29 Dec 2025
Ren Noel, Marketing Manager - Top Drawer
Top Drawer S/S26 isn’t just another buying trip — it’s where the retail year truly begins. As the first major sourcing moment of 2026, the show sets the tone for what retailers buy, how they curate, a
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23 Oct 2025
Ren Noel, Marketing Manager - Top Drawer
The retail landscape evolves every season — but buyer priorities are becoming clearer, not broader. At Top Drawer, our retail buyer insights consistently point to one truth: modern buyers are seeking
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09 Oct 2025
Ren Noel, Marketing Manager - Top Drawer
In an era of endless choice, independent retail isn’t winning by offering more — it’s winning by offering better. As we look ahead to 2026, curated collections have become more than a stylistic choice
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Changing global trends and increased access to opportunities through digital mean that, in recent years, there has been a shift away from the Tokyo-centric design that has dominated post-war Japan tow
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On World Earth Day, retailer, designer and all-round slow living expert, Emma Vincent, breaks down what she thinks the pandemic's effects on consumer behaviour will be.
These times are unprecedented. As business is adapting to the implications of COVID19, there are many big decisions to make and, for many, a quieter and more uncertain time is ahead. Therefore, it is
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Today saw bricks and mortar stores across the U.K. join much of Europe in closing their doors following the Government’s decision to shut all non-essential shops last night.
The government has set out its 2020 plans in the Queen's Speech and there is important news for Britain’s small retailers - a promised 50% discount in business rates for some in the short-term and an
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