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• Rain and slugs blamed for this year’s green-tinged Halloween pumpkins

  20-10-2024 16:16
  
  It has been a nightmare season for farmers, with England said to have had its second-worst harvest on recordGiant orange pumpkins with ghoulish grins have become a Halloween doorstep tradition but this year trick-or-treaters may be greeted with even spookier green-tinged jack-o-lanterns after a nightmare season for growers.In Asda, pumpkin displays have signs telling shoppers “don’t worry if I’m slightly green, I will ripen at home and turn orange”. Continue reading...
  
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• JoJo Maman Bébé names FatFace COO as interim CEO

  20-10-2024 11:44 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  JoJo Maman Bébé has appointed former FatFace chief operating officer Mark Wright as its interim chief executive.
  Wright, who left the fashion retailer this week, will start his new role at the end of October as the mother and baby brand’s current boss Gwynn Milligan steps down, Retail Week reported.
  Milligan joined JoJo Maman Bébé in 2017 as its commercial director before being promoted to CEO in April 2022. Related StoryJoJo Maman Bébé launches do
  
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• [Webinar] TikTok Your Shop: Transforming Your Sales Strategy For Explosive Growth

  20-10-2024 08:14 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  348 million users are in the United States and Europe alone. 75% of them are ready to buy stuff while they’re scrolling, surveys found. 83% say TikTok seriously influences their shopping choices.
  TikTok Shop is going to upend online selling. To succeed in it, you’ll need to understand how TikTok seamlessly blends content and commerce. Do so, and your target users will discover your products organically through their normal, daily usage of the app, at the time they&rsqu
  
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