The Queen marked Sainsbury’s 150th birthday with a visit to a unique pop-up experience at Covent Garden in London last Friday (May 24). She was guided through the ‘Since 1869: the Sainsbury’s 150 Experience’ by Sainsbury’s chairman Martin Scicluna and chief executive Mike Coupe, together with Lord and Lady Sainsbury. …
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To mark Sainsbury’s 150th birthday, the supermarket chain has produced a celebration cake in partnership with Californian pastry chef and author Claire Ptak, who was put in the global spotlight last year for baking the wedding cake for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Citrus and Blossom cake, made using …
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This year, the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) celebrates 120 years of supporting independent retailers. Since 1899, when Bira’s predecessors – the Ironmongers Federation, British Hardware Federation (BHF) and Drapers Chamber of Trade (DCT) were formed – and following a number of business acquisitions and partnerships, including the British Shops …
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Bentalls of Kingston-upon-Thames in Surrey turns 150 today (Thursday, July 20). To commemorate this milestone birthday, the department store has planned four days of celebrations. An exhibition opens on the second floor today, focused on the history of the store, with materials from the retailer’s archives featuring photographs, newspaper cuttings …
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