2021 is looking like a year of solidarity, positivity and stunning colours! As a furniture retailer we have a team of buyers who investigate and forecast trends and choose goods accordingly, one of the many considerations when buying is what colours will be popular in the coming seasons. Luckily for them, there are experts who …
Give A Gift That Shows You Care this Christmas… Make it mean more! We’ve all experienced a year we never thought we would, but here we are again: it’s almost Christmas! So, if you’ve spent less time than you would have liked away from friends, family and loved ones then make sure you give a …
It’s Christmastime at Gillies Broughty Ferry… We are delighted to announce that our annual Christmas display is now complete in our Broughty Ferry store; not even a pandemic could stop us from fulfilling this festive tradition! This years’ window features a whimsical gingerbread house where resident ‘Gingy’ will be ‘staying safe’ by ‘staying home’ …
This is why we recognise our team on social media… Some of our loyal followers may have noticed we operate a bi-weekly post on our social media that celebrates our team called #StaffSaturday. Last year we properly joined the social media boom and decided to put more effort into delivering you great content surrounding our …
What We Were Doing Whilst Our Stores Were Closed We can now finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, nearing the inevitable ‘new-normal’! The coronavirus has impacted the entire world, and Gillies is no exception. For the first time since James Gillies opened shop in 1895, we sadly had to temporarily …
Our Brand New Gillies TV Advert We have been busy preparing for our 125th year of trading celebration which commenced on the 18th of March 2020! Something that we have worked very hard on developing is a brand-new television advert! This production included a full day of interior styling, two long days of filming …
Romantic Rose for Your Room It’s around this time of the year where we see an influx of rose colours and heart shapes! But this colour palette should not be limited to the month of St Valentines! Powder pink was a prominent trend in both 2018 and 2019, and so it’s no surprise that it’s …
January 2020 Trade Shows Its been a busy month for our buyers – as the new year has arrived, so have new styles, trends and colour palettes. Our buyers begin by scowering trade fairs for the latest and greatest in home furnishings. Our buyers attend some of the best trade shows in the world to …
Inject Some Scottish Style into Your Home Hosting burns supper on the 25th of January? Got the haggis neeps and tatties at the ready? Fan of our National bard Rabbie Burns? Well, to celebrate the Scottish tradition ‘Burns Night’ we have compiled our most traditional Scottish designs to mark the occasion. So, if your style …
Welcoming Classic Blue to 2020 It has officially been announced that the Colour Institute Pantone’s colour of the year is ‘Classic Blue 19-4052’. Which we are thrilled about as blue is in our Gillies heritage as our signature diamond logo has been colour blue since 1998. A shade of blue has not been present in …
