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Case Study: Hobbycraft

Summary

Hobbycraft has become the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK, with over 100 stores nationwide. Bluestones One are very proud to be part of their journey working alongside their new store team and colleagues, merchandising and preparing the store ready for the ‘grand opening’.

Challenges

With over 25,000 arts and craft lines to merchandise, Bluestones One carefully handpick the most experienced colleagues.

The merchandising team worked with precision, effectiveness, and speed over several nights taking in deliveries, unpacking stock, installing fittings, moving stock and merchandising the shelves to a high standard, ensuring that every item is to plan.

Results

The results speak for themselves, due to the commitment of the team, Hobbycraft Wimbledon was able to open a day early, much to the delight of the customer. A fantastic result with great feedback!

Celebrating BIG Awards 2021

Bluestones One is part of Bluestones Investment Group (BIG), and in November, Bluestones Group celebrated another successful year at the annual BIG Awards evening at Chester Racecourse. This year, brands from across the Group, as well as the central support services, came together for an evening of food, drink, live music, casino fun, and to recognise achievements. Over 20 winners were recognised for their achievements during 2021, which included top-performing consultants and brands, and the people who embody the Group values of Passion, Accountability, Collaboration and Enjoyment. This year, Bluestones One were delighted to win the Overall Profitability Award. This is a fantastic achievement for the team as it highlights their hard work and determination over the past year. So a huge congratulations and well done goes to the Bluestones One team! Every year, all award winners are treated to an award winners’ trip and this year it was revealed that winners will be jetting off to Dubai in 2022. Bluestones One team members Managing Director, Gary White; Operations Director, Gary Lowe; Director, Ashley Jewitt; and Operations Manager, Richard Jones also received awards last year for Outstanding Achievement. Prior to this, Bluestones One also won Best New Business in 2019.

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