Hitchin BID Hitchin is competing against immediate neighbours Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage and Luton for visitors Up and down the country the state of many UK town centres is a cause for concern. About 27,000 shops closed in 2023 according to the British Independent Retailers Association, of which 7,800 were independently owned. In the Hertfordshire...
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Britain’s young are ‘hungrily shopping for faith’, research finds
Britain’s youth are hungrily ”shopping for faith” to counter the uncertainty of a post truth-world, new research has found. Of 2,075 adults polled across the UK, it was those aged 18-24 who, remarkably, were the most influenced by faith when choosing the UK’s Prime Minister in this month’s General Election. A report by the Institute...
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Ted Baker ‘plans to shut all its UK shops within weeks’
Ted Baker could disappear from British high streets as the struggling fashion chain plans to shut all its stores within weeks. The business behind the fashion brand’s UK shops, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), entered administration in March. It has since shut 15 shops in the UK, resulting in about 245 staff being made...
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How to buy Sabrina Carpenter tickets for 2025 UK tour
Sabrina Carpenter has announced she will bring her Short n’ Sweet Tour to the UK in March 2025. The Espresso singer will play eight dates in the UK and Ireland, before performing a series of live shows around Europe. Tickets to see the star go on sale on Friday, 26 July at 10am GMT. Carpenter’s...
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Feathered thief ‘Steven Seagull’ banned from UK shop after years of snatching bags of BBQ chips: ‘He’s not shy’
This feathered thief was flying above the law. A mischievous bird, nicknamed “Steven Seagull,” has officially been banned from a British convenience store after more than six years of taking off with bags of chips. Workers at the Lyndale Central store in the seaside village of Wyke Regis, Dorset, have put up signs asking customers...
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Chippy tea is now ‘a luxury’ due to rising potato prices
Reuters Fish and chips has been part of our national palate for more than 160 years It is a quintessentially British meal but the “chippy tea” is now becoming more of a luxury than a staple, partly due to the cost of rising potato prices. That is what fish and chip owners are saying, as...
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Shoplifting ‘Steven Seagull’ banned from Wyke Regis shop
The seagull has been caught in the act multiple times by the shop but keeps coming back for more A shoplifting bird dubbed “Steven Seagull” has been banned from a convenience store for flying off with packets of crisps over a six-year stealing spree. Staff at the Lyndale Central store in Wyke Regis, Dorset, have...
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Apprentice star, 41, who painted her baby and toddler shop gold is ordered to change the colour of it after battle with council in ‘Britain’s most picturesque town’
A star of BBC‘s The Apprentice has been ordered to change the colour of her baby and toddler shop after she painted it gold without planning permission. Mother-of-two Marianne Rawlins was told the colour of ‘cherished gold’ was ‘harming’ the character of a Grade II-listed building in Stamford, Lincolnshire — previously named Britain’s most picturesque town. The 41-year-old...
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Wilko is opening 300 new UK stores – here’s the full list of confirmed locations so far
Wilko – what a saga, eh? The beloved homeware chain dramatically went into administration last year and closed a whopping 400 stores. Nearly 12 months on, however, and Wilko is making a comeback. The brand’s new boss has announced plans to open hundreds of new outlets – and now we know where some of those...
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How summer of sport is influencing British shopping habits – ChannelX
AliExpress have launched their latest Consumer Insights Report of 2024 highlighting a change in the online retail trends revealing that sport has had a massive influence. This report, which surveyed consumers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, aims to uncover key trends and insights into European online shopping behaviours and shopping patterns. Sport...
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Millionaire ‘Cosmetics King’ Mike Jatania moves in to save Body Shop: Rescue bid leader is one of Britain’s richest businessman with a historic mansion so grand it inspired Bond movies
He is the British millionaire dubbed the ‘Cosmetics King’ who is leading a rescue bid to save The Body Shop. Tycoon Mike Jatania is on the verge of sealing a deal that will drag the beloved chain out of the depths of administration. The self-confessed lover of a ‘good Bordeaux red wine’ and fine dining...
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The changing face of Oxford Street: How Britain’s busiest shopping street has cleaned up its act after being overrun with controversial US candy stores and vape shops
Oxford Street was once known as ‘the jewel in London’s shopping crown’ but in recent years it has been blighted by an influx of gaudy US candy shops, vape vendors and empty store fronts. But a series of new businesses, including a footwear brand worn by the England squad, could signal a change and return...