Garden centre retailer Dobbies unveils its brand-new Christmas advertising campaign today (Monday 9 November 2020). The Joy of Dobbies brings to life the magical experience of a trip to Dobbies during the festive period.
Impactful and unexpected, there are three hero TV ads which feature their own unique characters including Freddie the poodle enjoying the wind in his fur as...
Barbour has launched its 2020 Christmas campaign which for the second year is inspired by the popular children’s books written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and the iconic 1991 animated special Father Christmas.
The film follows a young boy whose dog has chewed his father’s beloved Barbour wax jacket. The boy writes to Father Christmas to say that he doesn’t...
Black Friday is just around the corner and with an ongoing worldwide pandemic and lockdown restrictions in place in various areas of the world, the good news for retailers is that we can expect a lot more shopping to be done online this year. But if you’re holding a special Black Friday event at your physical retail store or...
Belgium based Clics Toys, have designed and manufactured Clipeez™, detachable shopping trolley handles to help protect families in their day-to-day lives from COVID-19. Potentially carrying up to 18 times more germs than a public toilet seat, Clipeez™ enables shoppers to avoid direct contact with shopping trolley handles, makes shopping safer and ensures shoppers can shop in a more relaxed...
It’s no secret that the retail sector is struggling in the UK presently. While there are fewer shops open and less in-person shoppers, there are also opportunities to be grasped by willing retail brands looking to the future.
To stay viable and address a continuing push towards online shopping, companies must find new ways to use different types of...
Wayfair today unveiled the top trends that are emerging in festive decor and housewares as consumers get ready for the upcoming holiday season. With thousands of items available at the online homeware destination, Wayfair data sheds light on how customers are planning to celebrate Christmas in a year marked by unprecedented challenges. Tapping into thousands of searches* across Wayfair.co.uk,...
Following the second lockdown announcement, it is clear that we will all have to stop clinging onto the idea of the new or the next normal. It’s new, it’s next, but in no way is it normal.
Within hours, some consumers had done a mental reset back to March 2020 and shot down to their nearest supermarket to clear the...
Poundland is bringing its chilled and frozen food offer to more stores in the run-up to Christmas as it once again steps up to serve its communities as an essential retailer. Work on the rollout will continue during the latest lockdown in England so that customers can buy more of what they need under one roof.
Up to six stores...
Children’s bedroom specialists, Room to Grow, has experienced a record breaking six-months of sales which has led to revenue soaring throughout quarter two and three.
The online children’s bedroom retailer reported a 72% increase in revenue between April and September, compared to the same period in 2019, with the months from May to August breaking sales records since the company...
M&S has completed the rollout of its ‘Sparks Book & Shop’ online reservation service to all its 566 Foodhalls & larger stores containing Foodhalls, meaning the service is now available UK wide for Sparks customers.
The service allows customers to use M&S’s website to book a guaranteed slot to shop at their local M&S store – removing the need to queue when they...