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Tower to exhibit at Spring Fair T
he Spring Fair showcase, to be held February 3 to 7 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham, is set to provide early year opportunities
for those sourcing new lines in the home and giſt sectors. Small domestic appliance and housewares brand Tower will be among those exhibiting its latest products. RKW Ltd group sales director Shaun McAllister commented: “Tower has a long pedigree in perfecting the art of creating great-looking products which work effortlessly. It’s a brand which has been found in kitchens up and down the UK for over 100 years. One of the star performers during this last year has been our Rose Gold Collection, covering SDA as well as housewares. It especially caught the attention of the media in that all-important run-up to the key Christmas sales period, with the quiet boil kettle and 4-slice toaster in particular featuring in a range of bloggers’ gift guides! “Elsewhere items like our digital gluten-free bread maker and indoor
outdoor grill were well-received in reviews (Good Housekeeping and Expert Reviews respectively) and this is continuing into the New Year with reviews lined up for our jug blender, food processor, health grills and sandwich toasters.” He added: “The Spring Fair is an important show for us as we’re
able to give over the space to innovation – although still only scratching the surface of what you would see if you visited our vast showroom in Stoke! It gives us time to meet customers and showcase the broader range of product we think they can make an excellent return on.
“This includes best sellers but always includes newness. We will be launching additions to our collections with Rose Gold Marble and Glitz featuring both electrical and housewares. We look forward to welcoming IER readers to our stand!”
Grundig announces nationwide charity drive A
ppliance brand Grundig has announced its new ‘Give Back’ initiative in partnership with Currys PC World. It will donate
£200,000 worth of home appliances to food-based charities across the UK which have all been nominated by Currys PC World store staff. Beko plc Grundig marketing manager Gino Grossi said: “Food waste is a massive issue, not only in the UK, but globally, with one third of the food we produce thrown away, while millions of people are undernourished. At Grundig, in line with our Respect Food programme, we believe it is our responsibility to lead the fight against food waste. We’re committed to being a sustainable brand and by supporting and introducing projects like the ‘Give Back’ initiative with Currys PC World, we can start to make a real difference. “We’re looking forward
to providing hundreds of local charities from across the UK with new Grundig appliances that will help them store more surplus food and offer more services to people.” Currys PC World head of
CSR Kesah Trowell added: “At Currys PC World, we believe business should be a force for good and we are excited to collaborate with Grundig on their Give Back campaign. With our store colleagues working in the heart of towns and cities across the UK and Ireland, they’re in a great position to nominate the local food-related causes that can benefit from the scheme. This initiative has already been really well-received by colleagues, with stores relishing the opportunity to join Grundig in ‘giving back’ to their communities.”
Black Friday online activity impacts retail footfall T
he British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard footfall and vacancies
monitor has painted a bleak picture for the month of November, with UK total retail footfall down 3.2% year on year. Other top line figures include a decline of
3.8% year-on-year for footfall in the high street, a 1.4% decline at retail parks and a 3.8% decline for footfall in shopping centres. BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson OBE commented: “Footfall continued to decline as consumers stayed away from the high street in November. With one-in-every-three-pounds of non-food purchases made online last month, Black Friday accelerated the movement from in store to online in the lead up to Christmas. The Black Friday discounting period also began
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earlier for a large number of retailers, negatively impacting footfall across a longer period over the month. “It has been a difficult year for many retailers and the outlook remains challenging as Brexit uncertainty grows. Retailers will be following the upcoming parliamentary vote closely and hoping Parliament can secure a transition period to allow businesses time to adapt to life outside the EU.” Springboard marketing and insights director
Diane Wehrle added: “The -3.2% drop in footfall in November is indisputable evidence that Black Friday delivers no tangible benefit to bricks and mortar stores. Whilst online shopping was inevitably more prevalent than in other months, the vast majority of spending
still remained in store and this is what Black Friday impacts adversely. “Since 2013, when Black Friday became established as a key trading day, footfall has decreased in every year bar one and the only increase in 2017 was just 0.2%. This year, amidst all of the other challenges facing retail, the drop in footfall of 3.2% in November was the largest of any November since Springboard started publishing footfall data in 2009; and in the week of Black Friday itself footfall declined by -5.5%, more than in any week of the month. And the fact that like for like spend was down by -0.5% in November, alongside the lowest rate of growth in non-food online sales, are further indicators that the gleam of Black Friday is diminishing.”
December 2018 / January 2019
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