Tag Archives: Iconowatch U.K.

Cooperative consumerism: The People’s Supermarket arrives

December 17, 2010 – 6:52 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING The People’s Supermarket offers Londoners more than groceries — it’s a new co-op in Lamb’s Conduit Street. It’s open seven days a week and offers members a 10% discount plus a say in how the store is run and the products it stocks (People’sSupermarket.com, November 2010). Sound familiar? Co-ops first […]

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Lock and load: Hunting women bring home the venison

December 17, 2010 – 6:49 am

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING The Covert Girls is a new women-only hunting group which, judging by its growing membership, is anything but a secret with high-flying female execs (Times.co.uk, 13 November 2010). Set up by Claire Zambuni, chair of the British Association of Shooting & Conservation’s London committee (and a former veggie until she […]

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Debenhams TV aims to solve shopping conundrums

December 17, 2010 – 6:45 am

by Miranda Rijks WHAT’S HAPPENING Debenhams has launched an online television channel that claims to “solve every shopping nightmare” (DailyDooh.com, 25 October 2010). The department store chain hopes to boost its e-commerce business with video content and engage its shoppers with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from photo shoots, fashion shows and interviews with fashion […]

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Minipreneurs R us: Re-jigged upcycled kidswear

December 17, 2010 – 6:34 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Clothing upcyclers Re-jigged put a quirky spin on reviving castoffs by snapping up damaged, discarded adult clothing from charity stores and jumble sales and transforming it into mini-couture for kids (Easier.com, 9 November 2010). The Hertfordshire farm-based company teams up with EnviroAbility — a charity that manages projects to integrate […]

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NATIVITY SEASON? IT’S A SNAP

December 16, 2010 – 4:41 pm

by Kelly Stevens Gone are the days when little Jimmy’s Joseph costume could be made with an old blue towel, or parents had to sit up until 3 a.m. trying to transform a white sheet into something fit for an angel. Pick up your shepherd, angel or king’s outfit at Asda, Tesco or Debenhams this […]

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The last round’s getting later at the Royal Mail

December 10, 2010 – 10:59 am

by Lindsay Paterson WHAT’S HAPPENING Missing a delivery could soon be a thing of the past — starting with online shoppers at House of Fraser and L’Occitane who live in the southeast of England (BBCNews.co.uk, 1 November 2010). The Royal Mail is trialling deliveries between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. for six months in response […]

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Molson Coors U.K. is getting the beers in for British women

December 10, 2010 – 10:48 am

by Rebecca de Vaux WHAT’S HAPPENING Molson Coors U.K. is getting in touch with its feminine side. It’s launching a new range of beers mid-2011 targeted at women (MarketingWeek.co.uk, 5 November 2010). With a market of £160 million female beer drinkers and 60% non-beer-drinking women to be tapped with little competition, Molson Coors has spent 18 months quizzing 30,000 British […]

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Westfield London does a spin on the digital catwalk

December 10, 2010 – 10:41 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Fashion fanatics were able to snap up a garment hot off the runway from the virtual front row at Westfield London’s first click-to-buy fashion show. The shopping centre premiered a digital catwalk to accompany its Fashion Lives Catwalk show, which took place in October 2010 and showcased its Autumn/Winter collection, […]

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Warner Bros gives Harry Potter fans a slice of lights, camera, action

December 10, 2010 – 10:38 am

by Rebecca de Vaux WHAT’S HAPPENING U.S. film giant Warner Bros is buying Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, the U.K. home of Harry Potter movies (BBC.co.uk, 8 November 2010). The fully operational studio’s to be a permanent U.K. base for Warner Bros. It’s investing £100 million to turn it into a showcase for the U.K.’s film industry. Warner Bros […]

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SOUNDS GOOD

December 10, 2010 – 10:26 am

by Kelly Stevens Christmas is a-comin’, and next week, from December 13, the countdown to the Christmas Number One begins. Will the British public go for the X-Factor winner single or its arch-nemesis, Cage Against the Machine’s John Cage cover — 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence? Based on John Cage’s famous recording, 50 […]

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Tired of soggy chips? Two-in-one U.S. condiment keeps ’em crispy

December 2, 2010 – 3:39 pm

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING The old British fish ‘n’ chip ritual — the splosh of vinegar and lashings of salt — is being challenged. Now there’s a new vinegar-flavoured salt called Malt Salt, which claims to solve the age old problem of soggy chips (Guardian.co.uk, 7 November 2010). Made by U.S. company J & […]

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Santa, get me out of here: Festive escapes

December 2, 2010 – 3:26 pm

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers who say bah humbug to hosting Christmas trimmings, trials and tribulations are finding alternative ways to enjoy the festive season. Fine Individual Hotels offers 50 U.K. properties, each offering festive getaways, for those who want the festive fun without the hassle. Their warm winter welcome includes decorated trees and […]

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British and aged 33 = busy as a bee

December 2, 2010 – 3:19 pm

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Thirty-three heralds the most hectic time in a Brit’s life. According to research by Hotmail, it’s all work and little play for 66% of British of this age, who spend over 38 hours per week in the office. Over half (56%) regularly take work home and over a third only […]

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Woolworths rises from the ashes to pass the parcel

December 2, 2010 – 3:14 pm

by Miranda Rijks WHAT’S HAPPENING Woolworths, the iconic high street chain that met its demise in 2008, has reappeared as an online family superstore as part of Shop Direct Group, the U.K.’s largest online shopping retailer. In the runup to Christmas, Woolies will fleetingly return to the high street “on tour” to set the Guinness […]

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NOT JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY

December 2, 2010 – 2:23 pm

by Kelly Stevens What a week! The U.K. has been experiencing the earliest widespread snowfall since 1993, with Monday touted as the coldest November day for 100 years (DailyMirror.co.uk, 29 November 2010). Road conditions were treacherous all over the nation, keeping people at home. Meanwhile, London was also hit with a tube strike: 80 stations […]

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