Essential Retail Buyers Guides

“Firm orders placed within weeks”
This is the experience of advertisers who are marketing products and services through our buyer’s guides. Established in 1994, IMS Publications publish the most successful range of fully illustrated, visual, retail buyers guides available. Each guide is published bi-annually and provides you with a decisive one-stop marketing solution, placing your products and services directly before the top decision makers in these key marketplaces, prior to all the major trade exhibitions – giving you the advantage.

The Fine Food Shop Catalogue

The retail buyer’s guide for the Speciality Food and Drink marketplace

Main Product Sections Include
Services:
Exhibitions, Internet, Web Guide, Epos & Electronic Data, Shopfitting, Display & POS

Beverages:
Beers, Wines and Spirits, Hot Beverages and Soft Drinks

Fine Food:
Assorted Fine Foods, Confectionery, Biscuits & Pastry, Dairy, Fruit, Hampers, Health Food, Meats, Fish, Poultry, Oils, Ingredients & Seasonings, Vegetables, Organic, Preserves & Sauces, Savoury Snacks & Dips

Kitchen & Dining:
Alfresco Dining, Kitchenware, Tableware

Circulation:
Targeted circulation of over 4,700 hard copies and over 4,000 online copies to:
Delicatessens, Department Stores, Farm Shops, Health Food Shops, Michelin Rated Restaurants, Manufacturers and Distributors

The Garden Shop Catalogue

The retail buyer’s guide for Garden, Home and Leisure Products

Main Product Sections Include
Retail Services:
Exhibitions, Internet, Web Guide, Promotional, Security, Shopfitting, Display and POS

Garden Products:
Barbecues, Outdoor Living, Lighting, Ceramics & Ornaments, Furniture, General Garden Products, Landscaping, Outdoor Constructions, Plant, Plant Care, Nursery, Play Products, Tools, Machinery, Hardware, Water Gardening and Wet Leisure

Home & Gift:
Christmas Products, Giftware, Books, Greetings Cards and Stationery

Pet & Wildlife:
Petcare, Pond & Aquarium, Wildlife Products

Circulation:
Targeted circulation of over 4,000 hard copies and over 3,000 online copies to:
Garden Centres, DIY, Hardware Stores, Multiples, Department Stores, Manufacturers and Distributors

The Heritage Shop Catalogue

The retail buyer’s guide for the Heritage marketplace

Main Product Sections Include
Services:
Exhibitions, Internet, Web Guide, Shopfitting, Display and POS

Giftware:
Art, Craft, Stitching, Candles & Fragranced Products, Ceramics & Glassware, Clothing, Leisurewear, Textiles, Food, Confectionery, Drink, General Giftware, Jewellery, Silverware, Pewterware, Puzzles & Games, Promotional Products, Souvenirs & Badges, Toys & Children’s Products and Wooden Products

Publishing:
Books, Greetings Cards & Stationery, Music, CD’s, Audio, Pictures, Posters and Prints

Circulation:
Targeted circulation of over 5,500 hard copies and over 4,000 online copies to:
Museums, Art Galleries, Historic Houses, Visitor Attractions, Heritage Centres, Zoos, Wildlife Parks, Farm Parks, Craft Shops, Cathedrals, Country Parks, Speciality Stores, National Trust, English Heritage, Scottish Heritage, CADW, Tourist Information Centres, High Street Gift Shops in Tourist Destinations, Manufacturers and Distributors

Advertising Rates for Catalogues
Outside Back Cover £1795
Inside Front Cover £1595
Inside Back Cover £1395
Double Page Spread Colour £1595
Full Page A4 Colour £895
Half Page A4 Colour £675
Quarter Page A4 Colour £495
Web Guide POA
Bookmark POA

Other special positions by arrangement.
Inserts by arrangement.

All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT
All prices include artwork to our standard format – there are no additional costs

Online Marketing
6 x Indivudual Emailer £995
3 x Individual Emailer £595
1 x Individual Emailer £295
Banner POA
Link POA

Direct Mail
4000 mailing labels for single use £545
2000 mailing labels for single use £295
1000 mailing labels for single use £175

All bookings are made subject to our trading terms and conditions which can be found here

Copy Requirements
The preferred method of supplying copy is electronic image and text. Images supplied electronically should be 300 dpi at 100% supplied as JPEG or TIFF files – CMYK. Text should be supplied on Microsoft Word or Simple text. We will set your entry free of charge to our standard format and forward a proof to you prior to publishing.

This is the format recommended for best results:
– Full Page A4 – Image and 100 words text
– Half Page A4 – Image and 65 words text
– Quarter Page A4 – Image and 45 words text

Completed Artwork
If you choose to supply finished artwork please supply as a PDF, TIFF or JPEG – CMYK with fonts embedded, this should be 300 dpi at 100%.

Advertisement Sizes
Full Page A4 – 245mm High x 185mm Wide, (Bleed Advertisements – Trim Size 297mm high x 210mm wide, add 3mm for bleed)
Half Page A4 – Landscape: 120mm High x 185mm Wide
Half Page A4 – Vertical: 245mm High x 90mm Wide
Quarter Page A4 – 120mm High x 90mm Wide

To make a new booking or discuss your existing booking:

The Fine Food Shop Catalogue
Emily – 01525 304485

The Garden Shop Catalogue
Jacquie – 01525 304481
Jo – 01525 304482

The Heritage Shop Catalogue
Lily – 01525 304487

Artwork Enquiries
John – 01525 304489

Accounts
Kathryn – 01525 853700