Upmarket Harrods department store sells gold bars to wealthy shoppersOctober 15th, 2009 Harrods sells gold barsLONDON — Glittering bait for the well-heeled shopper: Harrods department store has added gold bars to its merchandise line. The store announced Thursday that it has joined with Swiss refiner Produits Artistiques Metaux Precieux to offer gold bars weighing 27.5 pounds (12.5 kilograms).
Woman pays with a $20 bill printed in 1934 at a UPS Store in North DakotaSeptember 20th, 2009 Woman uses $20 bill printed in 1934 in UPS StoreDICKINSON, N.D. — What a Dickinson business manager thought was a worthless counterfeit $20 bill turned out to be worth more than even face value.
Department store sales comparisons for AugustSeptember 3rd, 2009 Department store sales comparisons for AugustNEW YORK — Summary of comparisons of August sales at established department stores against August 2008. Bon-Ton Stores Inc.
Soon, a 3-D printer that will allow shoppers to create their own objectsAugust 26th, 2009 LONDON - Tired of hopping from store to store to make relevant purchases? Well, a new three-dimensional printer would soon allow shoppers to customise their purchases in store. The printer, displayed at Science Museum in London, can create objects including a pen, a light and an orange squeezer from pieces of metal and plastic.
Wal-Mart whacking: Police say Conn. store worker beats boss with bat after reprimandsAugust 23rd, 2009 Wal-Mart worker accused of beating boss with batNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in New Haven accused a Wal-Mart worker of beating an assistant manager in a store aisle with an aluminum baseball bat after getting reprimanded for the second time in a few days.
Traditional sweets making a comeback in UKAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - If reports are to be believed, people have once again started to incline towards old-style sweets like pear drops and rhubarb and custard. It is said that sales of flying saucers, and sherbet dip dabs have increased by up to 35 per cent in the past year at Waitrose, an upmarket supermarket in the UK.
Sampling of gifts to a presidentJune 26th, 2009 Sampling of gifts to a presidentSome gifts given last year to then-President George W. Bush by foreign leaders, according to the State Department.
Mahindra launches its 'Mom and Me' store in DelhiApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mahindra Group company Mahindra Retail Wednesday launched its 'Mom and Me' store, which specialises in products related to infant and maternity care, in the national capital. 'With the number of working mothers increasing, the concept of pregnancy and baby care has gone beyond the traditional idea,' Mahindra Retail managing director K.
Tesco shoppers get 'porn shock'!March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Shoppers looking for TVs in a Tesco store got an eyeful when the screens started showing a naked couple romping in graphic sex scenes. People at the shopping centre saw porn on more than 20 flat-screen sets, reports The Sun.
Rs.10 mn diamond jewellery heist at Ghaziabad mallMarch 13th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - In a perfectly scripted heist, burglars walked into a Shoppers Stop department store at the glitzy Shipra Mall here and decamped with diamond jewellery worth nearly Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million). Police suspect an insider job as the robbers knew the layout and had avoided the security cameras.
Diamond jewellery worth Rs.10 mn stolen from Ghaziabad mallMarch 13th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - In a perfect heist, burglars walked into a Shoppers Stop department store at the glitzy Shipra Mall here and escaped with diamond jewellery worth nearly Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million). The police suspect an insider job as the robbers knew the layout and avoided the security cameras.
Uttar Pradesh post offices to also sell gold coinsMarch 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - After Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Delhi, now it is the turn of post offices in Uttar Pradesh to sell gold coins, an official said Friday. As many as 102 post offices in the state will start selling gold coins March 9, a day before Holi, Sachin Kishore, director of postal services told IANS here.
Victoria Beckham's fashion line dropped from US storesFebruary 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham's denim clothing line dVb has been dropped from an exclusive US store after a row over her new dress collection. American stores Henri Bendel and Kitson had already dropped the dVb range due to poor sales and executives at upmarket chain Saks Fifth Avenue have followed suit, amid accusations that the star offered her new collection of designer gowns to a rival store, reports contactmusic.com.
Jade to walk down the aisle SundayFebruary 16th, 2009 LONDON - British reality television star Jade Goody, who has terminal cancer, is to get married Sunday, having made up her mind to 'walk down that isle'. The 27-year-old mother of two, who was told last week that she has just months to live, has left London's Royal Marsden Hospital in a wheelchair to exchange engagement rings with her lover Jack Tweed, 21, on the banks of the river Thames.
Tesco to launch online fashion storeJanuary 30th, 2009 LONDON - Britain-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Tesco plans to launch an online fashion store by the year-end. The website will offer thousands of items and sell Tesco's label.
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