Joanne Griffin, founder of Arnold & Bird, discusses what will be trending in 2020 and what retailers are looking for.

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Joanne Griffin, founder of Arnold &amp; Bird, shares her insights into&nbsp;2020 trends&nbsp;and what retailers are looking for.

&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m Joanne Griffin, the retail product specialist and designer behind Arnold &amp;amp; Bird.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Wondering what a retail product specialist and designer does? Here&amp;rsquo;s the lowdown&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I spend my time working collaboratively with homeware and gift brands to bring their creative ideas to life with a commercial edge.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Combining over 13 years of industry knowledge and design skills, I offer bespoke services that cover the full retail spectrum. From range planning and sales analysis to product design and branding, I work from a creative and commercial point of view to help develop brands and ranges that not only look the part but, that are intentionally planned to sell and grow your business too.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ll work to breathe new life and inspiration into your retail business and help you to translate and make possible your plans. With an intuitive and inspiring approach, together we&amp;rsquo;ll define your business needs and move you from creative overwhelm to commercial action.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Every retail business is different and so&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.arnoldandbird.com/services/"&gt;my services are entirely bespoke and collaborative&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to create a meaningful experience that works for you and your business goals.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.arnoldandbird.com/"&gt;www.arnoldandbird.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:joanne@arnoldandbird.com"&gt;joanne@arnoldandbird.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-griffin"&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-griffin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Trend forecasting for 2020: What retailers are looking for

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, shares her insights into 2020 trends and what retailers are looking for.

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Joanne Griffin, founder of Arnold &amp; Bird, shares her insights into&nbsp;2020 trends&nbsp;and what retailers are looking for.

&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ve worked in marketing for over 15 years and I love it! No two days are the same and it&amp;rsquo;s this variety that makes marketing so special for me.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The last company I worked for, Constant Contact, gave me the opportunity to work with 100s of small businesses across the UK. It was the best three years I&amp;rsquo;ve had in a job! The business owners I met were (and still are) incredible. And there&amp;rsquo;s a brilliant community for small businesses. You could say I was bitten by the small business bug.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 2016, I was made redundant. I knew I still wanted to work with small businesses, so when my husband said I should start my own business, I didn&amp;rsquo;t need a huge amount of convincing. After all, I loved sharing marketing tips with small business owners, and this way, I could do it all the time. How could I not love that?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, if you struggle with getting your marketing done, I&amp;rsquo;d love to hear from you. You didn&amp;rsquo;t start your business to become a marketing expert. You do what you do because you love it. I want to help you figure out the marketing stuff so that you can make money! It&amp;rsquo;s as simple as that. When you succeed, so do I. Plus, I get a warm glow knowing I helped you. Get in touch and tell me your marketing struggles. I want to help demystify marketing for you so you can get on with the business of running your business!&lt;/p&gt;

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