Competition Winner Revealed!

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It’s been a while since our last blog post (lots of exciting developments have been keeping us busy, not least the opening of our brand new showroom, oooh!), so what better way to get back on the blog-trail than to announce the winner of our latest, biggest and most popular competition!

This time, one lucky entrant would win a Heart Hall Storage Bench – Single Seat, and the response was incredible so firstly, a huge thank you to EVERYONE who entered! We’ve decided that we are going to extend some special offers to all our Facebook followers, to say thank you – so keep your eyes peeled!

But, before that, there is the matter of revealing the lucky winner. So, without further ado, everyone here at The Orchard would like to say a massive CONGRATULATIONS to…

Liz Quinn, from Northamptonshire!
Liz – we have your email address and will be in contact within the next week to arrange the delivery of your brand new piece of furniture.
A massive thank you to everyone who entered the competition. As a small token of our appreciation, we would like to offer an exclusive discount to you…

Quote ‘HeartHall10′ to receive £10.00 OFF 
your very own Heart Hall Storage Single Seat Bench*
Click here to purchase yours now 

*Offer valid for 3 months. Only one discount per household. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers/discounts. Excludes delivery charge.

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We are recruiting…

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Part Time Retail Operations Assistant

 

Purpose of the Role

Assist with the day to day running of The Orchard Home & Gifts e-commerce operation. Providing end to end support including; pick, pack and dispatch of customer orders, stock control, general light warehousing duties and ad-hoc support of customer services and marketing. Ensuring the smooth running of retail operations, which consistently converts into high customer satisfaction.

 

Key Responsibilities

Pick, pack and dispatch of customer orders

Assist with Goods In processes

Assist with management of stock control

Manage product images for use on the web and within marketing material

Manage press product requests, ensuring product/images are delivered in a timely manner and logged

Assist with uploading product images/descriptions on stock control system and website

Assist with product photography

Help plan, implement and manage marketing initiatives via web and email

Assist with customer service enquiries, both via telephone and email

General administrative support

 

Skills Required

Common sense and enthusiasm

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent time management

Solution driven

Good customer-facing communication skills are essential as you will be dealing directly with members of the public on the telephone and via email.
Keen interest in retail and ecommerce
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

Excellent written and spoken English

Competent understanding of online platforms e.g. Google,Twitter, Facebook, etc

 

Hours of Employment

Part Time – 20 hours per week (subject to change)

Monday – Friday

 

Location

Oadby, Leicestershire

 

How to apply

Deadline for applications is April 2nd  2013

Email your CV & covering letter to Laura Marlowe: laura@theorchardhomeandgifts.com

Or post your application to:

Laura Marlowe

The Orchard Home and Gifts

Unit 7 Iliffe House

12 Iliffe Avenue

Oadby

Leicester

LE2 5LS

Must be available to start work from Early May 2013

Coming soon at The Orchard

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which is good, because the number of new products we have coming in soon would equal far too many words to read! These new items (and more!) are due to become available within a fortnight or so, but we thought we’d give a sneak peek here.

All of the images are also available on our Pinterest page (in higher quality for more detailed inspection).

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Tips to create a ‘Shabby Chic’ look

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Wow! What a Christmas period we had, this is the first time there’s been enough time to get back to bloggin’! Here at The Orchard we were incredibly busy, and then all of a sudden it was over – except it wasn’t really, as we are now in the process of opening a new showroom, deciding on new ranges, and planning trips to product shows and fairs. No rest for the wicked, as they say.

But, no matter how many festive periods we drag ourselves through, no matter how many showrooms we open, our first priority is still Shabby Chic! So, we thought we would share some tips on how to ‘get the look’, as a new year treat for everybody.

Our French Brocante Dining Table and Chairs (Chairs available soon)

Anything can be shabby chic. Big furniture, small accessories – it’s all possible. The best thing is, there are no concrete rules. Distressing, for example, is a sliding scale dependent on taste. Almost any colour can be used, especially when creating an original, unique statement piece.

  

As well as providing shabby chic pieces, we love seeing people’s own (re)creations. The internet is awash with guides and tips as to how existing items can be transformed.

We’ve created a Pinterest board with some really useful and imaginative ideas. Have a look and see what you come up with!

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Items back in stock

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Phew! What a hectic start to the week we’ve had. Is there some kind of holiday coming up or something!?

As well as the scores of orders being despatched from The Orchard HQ, we’ve also (perhaps more excitingly) taken receivership of some stock which we weren’t expecting until a couple of weeks down the line – we must have been good this year!

We were gutted when our Reclaimed Wood 5 Hook Plaque sold out a couple of weeks ago, so to have them back a fortnight early is great news for us – and you! One of, if not our best seller of 2012, this new batch has arrived in plenty of time to make them fantastic Christmas gifts for the home.

We sell a number of reclaimed items like this plaque, and another one has come back into stock recently. We have been out of stock of our Reclaimed Wood Apple Crates in small and medium for a while, but we can finally once again offer them in their best state – as a Wooden Apple Crate – Set Of 3!

Also back in stock are;