Boxing Day sales projected to soar despite store closures: Online shopping dominatesBoxing Day sales anticipate a five-year high despite several stores closing. Projected average spending of £253, up from £24 last year, ref...
26 Dec, 2023, 06.34 PM IST
Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour spreads festive cheer across the UK with new stop in Wembley, LondonThe Wembley event will provide attendees with interactive experiences, a walk-in snow-filled bauble, a winter wonderland photo booth, the H...
14 Dec, 2023, 01.06 AM IST
Boxing Day 2022: When will Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose stores open?Boxing Day 2022 is here. Christmas holiday is the busiest period of the year for store and supermarket employees.
26 Dec, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunchFewer lights are sparkling from the centerpiece tree at the famed Strasbourg Christmas market, which attracts 2 million people every year, ...
26 Nov, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
No celebration under the big tree: How Covid-19 is putting a dampener on Christmas Eve again around the worldHoliday travel was dealt a blow when major airlines canceled hundreds of flights amid staffing shortages.
25 Dec, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
UK cancels 'Christmas bubble' as new coronavirus variant acceleratesUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3, the highest level of coronavir...
19 Dec, 2020, 11.12 PM IST
As 2020 comes to a close, Christmas markets usher hope for allCheck out how Christmas markets globally have turned low-key yet intimate and consumerfriendly.
17 Dec, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Light at the end of month-long lockdown tunnel, says UK PM JohnsonAddressing a briefing from Downing Street on Thursday, the first day of England's latest stay-at-home lockdown, Johnson was asked of the ch...
06 Nov, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Etihad Airways boss is a fan of Thai food, says it's her excuse for visiting PhuketThe Etihad Airways VP-Indian Sub-continent loves London's shopping experience.
03 Dec, 2019, 06.23 PM IST
Indian travellers may enjoy an English summer in 2017UK is one of the top most outbound markets for Indian travelers and the sharp fall of the pound from around Rs 99.47 on June 23 to around R...
22 Jan, 2017, 11.35 PM IST
George Clooney launches campaign to feed homeless peopleThe 54-year-old star was inspired by a sandwich shop, Social Bite, which allows patrons to buy food for homeless people.
16 Dec, 2015, 08.29 AM IST
- Christmas shopping in US; Europe struggles
While European High Street is a picture of gloom, US shows signs that the American economy may be finally coming out of the gloom.
23 Dec, 2011, 01.29 AM IST
- Tesco marketing chief expects biggest Christmas yet
TESCO expects Christmas 2010 to be its biggest festive period yet, with the focus on family entertainment and trials of Argos-style catalog...
29 Nov, 2010, 06.23 AM IST
- Marks & Spencer to shed 1,000 jobs: Report
Clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, The Times reported on Tuesday, bringing further gloom to the ...
06 Jan, 2009, 07.29 AM IST
- Europeans go shopping in US as dollar dives
Europeans are flocking to the US to do their Christmas shopping as the dollar falls on investor expectations that Europe’s central banks wi...
06 Dec, 2006, 02.21 AM IST
- London lights
Veterans, say that Christmas was one time of the year that London - and cities and towns across England - went into a family centric hibern...
30 Nov, 2006, 12.59 AM IST
- UK shopaholics line up £ 7bn for X'mas, virtually
Britons will spend a record £7bn ($13.3bn) on online purchases in the run-up to Christmas, a 40% rise on last year, a survey has predicted.
06 Nov, 2006, 12.23 AM IST