Friends Hardy expands crew with new appointments in nationwide roles – Toy World Journal | The enterprise journal with a ardour for toysToy World Journal

Gemma Worth and Chris Singleton have been named key account supervisor and nationwide accounts supervisor, respectively, at Friends Hardy.

Chris Singleton and Gemma Worth

Friends Hardy has expanded its crew as soon as extra with the appointments of Gemma Worth and Chris Singleton into nationwide roles.

Gemma Worth has been appointed to key account supervisor. “I’ve labored within the Toy and Reward business for the final 10 years as a gross sales consultant, primarily specializing in fashion-based exercise books, stationery and wonder merchandise which I’ve beloved,” mentioned Gemma. “I’m very excited to be becoming a member of an incredible crew at Friends Hardy as a key account supervisor, serving to to develop some incredible youngsters’s ranges together with Wow Era, Candy Goals, character licensed merchandise and extra.”

“I’m actually excited to be working with the Friends Hardy Group to increase its presence and providing within the youngsters’s sector,” added Chris Singleton, who has been appointed to nationwide accounts supervisor. “The merchandise we provide can lengthen the ages of the shopper you might be interesting to, thus resulting in longer relationships along with your buyer base. The wide selection of merchandise provided by Friends Hardy ensures there’s something for each retailer and results in nice development potential for the enterprise. I’m actually trying ahead to utilizing over 18 years of expertise within the toy business and studying extra about licensed merchandise.”

James Barrett, head of Gross sales at Friends Hardy, commented: “We threw Gemma and Chris in on the deep finish with the Toymaster Present of their first week, however they handled it brilliantly. I’m certain they may each add super worth to our quickly rising youngsters’s enterprise by serving to to develop our manufacturers in each unbiased and nationwide retailers. They may even permit us to give attention to the growth of our Disney merchandise into Europe, in addition to trying into new product improvement and licences.”

Gemma and Chris can be completely happy to listen to from any potential or present stockists concerning the Friends Hardy vary of kids’s merchandise. They are often reached at gprice@peershardy.co.uk and csingleton@peershardy.co.uk respectively.