Mookie Betts gets the best of Jurickson Profar with HR in near-carbon copy of play that sparked Padres-Dodgers dramatics
Mookie Betts wasn’t getting fooled again.
October 2024
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Cam Ward carries his team, trust issues with Oregon & Georgia ranked above Alabama?
Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman wrap up Week 6 of college football with Miami’s win against Cal, react to the latest AP Poll rankings, and preview the biggest games of Week 7.
What does Robert Saleh’s firing mean for Aaron Rodgers and the Jets offense?
With Saleh gone, Nathaniel Hackett might not be calling plays for long. Hackett, of course, was Rodgers’ hand-picked offensive coordinator.
Retail sales see strongest growth in six months
Retail sales have seen their strongest growth in six months as shoppers updated their winter wardrobes and started the school year with new computers and uniforms. Total UK retail sales were up 2% on last September, above the 12-month average growth of 1.1%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. However ongoing…
Lakeside to host ‘Re:style Studio’ AW24 styling event
Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex is hosting a two-day ‘Re:style Studio’ styling event on the weekend of 12/13 October, which will blend AW24 fashion trends with eco-friendly practices to inspire shoppers. The event will showcase a variety of workshops – from colour matching to how to dress for your body shape – and opportunities to…
E-commerce sees first growth since April 2021 with clothing sales up
Online retail grew by 3.2% year-on-year in September 2024, the first growth in e-commerce since April 2021, with clothing retailers experiencing their first monthly year-on-year growth in two years at 4.2%. The resurgence in September was largely driven by the first two weeks of the month, which saw year-on-year revenue growth of 11.6% and 10.8%…
Frasers Group snaps up three more shopping centres
Frasers Group has acquired three more shopping centres as it grows its UK property portfolio. The Frasers, Sports Direct and Flannels owner has confirmed the acquisition of the 600,000 sq ft Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter, which is home to over 60 retailers. It has also acquired the 350,000 sq ft Fremlin Shopping Centre in…
NuORDER by Lightspeed appoints retail veteran Chris Akrimi as Head of Revenue
NuORDER by Lightspeed, a B2B commerce platform powering wholesale buying and selling, has today announced the appointment of Chris Akrimi as Head of Revenue for Lightspeed B2B / NuORDER. Akrimi most recently held the role of CEO at The Layer, a technology company transforming commerce data through artificial intelligence (AI), where he focused on positioning…
YouTube sensations The Sidemen open SDMN Clothing store at Bullring
British YouTube group The Sidemen, fronted by rapper and boxer KSI and formed in 2013, have opened a SDMN Clothing store at Bullring & Grand Central in Birmingham. The Sidemen, described by the BBC as a “super group of UK creators”, are among the most high profile internet personalities in Europe, having secured over 21.6…
Saudi Arabia becomes junior partner in Selfridges with 40% stake
Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a deal to become the junior partner in the London-based department store Selfridges after buying out bust Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko’s Signa. The new deal sees PIF increase its stake from 10% to 40% – in both the property and operating businesses of Selfridges. Thailand’s Central Group,…