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SOUNDS GOOD
by Kelly Stevens Christmas is a-comin’, and next week, from December 13, the countdown to the Christmas Number One begins. Will the British public go for the X-Factor winner single or its...
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Warner Bros gives Harry Potter fans a slice of lights, camera, action
by Rebecca de Vaux WHAT’S HAPPENING U.S. film giant Warner Bros is buying Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, the U.K. home of Harry Potter movies (BBC.co.uk, 8 November 2010). The fully operational...
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Westfield London does a spin on the digital catwalk
by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Fashion fanatics were able to snap up a garment hot off the runway from the virtual front row at Westfield London’s first click-to-buy fashion show. The shopping centre...
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Molson Coors U.K. is getting the beers in for British women
by Rebecca de Vaux WHAT’S HAPPENING Molson Coors U.K. is getting in touch with its feminine side. It’s launching a new range of beers mid-2011 targeted at women (MarketingWeek.co.uk, 5 November 2010)....
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The last round’s getting later at the Royal Mail
by Lindsay Paterson WHAT’S HAPPENING Missing a delivery could soon be a thing of the past — starting with online shoppers at House of Fraser and L’Occitane who live in the southeast of England...
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NATIVITY SEASON? IT’S A SNAP
by Kelly Stevens Gone are the days when little Jimmy’s Joseph costume could be made with an old blue towel, or parents had to sit up until 3 a.m. trying to transform a white sheet into something fit...
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Minipreneurs R us: Re-jigged upcycled kidswear
by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Clothing upcyclers Re-jigged put a quirky spin on reviving castoffs by snapping up damaged, discarded adult clothing from charity stores and jumble sales and...
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Debenhams TV aims to solve shopping conundrums
by Miranda Rijks WHAT’S HAPPENING Debenhams has launched an online television channel that claims to “solve every shopping nightmare” (DailyDooh.com, 25 October 2010). The department store chain hopes...
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Lock and load: Hunting women bring home the venison
by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING The Covert Girls is a new women-only hunting group which, judging by its growing membership, is anything but a secret with high-flying female execs (Times.co.uk, 13...
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Cooperative consumerism: The People’s Supermarket arrives
by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING The People’s Supermarket offers Londoners more than groceries — it’s a new co-op in Lamb’s Conduit Street. It’s open seven days a week and offers members a 10% discount...
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