Monthly Archives: April 2009

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Stylish Moms-To-Be Find Great Looks Without Spending A Fortune On Maternity Clothes And Accessories

Due Maternity, specializing in designer maternity clothing and accessories, launched its new, premium outlet Due Maternity offers active, casual and dressy maternity clothes as well as nursing accessories, diaper bags, skin care and even baby clothes and baby gifts. The addition of Due Maternity Premium Outlet further differentiates the company’s offerings the hottest trends in fashion at affordable prices.

“Hip moms-to-be who are also savvy shoppers will truly appreciate the selection in our premium outlet,” said Shannon DiPadova, co-founder, Due Maternity. “The styles we carry at Due Premium Outlet are very hot and now, with feminine, figure flattering looks that are no different f r o m non-maternity styles. This is a nod to all those women who embrace their pregnancies as a time to feel even more beautiful. They are not the ones hiding behind baggy old sweat pants and over sized t-shirts.”

Due Maternity Premium Outlet is the shopping destination of choice for fashionable moms, offering clothing and accessories made only in the U.S. The premium outlet complements Due’s designer and in-house label fashions found on the main web site and in retail stores. Choose f r o m t-shirts, blouses, peasant tops, dresses and more.

Offering more than just maternity clothing, Due has established its presence as the premier maternity lifestyle brand that specializes in celebrating this special time in a woman’s life. Due Maternity’s online community engages visitors with the ability to create personal page with baby’s due date, gift registry, next-generation photo and video sharing, guest book, baby due date calculator, baby astrology, and even a way to create custom announcements, baby shower and birthday party invitations. Due Maternity podcasts range f r o m parenting tips to the latest pregnancy styles and trends.

About Due Maternity
Due Maternity retail stores and online shop featuring the highest quality merchandise and unparalleled customer service, was born out of necessity. While visiting family in Santa Barbara, expectant former publicist Shannon Raffetto DiPadova and her husband, Albert DiPadova, an advertising veteran, noticed an absence of maternity clothing stores among Santa Barbara’s bevy of boutiques, and thus — Due Maternity was conceived. Dedicated to celebrating the pregnancy experience with beauty, style and a sense of well-being, Due offers one of the largest selections of designer maternity clothes, maternity tees, maternity dresses, accessories, skin care as well as prenatal and lactation classes. For more information, please visit www.DueMaternity.com or call 1-866-SHOP-DUE (1-866-746-7383).

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The Internet’s Most Popular Wedding Favor Store Hosts Theme-Based Communities On Dearshirley.Com And New Americanbridal.Com Facebook Group

AmericanBridal.com, the Internet’s most expansive collection of unique and affordable wedding favors, today announced the launch of its Internet community, dearshirley.com.

The site is a meeting place for those interested in wedding planning tips, advice on family and parenting and other interests. As a community, dearshirley.com provides a forum where members can join and share personal stories, tips and new finds with like-minded networks. In addition, the company has launched its Facebook group to keep members informed about its upcoming promotions and discounts.

“AmericanBridal.com is more than an ecommerce business, we have become a trusted resource for wedding planners and DIY brides,” said Shirley Tan, founder, AmericanBridal.com. “All my life, friends and acquaintances have come to me for advice, providing the inspiration for dearshirley.com, along with my love of reading the Dear Abby column. The dearshirley.com blog is a place where I can share resources and allow others to share their expertise as well.”

The launch of AmericanBridal.com Facebook group enables the company a social networking platform in which its members can join and stay abreast of upcoming promotions, discounts and other events. As a customer service-oriented company, AmericanBridal.com facilitates communication with customers via telephone, email and now, through a blog and Facebook.

A popular destination for wedding favors, bridal shower favors and discount wedding favors that don’t look like cheap wedding favors, AmericanBridal.com is now serving and shipping to U.S. and international customers.

AmericanBridal.com offers the most extensive collection of wedding favors and accessories such as party favors, wedding invitations, personalized gifts, wedding ideas, wedding flowers, cake toppers, thank you cards, wedding guest favors, shower favors, wedding jewelry, wedding decorations, wedding centerpieces, bridal shower games, wedding programs, bridal jewelry, bridal shower invitations, place cards, usher gifts, wedding albums, wedding announcements, favor boxes, unity candle, wedding anniversary gift, wedding checklist, wedding bells, wedding napkins, wedding veils and much more.

About AmericanBridal.com
AmericanBridal.com is the online source for unique and affordable wedding favors and accessories. For every theme or season, AmericanBridal.com has the most extensive selection of products that are guaranteed to make any wedding an unforgettable event for the bride and groom and their guests. F r o m fun and unusual to traditional and elegant, Americanbridal.com specializes in personalized wedding favors, attendant gifts, wedding ceremony accessories, unique bridesmaids gifts and groomsmen gifts, bridal accessories and jewelry, and themed wedding favors. AmericanBridal.com offers the selection of a showroom with the convenience of online shopping and superior customer service at prices that can’t be beat. For more information, please visit us at www.AmericanBridal.com.

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Wyevale Garden Centres Has Overhauled Its Website To Allow Users Easy Access To The Gardening Club Features As Well As Providing Each Garden Centre With Its Own Personal Web Page

Wyevale Garden Centres has overhauled its website to allow users easy access to the gardening club features as well as providing each garden centre with its own personal web page.

The extra prominence afforded to the gardening club means that shoppers can sign up to the club for free and then add details of their gardening club card, in order to get points with in-store purchases as well as by buying online, whether they’re getting a Flymo lawnmower, a new log store or just a new plant pot.

Every £1 spent by a gardening club member will result in five club points for the shopper who can then track their points total online thanks to a new online tool. Points are later redeemable as vouchers. Registered members will also receive an exclusive e-mail newsletter and will be privy to offers online that are otherwise not visible to visitors who are not part of the gardening club.

The website header of the main site has been rebranded to become Gardening Club so that each garden centre in the family can rediscover its own brand identity, allowing individualism and personality to come out on their personal web page.

An online store finder is available to help website visitors find their nearest garden centre, where they can then find out opening times and other pieces of relevant information. Each garden centre web page targets customers directly by giving them information about facilities available, their address and other contact details. A personal touch is added to each garden centre page with the name and an image of the manager published alongside a topical gardening tip.

The website now supports both the garden centres’ and The Gardening Club’s e-commerce services to supply every gardening need from plants to care products, tools to garden furniture and sheds to bird houses. Other features on the Gardening Club website include monthly gardening advice topics and the option to hire tools and machinery.

About The Gardening Club
The Gardening Club is a family of garden centres. The group stocks a wide range plants, tools, garden furniture, BBQs and machinery to suit every style of gardening. With over 120 garden centres nationwide and a website stocking over 2,000 gardening products there is something for every gardeners taste.

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Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. teams up with SoyPrint™

Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (PICINK) in partnership with PRC Technologies makes printing greener by introducing soy based laser toner cartridges.

Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (www.PICINK.com), in partnership with PRC Technologies, a division of Print Recovery Concepts, Inc., announces an environmental breakthrough in office printing for businesses, schools and colleges.

Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (PICINK) is one of a handful of national dealer to offer laser printer cartridges using toner powder derived from soybeans. Laser toner cartridges will be supplied by Priceless Inkjet (PICINK) under the SoyPrint™ brand at prices comparable to brand name, oil-based versions currently available. While soy ink has been available for some time, this is the first time a soy-based option has been available in laser cartridges. Industry leaders report it takes about 2 liters of oil to make the one pound of toner powder required for each oil-based cartridge. Currently, U.S. businesses, institutions and governmental bodies consume more than 100 million cartridges per year. That equates to 100 million pounds or 50,000 tons of material we currently use petroleum to produce. Now every office has a choice – they can print black or they can print “green”.

PRC has completed extensive testing of the SoyPrint laser toner cartridges. Debe Overhaug, president of Print Recovery Concepts, Inc., reports the print quality matches current brand name cartridges. She further states each cartridge prints the same number of pages as the oil-based versions and does no harm to the printer itself. “Buyers can now demand a quality product AND a green product. They can have it both ways,” Overhaug claims.

SoyPrint™ cartridges are manufactured in the US and are fully warranted. Cartridges will be shipped directly to customers from warehouses strategically located all over the country.

Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (PICINK) is proud to partner with Print Recovery Concepts, Inc., who has have been a leading provider of compatible toner cartridges to business and education for 15 years. The firm recognized the potential for soy toner in 2006. PRC is pleased to bring this environmentally friendly product to market.

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Glamour39.com Has Brought Together Six Beautiful Key Jewellery Collections Ranging From The Flower Influenced Mai Mai Collection To The Glamour Vintage Collection

Woman love jewellery and so do we at Glamour39.com! Glamour39.com has brought together six beautiful key jewellery collections ranging from the flower influenced Mai Mai Collection to the Glamour Vintage collection.

Glamour39.com is an online jewellery consortium that showcases all six of our jewellery collections. Each collection comes under the Mai Mai Jewels company and for the first time all of our jewellery collections can be found in one space. In line with past and current trends, standout jewellery is bolder than seen in previous years.

Statement necklaces and bracelets from our Iced Candy collection are studded with large semi precious stones such as amethyst, agate, natural crystal and green and lemon jade. Tribal based pieces from the Iced Candy range reference the Afrobella princess look. As an alternative, our extra long statement necklaces are made with large crystal pearls interspersed with sparking Swarovski crystals and finished with vintage cameos and settings. These are available from our Diva Princessa range. Pearls in tones from ivory to pale peach are also making a big splash like our Diva Princessa long necklaces embellished with ribbons, bows and chain.

The embellishment of the wrist continues this season with the simple cuff bracelet elevated to jewel and crystal studded works of arts. Our gold brushed cuff bracelets are decorated with large crystal and rhinestone encrusted vintage brooches that look amazing. The bold one-off statement cuffs and bracelets are available from the Glamour39.com vintage section.

Florals are the focus for us creatively and soft corsages have been used as pretty decoration within the Mai Mai and Diva Princessa ranges. Our silk flower corsage necklaces and bracelets are made with vintage silk and beads. Within our corsage range, we have teamed together silk flowers and crystals in black and white for a dramatic colour contrast. The Mai Mai range incorporates semi precious hand carved flowers and stones detailing the natural influences currently seen on the catwalks. Big chunky natural beads from the Mai Mai range have been used to create double wrap bracelets in Lapis, tiger’s eye, denim sodalite and Jade.

Pendant jewellery is just as popular and our large pendants made from faceted cut semi precious stones are available from our Gems Bijoux and Iced Candy collections.

Vintage jewellery which has already followed previous trends is available from our large vintage collection from the 1930s through to the 1980’s. The collection includes jewellery such as large art deco ethnic necklaces and bracelets from the 1930’s to demi-parure (partial set) and parure sets (full set) of elegant necklaces and matching bracelets and earrings in crystal. The collection includes designer vintage pieces from Juliana, Nina Ricci and Listner. The collection also includes gold and rhinestone pieces from the 1940’s and 50’s to Lucite jewels in a myriad of different candy colours from the 1960’s and 70’s. Vintage jewellery is seeing a resurgence of popularity for brides with our jewellery sets in vintage pearls and crystals adding essential glamour and elegance to a bride’s big day.

For 2009/2010 it’s the unconventional and eye-catching pieces of jewellery that will make you and your outfit stand out from the crowd.

The jewellery collections are available from www.glamour39.com.

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Finally, Grocery Delivery Service Is Available In Houston, TX From Lonestarshopping.Com!!!

Its been an incredibly long time since Houston, TX had grocery delivery. Failed supergiant Webgrocer failed Houston almost a decade ago. The only grocery delivery that’s been available is from Rice Epicurean, a brick and mortar niche grocery store that serves a limited region of houston with $7 grocery deliveries.

LonestarShopping.com boasts an online shopping cart of over 10,000 products, with shoppers that live near you ready to go shop at your local HEB. Or, if you want them to go to a different store like Whole Foods you can just type your list in from scratch and tell the shopper/driver to go get it!!

This is not a traditional warehouse style grocery delivery service, nor is it one that is allied with a few brick and mortar grocery stores around town. Instead LonestarShopping.com links independent work from home shoppers with customers who need grocery delivery service in Houston, TX.

LonestarShopping provides a shopping cart simlator: a web portal for customers to have the experience of shopping online. The end result however is a textbox with a grocery list in it for for the local shopper/driver to go and pick at a local supermarket. Aside from providing the shopping cart simulator lonestar also provides innovative web page to help process payments between shoppers and customers, back end shopper software, and generalized electronic facilitation of the online grocery shopping and delivery process. LonestarShopping also keeps feedback reports from customers and manages the independent grocery shoppers to some extent.

The LonestarShopping staff are actually self-employed work from home grocery shoppers, and they constitute the bulk of the company’s public interaction. These independent “Lonestar” shoppers can each have their own rates for grocery delivery and they each cover different regions of Houston. Prices for delivery vary according to delivery – often the minimum delivery fee is around $25 which is less than you’d probably pay for a taxi to the grocery store. And remember unlike ordering from Rice Epicurean there are absolutely NO product mark ups – you pay what the local supermarkets are charging (either HEB if you build your list using the shopping cart, or any other store if you type your list in manually).

Order online at www.LonestarShopping.com

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Optical Express, The Number One Provider Of Laser Eye Surgery In The World, Has Launched A New Ecommerce Site To Help Streamline The Ordering Process Of Eye Care Products Such As Contact Lenses

The new site has been redesigned in order to integrate fully with the existing customer and product information available on the main Optical Express site, with the aim to fully enhance usability for consumers.

The site now includes a collection of contact lenses; from dailies and monthlies, to toric and varifocal lenses even extended wear lenses Optical Express has them all available online.

The site is home to many leading brand names such as Acuvue, Focus Dailies and Air Optix, with a wide range of standard and specialized lens types to suit everyone. Furthermore Optical Express can advise patients of the best contact lenses based on specific needs, always at competitive prices.

Help is at hand on the new site for those who wish to purchase their contact lenses online. A series of quick guides are available which cover comparisons of competitor brand lenses, lens options, contact lens tips, and the option to view and choose lenses by their type or brand.

With a current prescription suitable for contact lenses, customers can buy online from Optical Express 24 hours a day.

The new site, which offers free delivery on all products, combined with the company’s ability to offer market-leading prices, provides the perfect complement to the current 200+ Optical Express stores nationwide.

Optical Express is registered with the General Optical Council; therefore patients can be assured that only quality lenses from Europe’s top suppliers are sold through the group, and experience the convenience of being able to shop online with local aftercare and advice available through the Optical Express network of UK stores.

About Optical Express
The Optical Express Group was founded in 1991 and is now a global leader of selected healthcare services. The Group covers optical stores, refractive laser eye surgery, spectacles, contact lenses, dental clinics, state-of-the-art medical hospitals and cosmetic treatment centers.

Optical express provides trained specialists to help patients determine which laser eye surgery treatment is best suited to their unique needs and will explain the most advanced eye surgery treatments such as Advanced CustomVue Wavefront and Intralase as well as LASIK.

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Blackwell, The UK’s Leading Academic Bookseller, Has Unveiled The Launch Of The 2.0 Espresso Book Machine (EBM) At Its Flagship Store, 100 Charing Cross London

It is the first bookshop installation of its kind within the UK, allowing any book to be selected f r o m an inexhaustible network of titles and prints on demand in just 3 minutes f r o m a digital file onsite, online at www.blackwell.co.uk, or uploaded in person f r o m CDs or flash drives.

The new Blackwell EBM, created by On Demand Books (ODB), uses revolutionary technology that allows publishers to offer titles through a novel channel of distribution at point of sale to the customer. It is able to print, bind and trim library-quality paperback books at 112 pages per minute, complete with four-colour covers, identical to factory made copies.

The arrival of the EBM in the UK is the result of an exclusive partnership between Blackwell and ODB and is anticipated to be welcomed amongst publishers, retailers and consumers alike. The Charing Cross EBM is hoped to be the first of many to be rolled out by Blackwell. Its debut at the flagship store will be followed by an appearance at the London Book Fair (April 20-22) before returning to its central London home permanently.

The EBM marks a new era for publishing and book retailing. It will enable publishers to cut out supply chain costs, match consumer demands and therefore eliminate unwanted returns. The EBM also removes the need for transportation, adding green credentials to the already impressive list of benefits saving on CO2 emissions and the pulping of unwanted books.

Blackwell predicts the EBM will increase shop sales due to being able to provide a far greater variety of books and popular titles to customers. Books needn’t be out of stock again and the need to wait for books to arrive f r o m a publisher should be a thing of the past. In addition, the EBM is able to bring rare texts back into production. As a committed supporter of small & independent publishers, the EBM allows Blackwell to provide a distribution channel for smaller publishers and hopes to attract a new audience of eager, budding authors and self publishers keen to see their work in print.

Andrew Hutchings, CEO of Blackwell, commented: “F r o m the first instance we read about the Espresso Book Machine we were very keen to see it in action. F r o m a retailer’s and book supplier’s point of view this is a fantastic opportunity for Blackwell. We are very much looking forward to working with ODB.”

Dane Neller, CEO of On Demand Books commented: “Blackwell is a superb partner of choice for us to launch in the UK market. It has an outstanding pedigree of book history behind it with a reputation to innovate. Blackwell’s academic books and specialist credentials both here and overseas are well suited for demonstrating the extent of the Espresso Book Machine’s capabilities and we believe together we can maximise this exciting development in the book market.”

Consumers can go to Blackwell’s Charing Cross book store f r o m April 27th onwards to witness their book printed on the spot, or order a print on demand book online through the Blackwell site.

About Blackwell Ltd:
Blackwell is the leading academic bookseller in the UK with over 50 outlets across England, Scotland and Wales. It has built an international reputation for bookselling excellence with links to academic institutions and libraries around the globe and has continued to expand its UK base on high streets and in university campuses up and down the country. Renowned specialist in medical books, business books and law books, Blackwell has now been trading for over 125 years f r o m its world-famous flagship store at Broad Street in Oxford.

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Ernest Jones To Celebrate Its 60th Year In Retail – Launches A 60 Diamond Pendant

Ernest Jones, the Diamond and Watch Specialist, has launched a new exclusive 60th Anniversary Pendant to celebrate its 60 years in business. With a total 0.60 carat, the 60th Anniversary Pendant is on offer at half price and is an amazing way for Ernest Jones to celebrate its diamond anniversary.

Featuring a dazzling 60 diamonds, one for each year that Ernest Jones has been trading, the launch of this 60th Anniversary Pendant is the cornerstone of a campaign to celebrate the first 60 years of the diamond jewellery specialist.

Jeff Jones, Brand Manager at Ernest Jones, offered his thoughts about the anniversary celebrations, “As Ernest Jones is ‘The Diamond and Watch Specialist’, and I am delighted that we are celebrating our diamond anniversary. It is right that we share this occasion with our customers who have trusted us to find them the perfect diamond over the last 60 years. To celebrate this important landmark we have selected an even finer range of diamonds for 2009 which can only be found at Ernest Jones, including our exclusive Leo Diamond.”

The 60th Anniversary Pendant is exclusive to Ernest Jones. Each of the 60 pavé cut diamonds has been hand set by skilled craftsmen in 9ct white gold. Styled to capture the magic and elegance of vintage jewellery, Ernest Jones has created a dazzling way to celebrate its diamond anniversary. It is also a fantastic opportunity for customers to buy a truly stunning piece of jewellery at a great price in these credit crunch times.

To complement the 60th Anniversary Pendant, the Ernest Jones website has also assembled a Vintage Style Collection of jewellery. Featuring 9ct white gold diamond set pendants, earrings and bangles, the glamorous exclusive Vintage Style Jewellery collection is only available at Ernest Jones.

About Ernest Jones: The Diamond and Watch Specialist
Ernest Jones, the Diamond and Watch Specialist, has over 200 stores and a retail website. Featuring a wide range of leading brand watches and high quality jewellery, Ernest Jones also has a stunning selection of gifts for all occasions. Ernest Jones is part of Signet Jewellers Limited, the world’s largest speciality retail jeweller.

Founded in 1949, Ernest Jones stores have been one of the leading high street retailers of quality diamond rings, jewellery and watches in the UK for 60 years. Catering for the higher end of the middle market, Ernest Jones offers quality, service, exclusive products, designs and brands.

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Topman Has Been Announced Amongst The Shortlist For E-Retailer Of The Year 2009

With the internet presenting the fastest growing route to market for retailers and brands, the competition to be the best is extremely strong. This makes being nominated on the shortlist for E-Retailer of the Year at the 2009 World Retail Awards, an immensely sought after accolade.

Topman’s Head of Ecommerce, Gracia Amico, said the nomination was testament to a lot of hard work in the last twelve months: “It’s been a great year for Topman, from launching our new website last year, opening our online store for US customers and achieving record sales over Christmas, this award nomination is great recognition to all the team.”

These awards recognise the retailer who can best show how they have succeeded in changing their business to perform on a multi-channel platform and who has managed to deliver increasing levels of profitable business transactions online.

The internet poses huge challenges to retailers who have previously only operated from physical stores or a catalogue, requiring them to adapt and embrace multiple new channels. This has lead to a revolution of the retail industry in terms of pricing, internationalisation, logistics, operations, marketing and branding.

For this year’s award, Topman is competing against some very strong nominations, which includes Tesco, the winner of the award in 2008, and two other British retailers – New Look and mydeco.com. Completing the shortlist are Italy’s Yoox Group and Zappos.com from the US.

The winner will be announced on 7th May, at a prestigious gala awards ceremony to be held during the World Retail Congress in Barcelona.

The shortlist for the awards were all reviewed by panels of specialist, expert judges who were chosen for their knowledge and understanding of the types of retail related to each award category. The shortlisted finalists will now go forward to the final judging process overseen by the Grand Jury who will meet in Barcelona immediately before the opening of the World Retail Congress.

About Topman:
Topman offers the latest in mens fashion, encompassing mens shorts, mens t-shirts and a range of styles to suit every shopper. Topman’s extensive collection embraces everything from the latest fashion trends to classic pieces, and extends to mens shoes, accessories, mens underwear and formal wear. Topman also provide the simplest way to search for and buy mens clothing, placing it among the leading fashion retailers in the UK market today.

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Burton Is Celebrating The Resurgence Of The 80’s And The Reuniting Of Ska Legends ‘The Specials’, With The Launch Of A Limited Edition Tonic Suit

With the 80’s making a forceful statement on the high street once again, the men’s fashion world is drawing influence from many cultural facets, from art to music. To celebrate this new trend and the 30th anniversary tour of cult band The Specials, Burton has designed two new exclusive versions of their classic tonic suit and used key design elements from their archives to create the new ‘Mod’ suit.

More prevalent than with other musical styles, achieving exactly the right look has always been a defining part of the Mod and Ska movement. Sharp suits with precise lines and clean cut styling epitomized the look of 2 Tone, and now with the reforming of The Specials to celebrate their 30th anniversary, the look is also set to make its return.

Available in deep blue and charcoal, the limited edition suit is 100% wool and has an extra finish which creates a slight sheen to give it the tonic look. The style is a one button single breasted slim fit jacket with a narrow peak lapel, while the trouser is narrower on the calf and thigh and at just £99 makes it an affordable style essential for every man. Slim fit tonic waistcoats can be added to help finish the classic ‘Rude Boy’ look.

The Specials tour will see the 2 Tone Coventry Gangsters getting suited and booted again in their iconic suits as they tour 6 venues across England and Scotland in April and May.

The limited edition Burton Tonic Suits will be available in the Bath, Poole, Bluewater, White City, New Enfield, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Swansea, and Braehead stores, as well as online.

About Burton
Burton has a long history in men’s clothing and fashion having been founded in 1903 by Montague Burton in Chesterfield. Burton now has over 400 outlets all over the UK and Ireland making it one of the country’s largest sellers of casual and formal menswear, including men’s suits, jeans, shirts, jackets, suits, knitwear, shorts, shoes, underwear, accessories and men’s tshirts.

Customers can also shop online from the Burton.co.uk website which offers free returns in-store or by post and fast delivery to their home. The site features a useful size guide to ensure customers can get the correct fit. They can also sign up for the Burton newsletter, which offers all the latest style updates, exclusive discounts and competitions.

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