To stave off total collapse River Island entered a restructuring deal approved by the High Court in early August. This result officially allowed them to take drastic measures in order to prevent complete closure. The plan stated 33 shops would close, and a further 71 shops would be asking for a rent reduction. So I Read More
Sad to see another major fashion retailer in trouble. With 33 stores to close and 71 shops asking for the landlords to reduce the rents, and with an eye watering loss of over 30 million in recent times, is there any wonder they are in this situation? All this is to be set before the Read More
When charity shops start charging more than retail… something’s gone off in the donations bin. went in for a bargain and left with sticker shock. #HighStreetWoes Read More
Well, it seems I can‘t stop myself from trying out and buying ‘dodgy’ digital cameras. The latest is an eBay purchase, a ‘new’ Agfaphoto DC8200. Before I saw it on eBay, I was intrigued. It kept popping up on my online searches. And because of the low prices and knowing the Agfa brand I signed up for their newsletters Read More
I’m stressed out. I’m trying to sell my house. I need a coffee. I’m stressed out. I need to sell my house. Like the T-shirt above ‘coffee a.m. coffee p.m.’ that’s definitely me at the moment….it’s a better addiction than other ‘unsuitable’ substances or beverages….and this fact seems to have hit the fashion trend at Read More
No…not like the song ‘I want my baby back’, this is about tights. Scouring through my tights collection it seems to reveal that just stating ‘black’ isn’t enough, there has to be something else. I mean I’ve heard of ‘barely black’ suggesting a more transparent effect (even though on the actual packet they look decidedly Read More
The rapid disappearance of Summer has left me ‘high and dry’, I can’t quite believe how only the other week I was walking around in the sunshine, but now find myself caught up in not only wind, but rain too! It seems so sudden…I just wasn’t prepared for this abrupt season change…and if that wasn’t Read More
I was heartened to come across an article about a street dance celebrating the 65th birthday of Kate Bush. Fans wore red in homage to the dress from the famous Wuthering Heights video. This is the song that catapulted Kate to instant fame. She was only 18 years old when the self-penned song caught the Read More
As June ends, the midpoint of the year concludes with no return. We enter the sign of the crab, Cancer, and July begins. It is fitting that this water sign rules what could be major turbulence with the election on American Independence Day, as well as my late mother’s birthday! (She said she was always Read More
I’ve been looking to move, and I mean move. Despite intense searching, I haven’t found anywhere; there seems to be a ‘but’ with everything. My present home needs work, and then there are my belongings. I’ve even started looking into auction properties because I want to move back to London, which certainly isn’t the most Read More
That is the question…and…the answer is…to tag! Based on my recent rounds of the shops, traditionally it was the luxury retailers with high value items that were tagged; now even budget retailers like Peacocks, tag their products to prevent theft. Although it won’t stop all thieves with a variety of tools that can be purchased Read More
With a lot of personal matters and deadlines to deal with in January the new year has started slowly for me. Despite that, I have been actively adding to my ‘portfolio’. Before Christmas I went out with the aim of documenting the decline of ‘real’ retail using my new 68-megapixel camera. It was low cost Read More
Unfortunately, I’ve been ill over the whole festive period. A very disappointing time, including missing out on a trip back home. Alas, it was not meant to be, and I was just stuck in bed with more than sniffles so not much fun at all. Tired from reading, I decided to work through some DVDs Read More
Well, I got them both for free, so I can’t really argue. One I found on a bus, which was the Wallpaper magazine R.R.P. £10 and Stylist, which I’ve not seen for absolutely ages. I used to get this free once a week at the tube station, now I found it dumped on a newspaper Read More
Over the summer many places I went, either through a train station, in a shop, or just walking down the street. A beautiful scent captured my thoughts. It was all-powerful, intoxicating, mesmerising, and unforgettable. I just had to find out what it was? I was in olfactory suspense…it wasn’t an obsession per se, but more Read More
On a bus journey in London, passing Chinatown, I spotted groups of young people queuing outside a café. There was nothing unusual in that, except the sign on the café declared it sold bubble tea. Intrigued, I wondered what bubble tea was? I then decided to look into this further. I’m a big fan of Read More
