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This is the life: How the
UK is catching on to
an emerging market
Carole Group is offering a wide range of
lifestyle-related products in its current TOPS
catalogue, ranging from the utilitarian to the
unusual.
Among the former is the “Flower” shopper bag,
featuring a cheerful flower design in a choice of
colours.
Also handy when you’re out and about indulging
in some retail therapy is Carole’s “Shoppy”, a
full-size shopping bag that folds up into a pocketsize
package you can carry with you at any time.
With summer finally with us, keeping food and
drink cool becomes a priority wherever we are,
and Carole has two dinky mini fridges to answer
that need.
Thinking along the same lines, the company
also offers “Nastrovje”, a bottle and shot glass
cooler aimed at vodka aficionados.
Then there’s “Bolero”, a digital wine bottle thermometer
that clips on to your white of choice.
A bottle of wine is arguably not the best preparation
for a game of chess, but Carole brings the
two together in a handy box including a full set of
pieces and a board, along with waiter’s friend, drip
catch, bottle stopper and thermometer.
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The “Tack” keyring adds a fob watch to this everyday
item, so you won’t lose track of time while
fumbling for the right key.
There’s another take entirely on the passage of
time with the decorative stand in hourglass shape.
Here’s the twist: the bubbles of “sand” rise upwards
rather than down.
Other lifestyle products in the TOPS catalogue
include several a couple of picnic set ideas, sunglasses
and finally, the perfect accessory for the
British summer – the “Quatro” square stick umbrella.
For more, visit tradeonly.com/carole
Bubbles flow
up in this wacky
hourglass, while
there are some
colourful options
for shoppers.
The TOPS
catalogue
has everything
you need to keep
cool – and dry
– this summer,
while Carole’s
wine and chess
set, pictured
above, is a novel
combination.
Time to put fun in the summer
Firebox began life as a “boys toys” online retailer but,
as we’ve already reported in this issue of PPD, it’s expanded
its horizons with a move into the promotional
gifts industry.
Firebox offers a plethora of lifestylerelated
items in its current line-up,
but two especially caught PPD’s
eye, as the sunshine finally arrives
here in the UK.
First up are these neat beer glasses
made from recycled, branded bottles,
such as the famed Grolsch design. There’s
a Sol design too. Lime not included.
And what better for basking in the hopedfor
sun than this personal hammock
For more, visit tradeonly.com/firebox.
Relax: Firebox
has a personal
hammock for
soaking up the
sunshine.
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