John Lewis reveals the SEVEN biggest decorating trends this Christmas – from the vibrant ‘gemstone forest’ to the classic red and gold ‘festive field’ John Lewis has predicted the seven key decorating trends for Christmas 2021 Predicted British shoppers will favour nature – embracing a woodland theme Other themes include ‘virtual reality and cartoons’ and … Read more
‘Tis not the season! Pret A Manger is selling its Christmas turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich in JULY after customers missed out last December due to lockdown Pret A Manger is selling turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich five months early It is making a return after people missed out last December due to lockdown Customers … Read more
Victoria Beckham was treated to a host of luxury treats for Easter, when her son Brooklyn’s fiancée Nicola Peltz gifted her a hamper packed with £500 of products. The singer-turned-designer, 46, took to her Instagram Stories over the weekend to share a sneak peek at the package of designer merchandise and chocolates, which included Dior … Read more
Victoria Beckham was treated to a host of luxury treats for Easter, when her son Brooklyn’s fiancée Nicola Peltx gifted her a hamper packed with £500 of products. The singer-turned-designer, 46, took to her Instagram Stories over the weekend to share a sneak peek at the package of designer merchandise and chocolates, which included Dior … Read more
The gift of gold: Royal Mint saw a huge surge in precious metal sales in run-up to Christmas which could result in profits surge Royal Mint says 1g and 5g gold bar sales surged 53% during Christmas Turbulence in 2020 saw the popularity of both digital and physical gold go up Investors aged between 22 … Read more
Brexit casts a cloud over Tesco’s festive feat as delivery woes hit Ireland The supermarket group has had trouble delivering fresh foods to Ireland Meat now requires the correct veterinary sign off in order to be transported There has also been ‘teething problems’ with supply flows from the EU to UK By Mark Shapland For The … Read more
The Hut Group enjoys a lift from its beauty division over the festive period with sales up 51% The retailer’s beauty division includes its Look fantastic and Glossybox websites Online beauty sales came in at £298.2 million in the quarter – a rise of 66.2% Matthew Moulding started Hut in 2004 selling DVDs online He … Read more
Festive fashion flop rocks Marks & Spencer: But sparkling food sales lift coronavirus gloom Marks & Spencer remains two businesses rolled into one Food sales – boosted by the High Street giant’s partnership with Ocado – soared 8.7 per cent over the festive period But again clothes proved to be the chain’s undoing as sales … Read more
B&M Bargains has doled out a 20p-a-share special dividend to shareholders as well as £30million to its boss Simon Arora after the cheap retailer enjoyed a bumper Christmas.. Arora and his family are the biggest shareholders in B&M, enabling him to pay himself £30million, in addition to a £44million dividend payout revealed two months ago. B&M will … Read more
Supermarkets accused of fleecing motorists over the festive season by stinging them with above-average fuel price hikes in December The wholesale price of petrol and diesel rose by 1p-a-litre in December However, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco increased fuel prices by 3p per litre Only Asda matched the wholesale increase and was by far the cheapest … Read more