Shop was intrigued to read on Market Insight that Dave Dodd, who co-founded Poundland, is plotting to develop a variety chain by the name of Hub. Despite Dodd’s protestations to the contrary, the business proposal looks set to plug some of the remaining gaps on the high street (and in shopping centres) left by Woolworths. [...]
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Vicar suggests shoplifting may not be a crime
An Anglican vicar has provoked a minor outrage by suggesting that shoplifting from major retailers is not necessarily a crime if one is poor and hungry enough. Father Tim Jones, vicar at the Church of St Lawrence in York was reported to have said in his latest Sunday sermon that: “My advice, as a Christian priest, [...]
Jade Jaggers launches opens boutique jewellery shop
Sir Mick Jagger rushed from Paris yesterday to support his daughter Jade, who launched her first stand-alone boutique jewellery shop in Notting Hill yesterday. Speaking to The Evening Standard, Jade said that when you put brands together in a shop “it just brings it all together”. The store itself, which is named after it’s glamorous [...]
And ‘God’ said: Make Gold, Man, Sachs of it.
There may be an alchemical transmutation taking place this week, as gold hits the headlines in various dimensions and myriad guises.
While the price of this most desirable commodity hits record highs, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein (which rhymes with bank-fiend) has jocularly announced that he is “doing God’s work.’
Well, so [...]
Marmite pops up in Regent Street
A three floor pop-up store entirely devoted to Marmite has opened in Regent Street and will be open in the run up to Christmas and into the New Year. More than a 100 themed products are on offer including keyings, Paddington marmite-themed plush and stationery, while an in-store cafe will sell Marmite with toast or [...]
Penguin criticised for licensed merchandise
In an article that appears in the Guardian newspaper today, the author Anthony Cummins criticises book publisher Penguin for its licensing programme, saying it is “in danger of losing sight” of its raison d’etre.
Cummins, it seems, is not so much at odds with the idea of Penguin-themed mugs, notebooks, canvases and even deckchairs, but rather [...]
Shop’s visit to The Wine Show
To be honest I was a little disappointed by my visit to the Business Design Centre. The first annoyance was that the cloak rooms were full when we arrived, which meat lugging around jackets for the duration, not ideal. Secondly, it was ridiculously over crowded. It is very clear that this even has outgrown it’s [...]
Shop like an Egyptian
On our recent trip to Egypt, Shop was mightily impressed with the retailing skills of this great nation’s shopkeepers. One only has to think about visiting the souk for bands of Alibaba-like traders to materialise with an endlessly creative stream of stories designed to seduce you into their stores. Dazzled by the Middle-Eastern sunshine, you don’t even realise that [...]
Shop heads out to London Fashion Week
Shop is very excited about the launch of London Fashion Week today, which comes hot on the heels of a raft of high street initiatives and special offers that took place in the capital last week. Our first port of call is going to be The Exhibition at Somerset House, which runs from Friday 18 [...]
VAT rise will cost retailers £90million
The British Retail Consortium has warned that putting VAT back up to 17.5 per cent on December 31st will cost retailers around £90 million. The costs and upheaval involved with altering prices and systems to reflect VAT changes - be those up or down - appear to outweigh any conceivable benefits, meaning that many shopkeepers [...]
