Warehouses could deliver the goods in your portfolio

The re-ordering of the retail hierarchy continues. Boohoo, the online fast fashion business, is to acquire Debenhams, and perhaps also Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis, while Asos – the other big name in sexy street style – is set to snap up Topshop.  The stores bearing these traditional High Street names will close forever, although … Read more

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape confuses Continental retailers

Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape is confusing Continental retailers amid chaos at the ports. Tens of thousands of internet buyers are checking out without realising they will be asked to stump up extra VAT and customs duties when their parcel arrives. Delivery company DPD asked one shopper … Read more

Kate Mara keeps it casual in cable knit sweater and black skinny jeans as she picks up baked goods

Kate Mara keeps it casual in cable knit sweater and black skinny jeans as she picks up baked goods in LA By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:20 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 01:20 GMT, 1 January 2021 The finale of her provocative FX on Hulu series A Teacher dropped on Tuesday. And on … Read more

Boris Johnson plans to test ALL lorry drivers taking goods across Channel

Which countries have banned flights from the UK?   France imposed an inbound travel ban from 11pm last night Spain will ban all entries from the UK except for Spanish nationals and residents from tomorrow  Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, all suspended flights from the UK Italy blocked all flights from the UK until 6 … Read more

Help food banks get more cash – by giving them HEAVIER goods

Scurrying around the aisles like a contestant in the 1990s TV game show Supermarket Sweep, I don’t know which way to turn among the mountains of groceries. Then, from among a sea of jams, marmalades and peanut butter I spot a single jar of Marmite – and place it into my trolley.  Scanning down my … Read more

UK has a ‘narrow path to a deal’ after the EU drops demands for instant tariffs on our goods

Hopes for a Brexit trade deal were rising last night after the EU softened its stance on tariffs. Sources involved in the talks said Brussels had dropped demands for the power to impose instant ‘lightning tariffs’ if the UK diverges from the bloc’s rules. In signs of a breakthrough, the two sides are now attempting … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres shops for upscale home goods with Rob Lowe’s wife Sheryl Berkoff in Montecito

Ellen DeGeneres shops for upscale home goods with Rob Lowe’s wife Sheryl Berkoff in Montecito By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:14 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 21:14 GMT, 30 November 2020 Ellen DeGeneres continues to fuel speculation that she may have already found a new residence after listing her Montecito mansion for $33.3M. … Read more

Gina Carano goes on a sporting goods shopping spree after The Mandalorian fans call for her firing

Gina Carano went on a sporting goods shopping spree on Wednesday afternoon, following an online firestorm of sorts. The 38-year-old actress, who plays Cara Dune on the popular Disney Plus series The Mandalorian, was spotted shopping at Big 5 Sporting Goods in Los Angeles. The shopping spree comes as fans have been calling for her … Read more

Half of shoppers who bought goods online during pandemic had problems with delivery, research shows

Half of shoppers who bought goods online during coronavirus pandemic had problems with parcel delivery, research shows Online purchases are now making up more than £1 in every £4 spent in the UK  Citizens Advice received over 8,200 calls about deliveries from March to August  Late delivery was the most common affecting a third of … Read more

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal

French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive  They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit  … Read more