product innovations
IMC Toys
selects Import
Services
Spiderman, The Simpsons and licensed Disney products are the latest additions to the ex- panding toy portfolio of established logistics company Im- port Services. The logistics firm has one of the largest toy cupboards in the UK with the addition of its latest business win, IMC Toys, which has signed up for Import Services’ portcentric of- fering. IMC Toys, one of the country’s fastest growing
Shoot, print and bind!
Book-A-Gift has been busy with the expansion of its product range, including the launch of Book-A-Gift Digital Photobook, which it showcased at Spring Fair. Photobook combines the trends for personalised products and for printing photos. Director Maral French says she was inspired to launch the product after seeing a gap in the market for professional, per- sonalised photobooks at home. The Photobook enables the consumer to create beautiful, personalised photobooks at home. Each is occasion-specific with themed packs for holidays, graduation, birthdays, pets and even recipes. They are easy to make: simply pho- tograph, print and bind. The pack includes a linen
distributors, has appointed Import Services to handle its inbound shipping management and customs clearance together with warehousing operations, order processing and high volume
pick, pack and distribution throughout the UK to majors and independent stores. “IMC has en- trusted us with its complete supply chain and we are very pleased to underpin its growth,’’ said Mike Thomas, client services director at Import Services.
For more information call 01489 799500 or visit
www.importservices.co.uk
Go for a spin with
Photobook in a choice of five colours, high quality double sided photographic paper for inkjet printing, easy to use software including layout functions and fun backgrounds, stickers and embellishments to dec- orate and a presentation box. Feedback has been very positive, as Joe, a new recruit for the company with 20 years retail experience explains, “As soon as I saw the concept for the pack, I loved it. Digital photobooks are a tested and proven consumer products. For the first time it’s available for people to make at home.”
For more information call 01444 467783, email
info@bookagift.co.uk or visit
www.bookagift.co.uk
Vogue International!
Vogue International is offering retailers the chance to purchase a brand new spinner stand for just £65 + VAT, providing it is taken ready- filled from the recommended Vogue stock list. Comments Stephen Parkin of Vogue Interna- tional: “Space is of a premium for every store, particularly those with small premises. This new stand is smart, and holds up to £1400 of stock at suggested retail prices. The spinner takes up just 52cm x 52cm of floor space, and we are hoping to talk to many of the smaller stores whose business we have always strongly valued, to enable them to take advantage of this special, but ongoing, offer. We can supply the stand on orders of around £750.” Among the popular Vogue products that the stand is designed for are the Glitter Dome ‘Bubble Glass’, Dome pop-up bottle, Melamine plates and bowls, and the fantastic value Drawstring Tidy. Vogue International produces the perfect gifts for children of all ages. For nursery and pre-school children it has Dora the Explorer, Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine and many other favourites. Its range of gifts includes pop-up room storage, lunch bags, LED Torches, Sticker Sets, and novelty drinks cups. The company’s character- ware is fully licensed using only approved artwork and images. Vogue has recently re- leased an innovative new room décor range that includes storage boxes, drawer units, seat boxes and bins, available in Disney Princess, Dora the Explorer, Ben10, SpongeBob SquarePants, Toy Story, Cars and more.
For more information call 01865 340 500 or email
sales@vogue-ltd.com
NO MORE BAG LADY
Top Drawer saw a successful launch for the BAGGEE, a solution to all those times you’ve ar- rived at the checkout only to discover you’ve forgotten your bags! The BAGGEE is a flexible, hollow ball on a keychain that can accommodate several of those pesky plastic bags that usually lurk in your drawers and cupboards or under the kitchen sink. It comes in six ‘on trend’ colours so they can be easily coordinated and features a nail-safe spring
lever keyring. With colours to suit the most ‘girly’ girl and the most ‘macho’ male, there is a BAGGEE to suit everyone. For the dog lovers, there is also the DOGGEE, which eliminates the problem of taking your dog for a walk with pockets bulging with dog pooh bags, or worse still no bags at all!
For more information call 07931 587864, email
info@baggee.com or visit
www.baggee.com
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