Police seize over 17,500 illegal goods from Oxford Street November 20, 2021 Police have confiscated a haul of fake designer and illegal items from four shops on Oxford Street, according to widespread reports. The raids saw an “astonishing” 17,500 items removed from four souvenir and sweet shops on Thursday night, and 4,000 items taken from an unregistered food business. Trading standards officers captured unsafe toys, counterfeit clothing [...]
London’s Wolseley restaurant owners take Axa to court over Covid insurance disputes November 20, 2021 Hospitality groups, including the owner of London's Wolseley restaurant, are set to bring lawsuits to Axa insurance over Covid-related losses, according to reports.
Union seeks urgent meeting with Unilever for ‘cast iron guarantee’ of factory workers’ futures November 19, 2021 Unite the Union has called for urgent talks with Unilever after it announced the sale of its tea business to a private equity firm. Unilever confirmed the £3.79bn sale of its tea division – including household names such as PG Tips and Lipton – to CVC yesterday following an auction process. Unite pointed to CVC’s [...]
JD Wetherspoon to extend reduced drink prices into next year November 19, 2021 Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has declared it will extend its current price slashing initiative until February next year. All pubs are to offer drinks at reduced prices until Monday 28 February 2022, following an initial discount throughout November. The slashing of prices comes as many pub bosses have echoed concerns about rising overheads and warned [...]
A very merry Christmas: Pubs hope for a boost from late-notice office parties November 19, 2021 Pubs are readying for a wave of late bookings as office workers look for an excuse to put their Christmas party hats on. Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny told CityA.M. that his pubs had seen a “real surge” in bookings and enquiries over the last two to three weeks, mainly from the City and West [...]
Champagne Christmas promised by wine sellers despite supply problems November 19, 2021 Wine sellers and sommeliers have scrambled to assure Brits they can have their tipple of choice this Christmas. Wine importers have been challenged with Brexit-related paperwork at the border and rising costs on shipping containers. Premium online wine seller Naked Wines share price tumbled 20 per cent yesterday as it cut its full-year sales forecast [...]
Dyson opens virtual reality store that mirrors physical demos experiences November 19, 2021 Dyson has opened a virtual reality store to allow customers to try out its products before choosing to buy them. The new Dyson Demo VR experience, accessible via virtual reality headsets, sees users able to examine and test virtual versions of the firm’s hair Corrale straighteners, Supersonic hairdryer or Airwrap styler on strands of virtual [...]
Retail sales jump by modest 0.8 per cent in October November 19, 2021 UK retail sales rose in October, ending a five-month run of falling or flatlining sales, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes rose by 0.8 per cent last month compared to September, following no movement between September and August. The ONS said non-food stores were the only main [...]
Sheepish: Waitrose to work with lamb sector after carbon footprint row November 18, 2021 The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Waitrose have agreed to work together to raise awareness of UK sheep farming’s “positive impact on the environment,” following a row. The NSA slammed supermarkets for bleating “misinformation” about lamb’s carbon footprint this week. It criticised Waitrose for recommending customers could slash their impact on the planet by eating [...]
Private equity CVC agrees £3.79bn deal for Unilever tea business November 18, 2021 Private equity firm CVC has agreed to buy Unilever’s tea arm for £3.79bn (€4.5bn), it has been announced.
