Online giant Amazon has made a bid for
film-rental business LoveFilm that values the
firm at £200 million, reports Reuters, citing the Sunday Times. Amazon already
holds a significant stake in the business.
Fashion retailer New Look is unlikely to float
on the Stock Exchange before 2010, writes the Financial Times.
The Guardian wonders what the VAT increase will
do to retail sales.
Apparel brand John Smedley, organic-clothing
label Frank & Faith, cosmetics brand
Natural Empathy, and woollens company
Izzy Lane amongst others, are mentioned in a
Daily Mail article on British manufacturing
and home-grown talent.
A new report says we need to buy at least 25 items from a website
in one shopping spree before any environmental benefits take
effect. According to the report, which was covered by the
Telegraph, it may be better for the
environment to drive to the shops rather than “rely on a
lorry for home delivery”.
The White Company, Hillarys and
the Natural Curtain Company feature in a
Manchester Evening News article on interior
decorating.
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