Leading The Gifting Revolution: Thumbs Up Have Been Named as the Highest Placed Gifting Wholesaler in the Sunday Times HSBC International Fast Track 200

LONDON, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Thumbs Up was founded in 2004 by Sundip Patel. With Sundip's vision and drive Thumbs Up have seen international sales boom to a record breaking £19.1m in 2017. Their continued growth is in part by their mission, which is paramount to everything they do. "To build consumer brands, recognised globally, through development of the most clever and quirky products."

Thumbs Up, are well known in the gifting sector, creating many wonderful products which have received wide range acclaim and are stocked in many major stores in the across the world. Their products can be found at ThumbsUpUk.com. Thumbs Up create anything but the ordinary.

Their popular tech and lifestyle brands such as Swipe, PowerSquad, Bloom, Manniska, Orb and ThumbsUp.com alongside successful licences such as Pusheen, Original Stormtrooper and Warner have helped the company achieve a record high of 23rd place on the Sunday Times HSBC Fast Track 200, and as the highest placed gift wholesaler on the list.

Thumbs Up was founded in 2004 after realising a gap in the gifting sector. With the market saturated with bland and similar gifts. Thumbs Up decided to create products which would inspire, innovate and revolutionise the gifting sector. Thumbs Up's quirky gifts proved very popular, with whole ranges selling out in record time. This demand continued, with large retailers wanting exclusive products and ranges all to themselves, knowing that Thumbs Up products get attention in their stores and most importantly sell.

This rapid and sustained growth led to Thumbs Up scaling up to meet the growing demand, whilst being approached by numerous brands to create OEM products, which are seen in many stores, theme parks, museums and airlines.

It is that constant commitment to development, mixed with a strong ethos to give retailers what they want, at a competitive price, which sells in great volume that has seen Thumbs Up take the UK and international markets by storm.

Thumbs Up embrace collaboration internally and externally and it's this approach let has led to a winning combination. With a solid Global Blue Chip customer base it enables their products a direct and successful route to market. Thumbs Up are quite simply great at building brands through retail partners, alongside being fully in-sync with the ever-changing consumer appetite. This commitment to developing in-house brands will build a larger market share and increase customer loyalty. Establishing these brands adds real long term value to their future.

Recently Charlie Rudge was appointed as MD, with his innovative style and exciting leadership the team at Thumbs Up expect to increase overseas sales to over £100m within the next 5 years. This future expansion will coincide with the penetration of major retailers and new territories in 2019 and beyond.

With major new licensing deals expected the continued growth and development of their in-house brands, their achievements will continue to redefine the gifting sector. Their approach puts quality, honesty and integrity at the forefront of everything they do, which focuses on forging long lasting relationships. These are just some of the reasons why the team at Thumbs Up are successful.

With growth year on year, Thumbs Up recently launched their own retail site ThumbsUp.com to meet the demand for consumers wanting their products. This coincided with their new sustainable Bloom range for future development. Bloom aims to reduce waste, in style. Offering a wide range of sustainable and long-lasting, day-to-day essentials that are designed with an understanding of the importance of environmental sustainability on the go. It includes an assortment of minimal & stylish pieces that represent the "reuse, recycle, reduce" ethos. Made from recyclable materials and packaged in FSC certified card.

Another revenue stream Thumbs Up are focused on increasing is licensing. Both in the UK and USA. After strong growth in sales of their licences; including Pusheen and Original Stormtrooper. Thumbs Up are aiming to partner with more major licences in the future, having recently signed a US and UK deal with Warner Bros including Harry Potter and DC brands. With a strong network of retailers snapping up Thumbs Up products and their ranges it's a great opportunity for licencsors to collaborate and increase profits with Thumbs Up. "We've proved that our products sell, and if we mix a licence with our designs it can only do well." Says MD Charlie.

You can find Thumbs Up products in the stores of some of the biggest retailers worldwide. Their clients range from trend-setting retailers like Urban Outfitters and Topman, to airline giants such as British Airways. It's testament their unique products and their commercial appeal that their list of clients is as versatile as themselves.

Products are listed in high-end department stores, supermarket giants, independent retailers and all that's in-between. The truth is you are never far away from a Thumbs Up product and with their fun and successful approach to you'll probably already have one in your home.

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