Operating in collusion with parents for many years, with late-night access to homes everywhere, this year’s travel-issues proved to be the final straw, and the culprit finally surrendered to police in Brighton.
Have a snow-free Christmas, from the Namnews Team!
Helsinki airport had 188cm (six feet) of snow last winter but the last time it was forced to close because of the weather was in 2003.That closure lasted for half an hour.This winter planes have been taking off and landing as normal despite an unusually heavy snowfall in December - 65cm (more than two feet).
Those NAMs seeking something extra for that special buyer who ‘only wants a bottle of whisky for Christmas’ now have the answer:
Nip over to Beijing and pick up a hand-crafted decanter made by Dartington Crystal, featuring a Royal Salute crest painted in liquid 24-carat gold, along with a 24-carat gold plated collar and a crystal stopper set with a 24-carat gold plated crown.
Only problem is what you give the following Christmas…..
Shoppers sending pictures of prospective purchases by Smartphones are altering habits on the high street
Phone companies on the lookout for trends in the millions of texts, calls and internet searches made every hour have identified hotspots around store changing rooms as shoppers photograph themselves trying on new outfits then beam the images to friends for an instant verdict.
Young fashion shoppers "spend longer and longer in changing rooms . . . They go in and put on two or three outfits, take pictures, send them to friends and wait to get their opinions back"
However the real money quote: "We know they are doing it because we can see messages going out from a particular corner of a store." Vodafone............
A small-town German butcher said on Monday he faces steep bills after a wild boar tore through his shop in an hour-long rampage but will at least recover some of his losses by selling slices of the slain beast. The boar wandered out of a nearby forest and into the shop and caused about 5,000 euros ($6,600) in damage before being shot by a local hunter, butcher Rainer Kraemer told Reuters.
The 130-kg (290 lbs) boar will only fetch about 400 euros in ham and wurst sales after Kraemer finishes carving it up.
Have a fair-share weekend, from the Namnews Team!
Pic: Andrew Sullivan
With a 29% increase in turnover to £509m via 320 stores, Poundland have moved into mainstream retailing.
Appealing to two groups of savvy consumers who seldom forget lessons learned in austerity, their regular shoppers are those who need to save money, and those who choose to do so…
Going online will simply remove some costs and broaden Poundland’s appeal.
No longer an outlet for ad hoc ‘special packs’, or ends-of-lines, the pound shops now sell regular lines and brands, albeit forecasting ‘overages’ on a transaction basis that has somehow become essential…
Their ability to grab headlines will increase the competitive threat they represent to the multiples and discounts, probably resulting in retaliatory pricing moves?
Perhaps it is time to scope out the options, run the numbers, reassess their competitive appeal and factor poundshops into your trading strategies, before the multiples do it for you?
