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Consumer products company JML is to launch a 24-hour shopping channel to rival QVC and Ideal World in a new partnership with ITV.The channel, which will be named “The Store” is expected to feature television presenters such as Melanie Sykes and Frankie Essex and will launch on October 1st.James Penfold,...
A suspected gas leak has resulted in the evacuation of a shopping centre and left 62 people requiring medical treatment.The leak is thought to have come from a supermarket fridge and was discovered when staff and shoppers fell ill at the checkout of the Sainsbury’s store in Hedge End, Southampton,...
Kitchen firm NTP and its sister company Crosby Kitchens have gone bust, with the loss of 29 jobs.A spokesperson for NTP Kitchens and Crosby Kitchens commented: "It is with deep regret that we confirm today that NTP Kitchens has been placed into receivership, whilst Crosby Kitchens has entered liquidation."These developments...
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a 60-year-old claim by Fairy washing up liquid that it lasts twice as long as the next best selling brand.The watchdog upheld the claim following a challenge from rivals Persil that the Procter & Gamble brand’s slogan was “misleading” and could not be proved.In...
Tesco has said that it is “extremely disappointed” following tests that revealed there was less than a 1% chance that a pack of pork chops labelled as British actually came from the British Isles.Cranswick Country Foods, which supplies the supermarket, said that it had reviewed its systems following the discovery.A...
France’s Danone has said that it is “shocked” at bribery claims directed at its baby food arm. The company said that it is investigating claims that hospital staff in China were bribed to use Dumex over competitors.According to China Central Television, Dumex allegedly paid doctors and nurses in the northern...
The chief merchant at iconic London store Harrods, Marigay McKee, is to move across the Atlantic in order to join New York chain Saks Fifth Avenue as president.Ms McKee has been with the luxury department store for 15 years and has served on the board of directors since 2005. She...
Department store Debenhams has said that profits are expected to be in line with expectations following a strong performance in the final quarter of the year. Online sales were 46.2% higher whilst a store modernisation programme lifted high street sales and a good international performance in the second half ensured...
French accessories brand Longchamp has opened its biggest retail store on Regent Street in the heart of London’s West End.The leather goods company opened the store yesterday, trading from 550 sq m over three floors.Features include a kinetic yellow sculpture on the first floor, a wall of colour-blocked small bags...
John Lewis has announced a significant increase in sales, saying that trade built throughout the week across all ranges and ended with a “really strong” Saturday.Along with fashion, sales soared in the electrical, home technology and beauty categories. Online sales increased 15.8%, driven in the main by these same categories,...
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