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Marks ? Spencer to cut 20 per cent of all prices on Thursday

Marks ? Spencer is cutting the price of everything in its stores by 20 per cent tomorrow in the latest sign that high street retailers are taking drastic action to attract shoppers in the run up to Christmas.

Panic alarms issued to islanders

Free panic alarms are to be given to people in Jersey to help protect them over the Christmas period. The police's crime reduction team will hand out the personal attack alarms at Marks and Spencer in King Street, St Hellier,...

John Lewis internet sales fall for the first time

Sales at the John Lewis online operation have declined for the first time since the business was set up in 2001.The internet operation of the department store group saw sales dip 8.8% last week compared with the same week last...

Can fat be fashionable? Celebrity stylist MARCELLA MARTINELLI on the hunt for high fashion in a...

Is it possible to wear high fashion as a size 16 plus? Black and white dogtooth dress, £95, Jesire; black ponyskin boots, £445, Fratelli Rossetti As well as getting larger and taller, British women are more aware of catwalk...

People: Madonna gets $10 million as new face of Louis Vuitton

Compiled by Lori Spencer Smith Denver Post Madonna and estranged husband Guy Ritchie Madonna will be paid $10 million to be the new face of Louis Vuitton's 2009 marketing campaign. Madonna was seen last weekend cozying up with...

Linear Facility Reflects Commitment to Training

Manufacturer’s 54,000-square-foot Carlsbad, Calif. offices allow for more education, tech support for integrators and builders. Linear uses its new training areas to host Linear University and its Builder Program. has been in...

Don't pay for your Christmas presents until February

It the last thing hard-pressed consumers want to hear. Credit card companies hike rates Photo: GETTY Around 16 cards have increased interest charged on purchases, while others have hiked fees customers must pay to transfer...

Sales dip again but H&M still proving relatively resilient

Published Date: 18 November 2008 EUROPE'S No 2 clothing retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, has reported a third month of falling sales, writes Scott Reid. But the decline was not as great as analysts had feared, raising hopes that the...

Get paid to shop online with Record Cashback

Nov 18 2008 By Laura Coventry CHRISTMAS shopping is a chore thanks to the crowds, the sore feet and the endless playing of Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody. As if that's not enough, you can now EARN money as you shop online -...

Premier Foods in the fryer as two secret sell-offs crumble

Premier Foods has failed to covertly sell two of its manufacturing businesses as it desperately attempts to slash its £1.8billion debt mountain. Over the past six weeks Britain's biggest food manufacturer has been urgently...