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For the past 17 years, the independent retailer Armadillo Toys has been supplying the Leeds locals with an offering of traditional toy and games, while embedding itself at the centre of a community of parents and children spanning almost two decades. When the pandemic first struck last year, owner Lisa …
Read More »The BTHA reveals its Retailer of the Year and Superhero Award winners
Community spirit, providing toys and packages to local food banks and providing online resources and toys throughout a year plighted by the pandemic are just some of the values being celebrated among the winners of this year’s Retailer of the Year awards. Taking on a different approach to its awards …
Read More »The current direct-to-consumer surge ‘must be taken seriously,’ warn indie toy sellers
The direct to consumer trend is one that ‘needs to be taken more seriously’ by the UK’s independent retailer network, toy shop owners have warned, as consumers and manufacturers have grown increasingly comfortable with bypassing the middleman. A movement that has been bubbling away for the past few years through …
Read More »Toy shops blast government’s ‘derisory’ business grants as third lockdown threatens indie retailers
Independent toy retailers have blasted the UK government for under-serving the country’s small businesses, labelling the current grants offered to them in the face of yet more months of closure as “derisory.” The announcement of further restrictions and imposed nation-wide lockdowns across Scotland and England made this week, as well …
Read More »“Shop local this Black Friday,” indies urge amid ‘rip off’ warnings and the growing Just A Card movement
Just A Card launched Indie Week this week in a bid to counter today's Black Friday event and support the independent retailer.
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