Lakeland has today (Thursday November 29) revealed details of the top 10 products that its customers are ‘buying right now’. The housewares chain said: ‘These top 10 favourites are selling like hot cakes! Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or preparing your home for seasonal festivities, we’ve got it covered.’ …
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Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas and ‘The Great British Bake Off’ team are some of the stars of Channel 4’s Christmas programming schedule. In an hour-long special entitled ‘Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas’, the celebrity chef will apply his ‘quick and easy’ cooking principles to the festive season. The broadcaster said: …
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BBC One has released details of TV programmes planned for the festive season. For foodie fans, the broadcaster said: ‘With the party season fast approaching, ‘Nadiya’s Party Feasts’ sees celebrity cook Nadiya Hussain [who rose to fame after winning the sixth series of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ in 2015] …
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Total sales for John Lewis & Partners were down 6.8% last week (to Saturday November 17) on the same week last year. The department store group’s digital director Sienne Veit said: “It was a week of two halves. Early in the week sales continued to be impacted by the mild …
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) has teamed up with Jutexpo to offer a range of ethically sourced, reusable shopping bags. Designed as fashion accessories, the bags are made from natural fabrics and are produced by Jutexpo, which bills itself as the world’s biggest supplier of reusable jute, cotton and juco bags. The …
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The Christmas advert from Sainsbury’s will premier in a primetime TV slot tonight (Monday November 12) during ‘Coronation Street’ on ITV. Called ‘The Bight Night’, the theatrical style ad sees a group of children come together to perform a school Christmas show. The ad follows a young girl dressed as …
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Each Brit spends an average of 882 hours Christmas shopping, purchasing 1,386 presents across a lifetime, according to a new survey commissioned by online retailer Amazon to mark the launch of the Christmas Shop and Gift Finder on Amazon.co.uk. Across the average adult lifetime, Brits will receive 630 presents and …
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Waitrose & Partners is breaking with tradition this year with a series of six 30-second lighthearted Christmas TV adverts rather than just one, on the theme of ‘Too Good To Wait’. In a first with ITV, to tie in with the idea of ‘Too Good To Wait’, viewers will see …
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Debenhams launches its Christmas advertising campaign this week with a concept that champions gift givers with the strapline: ‘Do a bit of you know you did good’. The campaign, which will run across TV, digital, social media and print, supports the department store group’s gifting offer. Four 20 second executions …
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Tesco launched its 2018 Christmas campaign with the first in a suite of TV adverts airing on ITV One on Tuesday evening (November 6). The supermarket chain said the ‘However you do Christmas, everyone’s welcome at Tesco’ campaign celebrates ‘the debates, rituals and routines that make Christmas what it is …
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