Habitat shuts shop that launched a revolution: Flagship Tottenham Court Road site to close after 54 years By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 11 November 2020 Habitat will close its flagship store on the Tottenham Court Road in London after more than 50 years … Read more
German car giant BMW has today launched a new all-electric iX SUV that will take on the might of Tesla and other battery-powered rivals with a price tag in the region of £85,000. Bosses say it is the most technically advanced BMW to date and has the capacity to become an autonomous vehicle, with much … Read more
John Lewis gets permission to turn almost half of its 678,700sqft flagship Oxford Street shop into offices Much of the enormous site in London is not being used John Lewis has shut eight shops and axed 1,300 jobs during the pandemic By City & Finance Reporters For The Daily Mail Published: 22:04 GMT, 28 October 2020 … Read more
Retail giant John Lewis has moved a step closer in its plans to convert a large chunk of its famous Oxford Street store into offices – becoming the latest big name chain to edge away from the High Street. Nearly half of the firm’s flagship store on could be turned into office space as the … Read more
Google’s latest top of the range handset, the Pixel 5, sounds, on paper, like all the various flagship devices on the market with its 5G-enabled, camera-orientated spec. However, it costs just £599/$699, a significant slice less than the top end phones made by rivals such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei. In previous years, Google has … Read more
Falklands flagship HMS Hermes reaches her final destination – a breakers’ yard where she will be turned into scrap metal Veteran aircraft carrier HMS Hermes has made her final voyage to the scrapheap She was the flagship of the British fleet during the Falklands war in 1982 Hermes carried up to 21 Harrier jets, five Sea … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth could set out on its first mission with more American than British planes on board HMS Queen Elizabeth could deploy around 20 US F-35 jets under one scenario The Ministry of Defence is expected to rely on US jets to fill a gap in numbers Number of F-35s which … Read more
To say the HMS Hermes had a difficult start to life would be understating the fact – construction on the aircraft carrier, initially dubbed HMS Elephant, began in 1944 during World War Two, but conflict ended before she had been completed. Her hull then sat in the dockyard in Barrow-in-Furness until 1953, when it was … Read more
‘This will be an unrivalled experience’ The Rolling Stones announce launch of flagship store on London’s Carnaby Street RS No. 9 Carnaby will be based in the iconic Carnaby Street in London’s Soho district and will open its doors on September 9 Carnaby Street has been synonymous with British music and fashion culture since the … Read more
Shirtmaker Thomas Pink shuts flagship Jermyn Street store as sales of smart work clothes flounder By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 2 August 2020 Floundering: The brand was founded in 1987 Shirtmaker Thomas Pink has shut its flagship Jermyn Street store as sales of … Read more