customer expectations. Few businesses embody the rapid growth of online retail as much as Crafty Arts.

Yankee Candle sits under Newell, who also own two other well-known fragrance and candle brands Woodwick and Millefiori. They put their success down to being true to life.

With Autumn Fair just around the corner, we checked in with one of our speakers Santiago Navarro to take a closer look at sustainable, efficient packaging opportunities. 

The Pride Shop, who are coming to Autumn Fair this September, they wanted to set up a retail store that would support the LGBT+ market.

Ahead of Autumn Fair we sat down with Rob Gamage, Co Founder of Modern Retail, to find out more about the future of the retail industry

Preparing for the Golden Quarter is something retailers need to think about in advance if they want to take full advantage of it. 

The Closer to Nature stand, that will be in the Play & Tech sector, is about empowering people to give back to the environment. 

Our trend partners Colour Hive are looking ahead to 2020 to forecast and track trends in colours, material and finish for the design industry.

Find out about how trends emerge, and what patterns and colours we will see in SS 2020, as well as a sneak peak into the trends that will be at Autumn Fair this September.

Personalised gifts make for thoughtful presents that can capture a piece of the consumers personality or identity. These personalised gifts are set to be on-trend in 2020.

Independent retailers across the UK are thriving through innovation. A panel of Vend retail experts built a collection of 14 forward-thinking retailers in the UK. 

Two thirds of UK retailers believe it will take their business three years or more to achieve true sustainability, a major study of retailers’ views on sustainability revealed.

The best manufacturers, makers, and suppliers from key sourcing regions around the world will be exhibiting at Autumn Fair. 

Shopping at trade shows can be time consuming and tiring. Making the most of your time is crucial, so we've compiled all of our top tips for attending trade shows. 

In the retail industry, supply chain transparency used to be an afterthought. Consumers, governments, and retailers are now putting it at the forefront.