 Reuters By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone applications that allow onlineshopping on the move could give battered British retailers something to cheer about in what is otherwise set to be one of the toughest Christmas trading periods for years. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Crash Course in Christmas Shopping on Regent Street, London W1 CisionWire (press release) Regent Street, London W1, presents a crash course in Christmas shopping so novices can get into the festive mood while indulging their senses with a variety of one off shopping experiences. Shopping advisers will be on hand at the majority of Regent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Christmas in London phillyBurbs.com (blog) And every weekend between now and Christmas, Oxford Street, one of London'smain shopping areas, is closed to traffic so the pedestrians can wander the street from store to store. Christmas in London is as truly magical as its reputation. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Construction site causes Christmas shopping closures Link2Portal "Our paramount concern is to ensure the safety of pedestrians during this busy weekend of Christmas shopping in Oxford Street.” Similar work is ongoing on the other end of Oxford Street near the Tottenham Court Road Tube station. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First eBay Christmas boutique pops off Retail Gazette Located in London's Soho, the store opened on December 1st 2011 as the retailer wanted to ensure a presence during yesterday's predicted 'Super Sunday', when 5.8 million customers were expected to shop at its online store in its busiest day of the year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Artisans guild opens shop on London's Broad Street Times Tribune of Corbin 17 it's open from 10 am to 7 pm and on Christmas Eve Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm According to Berdie Wilson, who is chairperson for the event, “Holidazzle is a gallery for arts and crafts.” Not only will there be artisans to explain their work, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Calzedonia to open its first UK shop in London Retail Gazette Although the City was built on market trading, a vibrant shopping offer had been missing in the area of Cheapside for many decades, but now footfall is rising and last weekend the Cheapside Traffic Free Christmas Shopping Day saw the streets around the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| A Christmas to Remember in Roman Bath: Elegant Architecture SBWire (press release) Bath becomes powerfully enchanting in the run up to Christmas. In the centre of Bath's major shopping district, more than 130 authentic wooden chalets adorn the streets. Each one provides distinctive, handcrafted and extraordinary gifts, food produce ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cornish Christmas Vogue.com (blog) A huge converted barn is now home to a coffee shop, providing delicious cosy food using locally sourced produce, and a stunning gift shop that offers everything from exquisite Christmas decorations to wonderful blankets, local pottery and John Derian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Christmas Trees for a Cause Patch.com Since its inception, the tree auction has been a roving event, held in a different space in New London each year ranging from vacant store fronts to the Crocker House. This year the auction was held in the ballroom of the New London Elks Lodge, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| James Daunt: 'Amazon are a ruthless, money-making devil, the consumer's enemy' The Independent "You'll walk into a Waterstone's and there'll be a bit of the shop where you can look at e-readers, play with them. We're inventing one of our own – perhaps we'll call it the Windle – and we're working on the Barnes & Noble approach. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| How does Southampton compare to rivals this Christmas? Daily Echo Their extensive advertising includes a giant billboard at London Waterloo train station, while Winchester City Council has set up and runs a website dedicated to promoting Winchester as a destination for Christmas trips and shopping. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CHEAPER CHRISTMAS...BY HALF Express.co.uk Timed to kick-start the Christmas shopping season, it came after retailers suffered a slump in sales last month. Business analysts BDO said high street fashion sales dropped 1 per cent and non-fashion slumped 3.1 per cent, with homewares down by 2.6 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Battered, bruised, broken: Young manager seriously injured in brutal Chatteris ... Wisbech Standard The manager of the Petrou Brothers shop in Chatteris who was robbed of the day's takings. A YOUNG father was left seriously injured after a man in a balaclava attacked him with a piece of wood as he tried to drop off takings from a Chatteris fish and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Santa's Lap: Arty Globe London And Greenwich Londonist You might want to particularly bear Arty Globe in mind when buying a gift for that South East Londoner in your life, because — presumably inspired by their shop'slocation in Greenwich Market — there's a whole range of Greenwich merchandise.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Holiday shopping a balancing act for Brits UPI.com LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Economic times are still tough for many British families but parents indicate they will still try to give their children -- and retailers -- a merryChristmas. The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday a straw poll indicates parents ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Move into a new home in North London before Christmas at Stanmore Place whathouse.co.uk There are plenty of high-quality local shops and amenities in Stanmore too, and plenty of green spaces locally and just a little further afield in the Hertfordshire countryside. Stanmore Golf Club is just up the road, providing a challenging course... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| FusePump helps John Lewis launch Facebook e-commerce platform CisionWire (press release) London, UK, 5 December 2011 - Product marketing expert FusePump has helped one of the UK's largest department store chains, John Lewis, launch a brand new Facebook e-commerce platform in time for Christmas. The John Lewis Perfect Gift application ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| What's on in Europe this month Times of Malta Nordic capitals ring in the season of goodwill in Europe with comforting Christmasfairs and parades, while in the south, La Scala breaks with elitism to broadcast its first opera of the season live to Milan. Politics meets art in London where a new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sainsbury's Redhill shoppers turn Santa with bumper food donations total Redhill And Reigate Life The big-hearted customers at the store in Warwick Quadrant, London Road, were taking part in the supermarket giant's first ever food donation drive, the One Million Meal Appeal. The team-up last month with the chain's charity partner FareShare involved ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Bluewater shopping centre... The Drum They target audiences in London, Essex, Sussex and Kent. Sean Kinmont, creative director at 23red, said: "Our Christmas campaign takes people back to the essence of Bluewater and what originally made Bluewater such a classic brand, revolving around a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Festive Expectations Lead to One Thing: Chrisappointment Huffington Post UK After roaming Southwark for a good hour before realising I'd been walking in the complete wrong direction, I stumbled upon the extremely aptly named 'Christmas Shop' in London Bridge. I bought, as requested, nine heinous Merry Christmassigns, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bell Pottinger Launches Free Festive Game PR Newswire (press release) The game's iPhone app version has been developed natively using Objective-C and is available to download for free in the Apple App Store. A leaderboard is powered by Apple's Game Centre and keeps a record of highest scores globally or within users' ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CCTV of theft from Hadleigh shop Echo Several items of Rimmel and No 7 cosmetics, worth more than £1300, were stolen from the shelves at Boots in London Road, Hadleigh. It is believed the perpetrators may also be responsible for other similar thefts in the area. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Five Lakes Resort teams up with local charity to bring the festive spirit to ... This is Total Essex Many of our patients are unable to complete their own Christmas shopping, so donations are really key to our efforts in ensuring all of the children have a gift to open on the big day. "We are delighted to be working with the team at Five Lakes this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Seasonal Shopping 2011: Christmas Fairs And Markets | Londonist 40+ workshops in Walworth open their doors for festive fun and shopping for art, ceramics, jewellery, furniture, books and more. ... More London Christmas MarketOffers stalls for Christmas shopping plus free ice skating and mince pies ... londonist.com/.../seasonal-shopping-2011-christmas-fairs-and-... |
| eBay comes out of cyberspace to open pop-up London store ... "This store offers the buzz of being in central London at Christmas without the stress or queues or having to carry shopping bags home on the bus." Goods ... www.guardian.co.uk/technology/.../ebay-pop-up-london-store |
| 50 Christmas activities in London – Shopping events – Time Out ... Find the best Christmas shopping events in London this year, featuring late night... and independent businesses offers a more agreeable alternative to the West ... www.timeout.com/.../christmas-activities-and-events-in-london... |
| Shopping destinations in London, London, Christmas, Home ... Home Christmas London Shopping destinations in London. ... If offersshoppers a fun and unusual shopping experience with a wide range of merchandise, ... www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com/.../shopping-destinations-i... |
| London Christmas shopping weekends: Santa, sundaes and stress ... A Christmas classic: Taking the children to London for Santa, sundaes andshopping. By Becky Barrow. Last updated at 11:41 AM on 1st December 2011 ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../London-Christmas-shopping-weeken... |
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