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High street retailer Argos has launched 'the first ever interactive Digital Gift Guide of its kind'.

John Lewis' much-anticipated Christmas advertising campaign goes live tomorrow (Saturday November 9) when, in a first for ITV, John Lewis will take a whole advert break in 'The X Factor' exclusively. This will be preceded by a teaser campaign, again exclusively on ITV.

Bradford has been named the Curry Capital of Britain for 2013.

The deadline is looming for you to enter our annual Housewares Product Innovation Awards.

John Lewis' latest 'at home' format store opened its doors today (Thursday November 7) for the first time.

Indications are that the Christmas trading period will be stronger than retailers have experienced over recent years, according to Ipsos Retail Performance.

Amazon.co.uk is predicting that the busiest day for online shopping in the UK, often referred to as Cyber Monday, will fall on Monday December 2, with sales peaking at 6pm, triggered by post-work Christmas shoppers.

TV presenter and chef Simon Rimmer is the ambassador of British Sausage Week 2013, which kicked off yesterday (Monday November 4) and runs to Sunday November 10.

Alex Ferguson has snatched the top spot from TV cook Jamie Oliver in 'The Mail on Sunday's' chart of best-selling non-fiction hardbacks.

Online spending via mobile phones and tablets is set to soar as tablets become mainstream shopping devices, according to retail consultancy Verdict.