Apple is working with Consumers Reports to figure out why the reviews site's battery test results for the new MacBook Pro do not match the gadget giant's lab tests and field data. Consumer Reports published a surprise report Thursday ...
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The collection will allow kids to create and build their own Shopkins scenes for their figures. The Shopkins range is expanding even further with the latest release of the construction line Kinstructions from Trends UK. The collection ...
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Supramax shipowners are bracing for a tough finale to a disappointing year as limping grain and petcoke trade in the Atlantic fails to support the monstrous weight of available tonnage. That has been keeping freight rates low, while hopes ...
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Further awareness will be created during The Gadget Show Live exhibition at Westfield Shepards Bush. To celebrate the launch of the Teksta Robotics Scorpion, the ultimate Teksta Scorpion Battle will take place later this month, along with ...
Tags: Teksta Scorpion, Character Options
Most of the traditional January or Boxing Day sales now start online before Christmas, even before you've had a chance to pull a cracker. Retailers are not obliged to give you a refund or an exchange if you simply decide you don??t want ...
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John Lewis' Home directorate had a record sales week and this was reflected in its year-on-year increase of +0.6%. With the final few shopping days before Christmas still to come, last week John Lewis achieved sales of £160.6m +6.5% ...
Tags: retail director, Christmas trade, Furniture
Esdevium distributed game sells out following weekend appearance. Rocket Games’ Pie Face board game was given a pre-Christmas sales boost at the weekend when it appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show. Distributed in the UK by Esdevium ...
Tags: Christmas present, Toys
Retail sales remained resilient in the year to November, with the pace of growth expected to accelerate once again in the crucial Christmas run up, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of ...
Shoppers to spend $45 billion in pre-Christmas retail sales Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has found retailers will be able to count on some steady improvement in retail sales over the Christmas ...
Tags: Pre-Christmas Retail, Agriculture
This week saw sales at John Lewis of £108.8m, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time this year and matching the retailer's 2013 record for the earliest week to have reached this milestone. Lighting had its best-ever sales ...
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Character World will be exhibiting for the first time. Sambro has detailed the exhibitors attending its third trade event at its Bury headquarters. Character World will exhibit for the first time while other exhibitors include Brennan ...
Warninks, a brand owned by Scottish spirits producer William Grant & Sons, has expanded its product range with the launch of new vodka liqueur - Warninks White. The new vodka liqueur offers a blend of white chocolate and mint, and it ...
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"We will have more exhibitors, more products and some great promotions," said Nikki Samuels, Sambro MD. Sambro's latest trade event will the firm's "biggest yet". The firm's third trade event will take place at Sambro's Bury ...
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The 12 days of Christmas will be the theme for this year's event, taking place on November 5th. The team behind Dream Toys is aiming to make this year’s event the best yet, with a new theme and more categories than before. The ...
Tags: Dream Toys, Countdown
Picks up the Australian Toy Association's Games Toy of the Year 2014 Award. Zed the Zombie Unrest in Pieces has won the Australian Toy Association's Games Toy of the Year 2014 Award. Created by Fotorama and distributed throughout the UK ...
Tags: Toy