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As Britain prepares for another carefully-budgeted Christmas, customers at John Lewis are taking a creative approach to seasonal decorations by making ornaments and gifts by hand.

Past Times today announces that it has been chosen as the only official retailer of an exclusive range of Downton Abbey memorabilia, available online immediately and set to hit shelves across the 110 stores in December.

On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the popular children’s animation, The Snowman, Past Times has introduced a gift range of the quintessentially British classic, which is set to be a best seller this Christmas.

At the start of 16 days of activism, Beauty and Empowerment Ambassador for Avon, Alesha Dixon, is supporting the 1in4women campaign, exposing the shocking reality that one in four women will experience physical violence at some point in their life.

On Saturday 3rd December, shoppers at McArthurGlen’s Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet will have the exclusive opportunity to get expert fashion advice from one of Britain’s leading menswear designers, Jeff Banks.

Today at the top of Regent Street the battle commenced in London's West End as retailers looked to grab their share of the £1 billion West End Christmas spend. London Mayor Boris Johnson was joined by the heavyweight of British retail.

McArthurGlen’s York Designer Outlet and the Ice Factor are thrilled to announce that Torvill and Dean, former Olympic and World champions, will be launching Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland event at the designer outlet, on Saturday 26th November.

Human Christmas tree launches festive season at McArthurglen East Midlands Designer Outlet

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AmeriSciences AS10, the first ever super-league multivitamin and nutritional formula developed from joint research with NASA and the Johnson Space Centre, will be available off the shelf in the UK from today.