Stacey Oakley, 34, was moved to tears after receiving a reply through the post to a Christmas card that her daughters had written to their ‘daddy in heaven’ (Picture: Stacey Oakley) A mum wept tears of joy after her daughters wrote a Christmas card to their ‘daddy in heaven’ and …
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group was in the red, having rallied a day earlier after lifting its full-year profit guidance and reporting higher half-year profits, driven by strong sales online and at stores as they reopened after the Covid-19 lockdown. Vistry was under the cosh, along with the rest of the …
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ELEVEN million Brits will blow £1.7billion in the shops today amid new Tier 3 fears and delivery meltdowns. That works out at over £3million every minute over nine hours trading. Around 60,000 shoppers are expected today at London’s Brent Cross, with 80,000 at Lakeside, Essex, and 130,000 at Manchester’s Trafford …
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This year’s Black Friday, when sales took place predominantly online, has been inevitably followed by a rise in deliveries that is now proving testing for couriers and postal services. Online peak trading expanded to fill November, according to etail trade association the IMRG, which says Black Friday shopping was …
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Royal Mail has warned that some customers may experience “slightly longer delivery timescales” than normal, after confirming “exceptionally high volumes” of post this winter. The company also advised that anti-Covid measures are impacting the efficiency of its delivery service this festive season. Missed deliveries and late arrivals The acknowledgement comes …
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Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis usually discourages people from buying things they don’t need, but the financial guru is urging people to consider buying stamps before January. In an effort to save people money in the long haul Martin has told people to stock up on stamps now in order …
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Royal Cars taxi’s are offering a discount on its services over the Christmas period. The company has taken the decision not to charge the usual £2 extra per booking in order help ‘loyal customers get around during this difficult time’. This extra cost had previously been in place on Christmas …
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The moment a person, locally nicknamed as “the Grinch”, stole a package from the porch of a Cambridgeshire home has been caught on camera. Residents across Cambourne and Papworth Everard, in South Cambridgeshire have shared stories of stolen deliveries this week. Naomi Brodowski and her husband David, from Great Cambourne, were …
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Christmas shoppers have been urged to order online gifts by Saturday December 12 to avoid “delay dismay”. Experts warn leaving it any later risks items ordered using standard delivery not arriving before Christmas Day. Royal Mail acknowledged delays due to “exceptionally high volumes”, with shop closures ramping up pressure. The …
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Nick Dormon, co-founder and managing director of independent brand design agency Echo, explores how heritage brands can capture the zeitgeist, balancing tradition with modernity in order to challenge newer brands that successfully ‘imitate’ heritage Heritage brands are no longer dusty old ‘has beens’. They’ve become a reassuring hallmark for quality …
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