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Clare Harris: Keeping the Table Talking for 25 Years
“I love bringing people together. So, what I was doing socially, with a table at the heart, is what I tried to do commercially," says Talking Tables’ founder, Clare Harris.
She’s reflecting on the business celebrating its milestone 25th year.
“They’re both about bringing together a group of peopl...
Chelsea Flower Show 2021 - 5 Trends I expect to filter through to tables and gatherings by Dan Cooper
The Chelsea Flower Show is where horticultural trends have been set since 1913. It’s the gardening equivalent of London Fashion Week and the most prestigious flower show in the world. Big-budget sh...
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Where To Get Your Table Setting Inspiration
You can find a lot of the tablescapes we have created over on our Instagram, as well as our Inspiration page. Here the team details what theme was chosen and why, the products used, brand collabora...
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Talking Topic: Staying Successful As An Independent Retailer
Edinburgh is the city I went to school in so is close to my heart.
A favourite shopping area is Stafford Street, and a great store for cards and gifts is Paper Tiger managed by Michael Apter. Pape...
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TT Festival Of Freedom: Keeping It Eco
For the Talking Tables’ Festival Of Freedom we are excited to have partnered with some fun and delicious drinks brands, including Sibling Gin – a local family-run gin distillery. We shall be making...
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Talking Topic - Being an independent store in 2021
This week Talking Tables' Founder Clare took a visit to sunny Scotland...
'When I visit my parents and family home in Fife, Scotland, I make a visit to the retailer Loch Leven’s Larder. The setti...
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Talking Topic: The reality Of Brexit
The last few years have certainly thrown some curveballs at UK businesses, most notably in the form of Brexit and a global pandemic. Brexit forced businesses to change up and revaluate planning and...
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Talking Topics: Everywoman's One To Watch
We are proud to partner with Everywoman, an organisation that celebrates and advances women in business – one of Talking Tables’ key pillars. Not only that but Everywoman also champions one of our ...
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We Are Collaborating With The National Garden Scheme
We are excited to be collaborating with the National Garden Scheme this year. As they kick off their Great British Garden Party fundraising campaign 2021 together we’d like to encourage people to ...
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Our Eco Journey: The Next Big Step
Today is Earth Day - a day promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable world. As you know we are pleased to have made substantial moves into becoming more sustainable and eco-friendly as a b...
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Our Top 5 Virtual Selling Tips
With the whole world embracing taking business virtual we have learnt a lot in the last year. As with every product-based business a big part of Talking Tables is speaking to existing and potentia...
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Talking Topics: Sustainability Is The Goal
If you've been following us on social media you'll have seen some of the steps we have been making to design and produce more eco-friendly products. This week TT's director of supply chain gave u...
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Talking Topics – How we’ve adapted to working from home
Over the last 7 months the country has had to adapt to a brand new working environment, with many of us working from home for a period of time. As most of the Talking Tables team has slowly headed...
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Talking Topics - Giving Back During A Pandemic
Giving back to worthy causes and charities has always been a key pillar and passion for us at Talking Tables. This year we know a lot of people have found themselves in touch circumstances due ...
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Welcome To Talking Topics
Introducing Table Topics – Each month here at Talking Tables we are discussing interesting and important points of discussion, inviting members from all teams and offices to take part and share...
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Create Your Own Autumn Table With Talking Tables
With the seasons change and all of us spending more time at home we have loved seeing a trend of more people putting in time and creativity to host their family and friends around a table. Now is t...
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Give Back & Gather – Talking Tables’ Take On The National Garden Scheme Fundraiser
Last week The National Garden Scheme invited supporters to host their own ‘Great British Garden Party’ and invite family and friends to join and make donations to their fund supporting vital nursin...
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Hen Party!
There's not long until the big day but there's always time for one more party! Make an engagement or hen celebration extra special by going all out. Check out our range of decorations, balloons, st...
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