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Coffee cremes, coins and selection boxes: chocolatiers revive classics in bid for bumper Christmas

Nostalgic treats are the name of the game for makers keen to repeat the high sales volume they enjoyed last December

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

CBD gummies to soft drinks: UK warning casts cloud over growing industry

FSA’s surprise cut in ‘safe’ dose could hit firms financially but seems unlikely to dent demand

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Best turkeys for Christmas 2023 to make your dinner special

Christmas Day calls for bringing out the big birds

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

Where it went wrong for Sharon White at John Lewis

Is saving John Lewis the toughest job in retail?

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

OPINION - John Lewis’s problems go far deeper than just Sharon White

John Lewis is a doughty symbol of London retail, but that does not guarantee it a bricks-and-mortar future. Gamages on Holborn traded in everything from toys to supplying the army with catapults during the First World War, but was an anachronism in swinging London by the Seventies, while Dickins &…

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

Dame Sharon White is right to signal her exit at John Lewis

Retail chief’s confused messaging has hinted at self-doubt and panic, even though the group is making reasonable progress

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

OPINION - What’s the rudest thing you can do on a train in London? I think I know 

First came the chicken. She needed to go to that butchers in Holland Park to get it, he said. No, no, Waitrose wouldn’t do. He was as adamant as an Old Testament prophet on that score. A Waitrose chicken won’t cut the mustard. Oh and it has to be cooked…

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White set to step down after five years

Dame Sharon White has told the partnership board to initiate the process to appoint a successor

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

John Lewis boss Sharon White to step down

Chair of John Lewis Partnership will leave in February 2025 at end of her five-year term, company says

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

How to get the best out of using a credit card

They are not for everyone but can reap rewards if handled in the right way

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023