Debenhams has issued a new dictionary to help shoppers understand the latest clothing terms.
The high street store has taken the unusual step because no one understands the plethora of new descriptions and phrases emerging from the fashion industry.
While newly made up words such as shacket and treggings are instantly understood by clothing…
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The Talkative toy featured on the BBC’s Something for the Weekend’s gadget reviews section is now being sold at Men’s Gifts and men's accessories retailer Menkind and is bound to be a big hit with children and adults alike this Christmas.
Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey has been hotly tipped to be a great source of…
Debenhams has revealed that the age at which men become 'invisible' to women has advanced by at least a decade, according to new research* carried out by the retailer. Men can now win a woman's attention based on looks alone up until they are 55 years old.
Just 30 years ago, few women would have…
Debenhams has become the first retailer on the British high street to launch a national window campaign featuring a disabled model in all of its 160 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
The ground breaking imagery features disabled model Shannon Murray, along with additional photography, mannequins and products in a display to…
Escapade fancy dress will be unveiling hundreds of new and unique costumes on the Escapade.co.uk site. The huge increase in stock is just in time for Halloween and will see Escapade reveal their widest ever selection of Halloween costumes in their 28 year history.
Amongst the great selection of new Halloween costumes are some exciting…
Nothing can be more exciting and romantic than narrating your engagement story in your friend circle over and over again. But now Best for Bride gives you an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share your engagement story with the entire world. Yes, retelling one of the most thrilling experiences of your life can win you $1000 Gift…
Topshop has welcomed a number of collections and collaborations from new designers to be introduced online and at the company's flagship Oxford Street store.
While new clothing projects will launch throughout the year, September sees the arrival of new collections from Ashish and Michael Van Der Ham.
Michael Van Der Ham will be creating…
Department store retailer Debenhams turned the convention of the sale on its head by reducing prices at the start of the Autumn/Winter season, rather than the end of it.
The innovative move sees tens of thousands of new season lines reduced by up to 25 per cent, across new to store stock including womenswear, accessories,…
Debenhams has reported that sales of swimsuit styles which are traditionally associated with the under 30s are soaring thanks to role model glamour-grannies like Helen Mirren and Goldie Hawn taking the plunge.
So strong is the trend that swimwear buyers have dubbed the skimpy beachwear the 'grankini'.
Sales of bikinis at fashion retailer Debenhams have risen…
Burton's Black Label has executed 4 classic white shirts that are the ideal accompaniment to the perfect black suit, giving a new dimension to mix and match shopping.
These limited edition shirts are all made from luxury cotton and have specific collar formations to suit every man and every occasion. To identify this key…
Topman Design has announced it is to showcase its second consecutive solo show at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on September 22nd as part of the ever growing menswear day at London Fashion Week.
Until last season when the debut solo show was held at the official British Fashion Council (BFC) Tents, Topman…
Burton was set the challenge by the owner of the brand, Sir Philip Green to design the perfect single breasted black suit for the autumn/winter 2010 season. Each suit, as well as the accompanying formal white shirt, was given the brief to look great on any of their customers but without the bespoke Saville Row…
The Kymera Wand, a remote control that helped its inventors secure a record investment on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, is now available to purchase at Menkind’s stores as well as online at Menkind.co.uk.
Viewers of last Monday’s (August 23) episode of Dragon’s Den saw inventor Chris Barnardo pitch his innovative, buttonless magic wand remote…
Escapade has revealed that its villain fancy dress costumes outsell their heroic counterparts almost completely across the board.
Escapade Fancy Dress was carrying out its yearly audit when it discovered that its villain costumes were outselling its hero fancy dress outfits. The real shock came with the discovery of The Queen of Hearts costume…
High street store Debenhams have revealed that home owners, eager to lift the gloom of the recession, have created the most unlikely shopping boom of all time - highly ornate chandeliers.
Once the preserve of the rich and well-to-do, demand for the big, ever more elaborate, multi-bulb light fittings has been soaring ever since…
Corner Stork Baby Gifts, a premier online resource for unique baby gifts and favors, introduces new animal-themed baby gifts to expand its collection of lovies, baby socks and sleep sacks.
Corner Stork Baby Gifts now offers six new products that are inspired by the animal kingdom: "Jakka the Giraffe" Little Expeditions Plush Rattle Lovie with…
Debenhams has revealed that instead of paying expensive charges for stowing cases in the hold of the plane, canny holidaymakers are using their free hand luggage allowance and "wearing" the rest of their baggage. The fashion retailer has seen sales of coats and jackets with multiple pockets rise by as much as 350% over the…
Debenhams has reported that for the first time men are using to their advantage what women have known for hundreds of years - that a low neckline can have a hypnotic effect on the opposite sex, sending sales of low cut v necks and their like spiralling.
Inspired by the successes, romantic and otherwise,…
Debenhams has revealed new sales figures that show more people than ever before are working from home to beat the recession.
Demand for home office furniture and equipment - compact desks, chairs, and filing cabinets - has jumped by over 340 per cent in the past year alone, says department store Debenhams.
The trend could be…
Baby Stuff Gifts, the popular online baby gift retailer of specialty baby gifts and toys, today announced their monthly special offer discount code.
BabyStuffGifts.com features amazing offer and a unique line of personalized baby gifts as well as personalized baby toys.
Nancilyn Gray Scott of Baby Stuff Gifts states, “August is a time for welcoming…
Escapade has a few special new inclusions to their already huge fancy dress wardrobe and it has come just in time for the start of what we are all hoping will be a super Premier League season.
Escapade now stocks a set of special costumes for the most loyal of football fans. Supporters who don't…
If you are looking for personalised baby gifts and baby christening gifts, then you will definitely adore the selection offered by Personalbabygifts.co.uk. What they have to offer are unique and better yet personalised mementos for your cherished one. Select f r o m an assortment of 1st communion gifts, christening jewellery and engraved pewter quaichs,…
Debenhams, high street store, has reported that frying pans big enough to hold just one egg, small plates for just one slice of toast, and tea pots, which only hold one cup of tea are now some of the fastest selling items in cookware. The 140% sales increase is being attributed to the fact that…
Escapade, fancy dress suppliers, has introduced the officially licensed Karate Kid costumes to its stock listings to coincide with the release of the remake of the 1980s cult classic.
To celebrate the launch of the film, Escapade is stocking the officially licensed fancy dress costumes from the 1980s film, including favourites Cobra Kai and Daniel San…
Debenhams has revealed the world's most unlikely fashion icon, as the grumpy and notoriously badly dressed hill walker Alfred Wainwright becomes the driving force behind a new dress code appearing on British streets.
Alfred Wainwright's famous Lake District guides appears to have inspired so many to follow in his footsteps that niche, all-weather clothing styles…
Just 15 months since launch, independent online women's clothing retailer Missguided.co.uk has been nominated in three separate categories of Reveal’s inaugural Click To Buy awards. Part of the National Magazine Company’s annual 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty campaign, the awards celebrate the best in British web-based fashion and beauty shopping, with nominations comprising largely of…
Vankle.com, one of the world's fastest-growing online wholesale malls targeting online retailers, signed on its 100,000th customer this week as it continued its upward momentum, with average monthly growth at more than 500 percent. Sales at Vankle hit new highs in June and July thanks to the demand for merchandise related to the 2010 World Cup…
BabyShowerStuff.com, the popular online retailer of baby shower tableware, baby shower favors and baby shower games, has released the latest in its collection of original baby shower tableware. The new Cherry Blossom tableware offers a variety of tableware essentials that will bring elegance to any baby shower.
BabyShowerStuff.com’s Cherry Blossom tableware is composed of an artistically designed…
Burton has teamed up with Lionsgate UK to offer a host of prizes to celebrate the launch of the most talked about movie of the year - The Expendables, which is in cinemas nationwide on August 19th 2010 .
With a legendary action cast assembled, The Expendables is guaranteed to to be a sure…
Escapade, the fancy dress retailer, is teaming up with search engine Ask.com to dress up their iconic mascot, Jeeves, in fancy dress.
Starting in July, Ask.com's mascot, Jeeves, will be taking on an altogether more outrageous look as Escapade provides the costumes to kit Jeeves out in fancy dress refinery.
The search engine has…