2014 Christmas gift ideas: Delicious treats for a tasty festive season December 10, 2014 Sipsmith Sloe Gin 2010 £24, majestic.co.uk Godiva chocolate gift box A decent box of chocolates is a must for Xmas day. The perfect post-turkey palatte-cleanser. £41, godivachocolates.co.uk Fortnum and Mason potted stilton with whisky A creamy, tangy, luxurious treat. £22, fortnumandmason.com Cardhu whisky box set Great single malt whisky and a [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: Quality technology you can fit in a stocking December 10, 2014 SMS Audio BioSport in-ear headphones with heart monitor The perfect gift for the fitness fanatic in your life, these ear-buds don’t just play music, they also monitor your heart-rate. smsaudio.com Touch Mini Boombox speaker Touch Mini Boombox Speaker This lightweight gadget slots into the speaker at the end of your phone and pumps [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: These stocking fillers will leave your family satisfied long past Boxing Day December 10, 2014 Tube Socks A London twist on the classic gift – socks based around the colours of the London Underground lines. tubesocks.co Toy train Whether it’s for a child or just someone who’s young at heart, this train-set spelling out your name is a sure-fire hit. £17 for a six-letter name, notonthehighstreet.com Rocket Gardens [...]
Career boost? Make use of Secret Santa December 10, 2014 You don’t have to splash too much cash to impress your superiors this Christmas. With the Christmas party season reaching its climax this week, Brits are set to spend over £38m on Secret Santa gifts for their colleagues. And according to our recent poll of workers in the capital, Londoners are among the most [...]
UK petrol prices fall to four-year lows as oil costs continue to tumble December 10, 2014 The average price of petrol in the UK has hit a four-year low, dropping below 120p a litre for the first time since December 2010. According to government figures, the average cost for a litre of unleaded petrol now stands at just 119.83p – a nine per cent fall from the year high 131.11p [...]
London opens its first “Cereal Killer” cafe: Here are the capital’s most gimmicky cafes December 10, 2014 Forget the "weather bomb" – if you're in the capital and you're partial to grains, today's biggest story is the opening of Cereal Killer, the new London cafe that serves nothing but cereal. According to owners Gary and Alan Keery – identical, bearded twins – the Brick Lane venue is a "nostalgic cafe displaying hundreds [...]
Abercrombie & Fitch share price rises as top boss Michael Jeffries resigns December 9, 2014 Controversial Abercrombie & Fitch boss Michael Jeffries resigned yesterday, sending the clothing company’s share price up by around eight per cent. The struggling teen fashion giant, which has suffered disappointing sales in recent years, has hired an executive search firm to find a replacement chief executive after Jeffries’ resignation, which is effective immediately. In a [...]
Tesco in further turmoil after profits tumble December 9, 2014 Investors fled for cover yesterday as Tesco warned on profits for the fourth time in five months, raising fears in the City that the ailing supermarket could become a takeover target. Analysts at investment bank Espirito Santo compared Tesco’s demise to that of Sears in 2004, when the US retailer – once the [...]
Sir Philip Green and Sir Charles Dunstone’s PR Christmas toast at The&Partnership Mark’s Club party December 9, 2014 It's barely a year old, but media agency The&Partnership, headed up by adman Johnny Hornby and backed by WPP, enjoyed a starstudded, if low-key, Christmas drinks party on Monday night at Mark’s Club in Mayfair. Sir Charles Dunstone, had the chance to catch up with Arcadia’s Sir Philip Green, having partied together for Dunstone’s 50th [...]
John Lewis sales remain strong following bumper Black Friday December 9, 2014 The UK’S largest department store group John Lewis saw sales grow 10.8 per cent to £160m last week compared with the same week last year, with colder weather boosting sales of knitwear. Due to the roaring trade during Black Friday the week before, John Lewis saw its biggest ever week for sales in its 150-year [...]