Keep Calm and Carry on has been usurped as the slogan of the day. What does it tell us about ourselves?With the end of the recession, the British sense of cynicism has resurfaced. Finally people are tiring of the nauseating mantra “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Slogans far truer to our national character [...]
Marginalised by the style world they love, big women have fought back online with fashion blogs of such popularity and influence that even the industry is starting to take noticeHands on hips, shoulders back, head raised proudly, Christina Lewis poses for photos on her style blog. Here she is in a body-con miniskirt, with faux fur cape, and [...]
Aim-listed Character Group to release figurines for Christmas marketA new range of Michael Jackson dolls aimed at fans and collectors is set to hit the UK market in time for Christmas as toy makers become the latest industry to cash in on the King of Pop’s posthumous appeal.The Character Group, listed on London’s junior market [...]
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – U.S. lodging experts forecast another year of declines for hotel room rates and profitability as the industry continues to grapple with weak demand and a growing supply of new rooms.
PARIS (Reuters) – France said it would help struggling designers and artisans by creating a fashion bank and handing out state guarantees for loans, Industry Minister Christian Estrosi said Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – If you’re fancy free and love to wander, the price might finally be right to travel solo.
Menus are not simply a list of dishes. Rather, they are a cunning marketing ployIt comes as no surprise that the main goal of menu design is to draw your attention to profitable (as in “overpriced”) items. But the detailed plotting that goes on is fascinating. Industry convention divides dishes into “stars” (popular [...]