As we head into the last weekend before Christmas, shoppers are set to spend £2.5million every minute from today, Friday December 18. Total spending today – Frenzied Friday – is forecast to hit £1.55billion will go even higher tomorrow. Despite warnings about Covid, lockdown and more restrictive tiers, some 42million shop visits are predicated, with
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KMI Brands and Orla Kiely have launched the new At Home with Nature home fragrance collection, which will be launching in John Lewis this winter as well as with independent retailers and at Kilkenny in Ireland (Eire). Orla Kiely comments, “It’s always a delight to work with KMI Brands on an exciting new launch. As
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The Government has announced that shops will be allowed to open 24/7 in the run up to Christmas as the penny finally drops that retail at this time of year is a vital part of the local and national economy. High street giants including John Lewis, Next and Primark have already said they will be
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A British Craft Trade Fair regular, Silverkupe, is now going to have a Pop-Up shop at John Lewis, Newcastle. The John Lewis Pop-Up initiative is managed by The Great British Pop-Up on behalf of John Lewis. Silverkupe offers unique handmade art-jewellery for discerning clients. Emine, the person behind Silverkupe, started her jewellery journey in 2017
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John Lewis is planning to turn surplus shops into affordable housing as it seeks way to survive the retail crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The department store giant, which announced last month that it may be forced to close eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk, can now take advantage of the Government’s planning
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High Street giants, John Lewis and Boots, are to cut jobs and close stores as more fallout from the lockdown hits the retail sector. Boots has said 4,000 jobs will go, about 7 per cent of its workforce and John Lewis is shutting eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. Boots will make head office
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