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21st
APR
The Cape Is Back
Posted by James | Filed under news
The cape is back, according to a recent announcement by Debenhams. It has in the past 50 years been a fashion item that’s been reserved for private detectives and superheroes but now the once-again fashionable accessory is making a comeback.
Debenhams spokesman, Ed Watson, said: “In true Hollywood style, these difficult times seem to be producing a new generation of caped crusaders.”
Whether or not it’s the economic uncertainty that’s leading to more and more people purchasing capes is questionable, as it whether or not they are crusaders but the reality is this is the new/old in thing.
Cold weather has seen the cape jump back onto the UK fashion scene with the help of celebrity shoppers Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton both of whom were seen sporting the popular jacket.
Ed Watson argues that capes are the choice of superheroes as their designs lends itself both to comfort and warmth but also swirling whilst flying through the air. It’s believed that Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton have both adopted this clothing item for its comfort and fashionable qualities rather than for use whilst fighting crime.
About Debenhams: Debeham’s are a UK high street chain specializing in fashion, beauty, sports goods and home furniture, and with stores across the country selling everything from electrical to womens lingerie instore as well as a whole host of other goods online. More information about Debenhams can be found at their website http://www.debenhams.com/
1st
MAR
GAME Group to trim retail presence
Posted by James | Filed under supermarkets
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UK High Street games retailer GAME is to trim its high street presence with the closure of 12 GAME stores as well as six Gamestation stores and the removal of all its Debenhams concessions.
The move will see the closure of 43 outlets in total which the group attribute to tough market conditions. Most of the closures will occur where outlets are situated close to one another.
The company also said that it plans to seek employment opportunities for all 247 affected workers.
A statement made by GAME to Edge Online said:
“We are committed to evolving our business to make sure it operates as efficiently as possible while consistently delivering the high standards of service our customers demand,”
“We regularly review our entire store portfolio, including our concessions, to maximise the opportunities to reach customers while also ensuring that the business is running as effectively as possible.
“The majority of the identified sites are located close to another one of our stores, and we will help each customer affected by a closure to transfer to their nearest store as well as our online offerings.
“We will provide extensive support to the teams in each store. However, with deep regret, we have had to offer redundancy to 247 employees. We will do our utmost to redeploy roles if possible, and have started consulting with all affected employees in the 43 sites.”
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14th
JAN
Shopping gets you fit, says Debenhams
Posted by James | Filed under news
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Good news for ladies who enjoy their shopping – it can get you fit! Yes, retail therapy is the latest in a long line of fitness fads which it is claimed can fight the flab, and many women are already taking advantage of burning a few calories by pounding the streets in search of bargains.
While shedding the folding pounds, women are also shedding the fatty pounds by burning around 385 calories each week with no exercise other than a visit to the shops.
A report in OK! Magazine cited a test conducted by Debenhams which tested ten shoppers (five men, five women) armed with pedometers, and also surveyed 2,000 female shoppers in order to gain an insight into understanding the health benefits of shopping.
Debenhams found that the average women covers a distance of around 2.96 miles whenever they go to the shops, compared to the average man’s 1.5 miles. Over the course of a year, women would walk the equivalent distance of a jaunt between London and Hull.
It was also found that women also spend much longer browsing, with an average of 2.5 hours compared to mens’ mere 50 minutes.
Shoutingindigital can, however, confirm that the additional distance travelled by women is actually that distance between the first and last shops women visited. The additional distance covered can be attributed to when women decide to go back to the first shop to buy the item they saw there in the first place.
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