http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Stephen+Church Society Stephen Church Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260484&ca=Society Although The UK Gift Company can now rightly boast of its position as the UK’s No.1 website for gifts and collectables, theirs is no fly-by-night story. It’s true that their most successful brand is the ever-popular Willow Tree, but there are not many customers who are aware of the tremendously rich... Society Stephen Church Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260485&ca=Society The collection of Willow Tree has made a massive impact on collectible retailers ever since it's beginnings in 2000. One such company, Church’s China, has found Willow Tree to be their best selling brand, and helping them to build upon the successes found in their past. Church's China began life as... Society Stephen Church Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260486&ca=Society The Lladro collection is certainly a modern example of how a small range of pieces can grow into something that everybody wants a part of. With it’s humble beginnings starting in 1953, it has rapidly grown into the phenomenon it is today, with it's sales helping businesses to grow in over 120 countr... Society Stephen Church Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260487&ca=Society Church’s China, now equally well known by its online identity, The UK Gift Company, began life in Devizes in Wiltshire in 1858. During most of the twentieth century, it occupied various premises on Northampton’s Market Square. This has always been the very heartbeat of the town. Life on the Market S... Society Stephen Church Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=260488&ca=Society The Lilliput Lane collection may be small in the stature of its pieces, but positively massive in the force of the impact it has had on collectibles companies around the world. One of these is Church’s China, the UK’s oldest surviving China and Glass Retail business, was founded in Devizes in Wiltsh... Society Stephen Church Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=257702&ca=Society Right from 1951, the Lladro brothers have been making some of the most magnificent porcelain figurines that Europe and the world have ever seen. It was in the small self contained town of Almácera, next to the historic city of Valencia situated on the East Coast of Spain where the brothers started t... Society Stephen Church Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=257703&ca=Society From lowly origins, Lladro figurines are quickly becoming a world renowned name, but also a new interest for the moneyed, now situated in more than 120 countries worldwide. Lladro figurines have become known around the world and immensely popular. Yet Lladro’s background was never quite as regal. Ju... Society Stephen Church Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=257705&ca=Society At Church’s China, we’ve spent the best part of one hundred and fifty years selling gifts and collectables. But which is which and why? A customer might buy a china figurine as a gift for a friend or as a self-purchase to add to her own collection. In either case, the figurine might be a simple one-... Society Stephen Church Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=255556&ca=Society I recall only too well my first introduction to the Willow Tree collection. I was visiting Enesco, our top supplier for gifts and collectables. Every year I pay them a visit early in the New Year to see what they have for us that is new and exciting. As distributors for Border Fine Arts, Lilliput La... Society Stephen Church Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=255557&ca=Society The Willow Tree Figurine Collectable Range was launched in January 2000. Initially the collection comprised just one figurine, fifteen angels, and the Christmas Nativity collection. Since those early days, the range has expanded massively to include sentiments that many of us wish to express, but f...