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Even before Saturday’s gloomy announcement, Christmas was shaping up to be a rather muted affair for many of us; one characterised by cancelled plans and the absence of loved ones. It certainly feels that way to me. Like others with relatives dotted around the UK and abroad, I haven’t seen some of my closest family, … Read more
From how we socialise to the way we shop, the coronavirus pandemic has shaped every aspect of our lives. So it is of little surprise to learn Covid-19 will have a dramatic impact over how we design and furnish our homes over the next 12 months. Property experts at online design and renovation platform Houzz … Read more
July 4 has been bandied about as the date when staycations will finally snap into action, although there have been mixed signals from the Government. Boris Johnson has expressed an ambition to reopen ‘at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing’ by then. But … Read more
The struggles on many UK high streets are well documented, with shop closures and job losses rarely away from the headlines. But we Brits do still love to shop. The retail industry accounts for a third of all consumer spending and 5 per cent of the country’s total GDP. Indeed the industry generated £380billion in … Read more