Christmas shopping 2015 dates: Thought Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppingeddon was over? Think again. Here comes Giving Tuesday, Small Business Saturday, Manic Monday and more December 1, 2015 If you thought shoppinggeddon – that is, Black Friday and Cyber Monday – were over, think again. December is, understandably, the biggest time of the year for retailers as shoppers hit the high-street (and websites), but what's next after the deals day (or weekend ,or even fortnight for some shops) comes to a close? Here's our round [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: Aldi has just spoofed John Lewis’ Man on the Moon ad November 26, 2015 As day is followed by night, so too is John Lewis' Christmas advert followed by a series of spoofs. So far the selection has been pretty dark, including imagining the Man on the Moon as the evil Emperor from the Star Wars trilogy (and blowing up Earth once he can see where it is). Now Aldi has [...]
Christmas markets London 2015: Guildhall in the City gears up for the season November 22, 2015 Want to know something depressing? Christmas is only 33 days away. But don’t worry, the folks at Guildhall are here to help, as the British Red Cross Christmas market hits the historic plaza next week. Packed with everything from basket-weaving to haute couture from British designers like Amanda Wakeley, this year City dwellers need only pop [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: Here are some of the best spots so far from Lidl, Asda, TK Maxx, PayPal and Mulberry November 4, 2015 We're just a few days into November but the clash of Christmas retailer ads has already begun, with a plethora of festive spots being released in the last couple of days. Watch: The 2015 John Lewis Christmas advert finally released The biggies are yet to drop – most notably John Lewis, which is artfully building [...]
Stereophonics and Overtones light up the City November 24, 2015 Christmas is officially one month away, and companies all over London have started getting the big guns out in time for their festive drinks gatherings and charity fundraisers. Boogying brokers from Aviate Global headed to Camden last night where the Stereophonics were on hand to entertain staff following a day of bumper fundraising for selected [...]
Turning FA Cup into a midweek competition is an experiment worth trying for sake of the England team – and it might help out clubs in Europe too February 16, 2016 There is no doubt in my mind that the FA Cup would suffer if mooted plans to move all ties to midweek and scrap replays in order to make room for a winter break do come to be implemented. Saturday afternoon FA Cup matches are still something special and doing away with them would risk [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 index closes up on Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey December 29, 2015 The FTSE 100 index edged higher in the first trading day since Christmas, led higher by Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey. The UK's top blue-chip index closed 0.96 per cent higher at 6,314 points, despite losses by miners, which had benefited from a dead cat bounce in the build-up to Christmas. Read more: Oil prices crawl back up [...]
Office Christmas parties: UK businesses to splash out £1bn on 2015’s Christmas bash December 1, 2015 December is upon us, and even the biggest grinches among us are beginning to feel the Christmas spirit. Offices are getting in on the holiday fun, with the Christmas party season just around the corner. UK businesses are set to spend nearly £1bn on staff parties this year, fresh research from Eventbrite has found. The [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016: Morrisons is selling oysters for 25p each ahead of Valentine’s Day – the same price as a Cadbury Freddo February 8, 2016 Lidl may be famous for its champagne, but one of the big four supermarkets appears to be fighting the competition by slashing the price of oysters ahead of Valentine's Day this year. Morrisons is to sell fresh British oysters for just 25p each – the price of an average Cadbury Freddo in a move to try to outshine its [...]
John Lewis’s “Man on the Moon” Christmas advert 2015 has smashed the 6m view mark on YouTube November 7, 2015 This year's John Lewis Christmas Advert has now had more than 6m views on YouTube. The “Man on The Moon” features a little girl looking through a telescope and spotting an old man living all alone on the moon, at which point she decides to send him his own telescope as a Christmas present, so [...]