Leading fashion brands and independent retailers from across the UK will gather for Harrogate Fashion Week later this week. The flourishing event is being held at the town’s Convention Centre on January 26-27 and will feature fashion-forward independent brands seeking to showcase their designs in the North. Harrogate event services specialist Joe
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Marketing automation platform Force24 to boost Walnut Creative’s growth
Web design, marketing and branding agency Walnut Creative has invested in marketing automation technology from Leeds- headquartered Force24 to boost efficiencies, free up the team’s strategic thinking time, and drive business growth moving into the 2020s. Having always positioned itself as a creative agency with nuts, the bold full-service organisation –
Ilkley restaurant supports local netball star on South African tour
Ilkley’s Clevedon Restaurant is sponsoring a Menston teenager who is representing her school in a South African netball tour this year. The staff and management at the recently refurbished, all day dining Clevedon Restaurant located at the top of Ben Rhydding Drive, were unanimous in giving their support to 16-year old
Flying start to year for Harrogate event services company
Harrogate-based event services company Joe Manby Limited is off to a flying start in 2020 partnering three trade shows being staged at the Harrogate Convention Centre in January. The exhibition specialist will provide event services to Harrogate Christmas and Gift Fair, as well as the British Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) and
Richmondshire Council joins the Supply Chain Network Project
Businesses in Richmondshire are to get more support from the district council to raise their aspirations. The local authority has become a delivery partner for The Supply Chain Network Project to develop regional supply chains. The network – which evolved from the successful Hull based Green Port Growth Programme, supporting the development
Digital solutions provider chosen for Leeds Playhouse transformation scheme
Leeds-based digital solutions provider UXG has recently completed the works on a project to upgrade the digital strategy and wayfinding media for Leeds Playhouse, as part of the theatre’s eight-figure transformation. The newly redeveloped Leeds Playhouse includes upgrades to the Quarry and Courtyard theatres, a new studio space named the Bramall Rock Void, revamped
Online card and gift retailer delivers best Christmas ever
Fast-growing online cards and gifts business Love Layla has enjoyed its best Christmas trading period since it launched four years ago. The Pontefract based firm saw sales for 2019 increase 40 per cent on last year with bestsellers including its controversial ‘C’mon Mary’ Christmas card, a range of risque greetings cards
Yorkshire pay-tech specialist launches sports division amid plans to double turnover
A Yorkshire payment technology company has announced the launch of a dedicated sports division as it looks to double turnover to £4m in the next two years. Yorkshire Payments has launched Yorkshire Sports Pay with a specific focus on supplying merchant services, contactless payment technology and ecommerce payment gateways to sports
Fake reviews hampering small firms using online platforms
New research from the Federation of Small Businesses has revealed the scale of problems that firms are facing when it comes to using online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Facebook. After the busy festive period, small firms are reliant on these online platforms to succeed but are dealing with a
Yorkshire businesses want to become greener – and hope to save cash too
Two thirds (65 per cent) of small and medium-sized Yorkshire businesses want to improve their environmental sustainability, according to Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer. Two fifths (39 per cent) say becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to them, while a quarter (26 per cent) say doing so is very important.