The retail climate is getting sweeter, according to chocolatier Thorntons, which today posted a 2.3% rise in sales to £46.8 million for the three months to October ... more
Chocolate shop Thorntons revealed its wound from the collapse of the Birthdays chain today, but said that 75 of its franchise stores should be open again by Christmas ... more
Frank's is tremendous fun, even if the clientele (largely art students from nearby Goldsmiths' and Camberwell), is terrifyingly young and chic.
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The one thing this bankrupt Government desperately needs is money - in other words, the inflow of our taxes. However the chances of even that drying up are increasing...... more
Britain is a nation of chocoholics — but not when the sun’s out. That’s the message from toffee and Viennese truffles house Thorntons, which has seen sales slip during the past 10 weeks ... more
Consumer: Thorntons have claimed that chocaholics struggling to make ends meet are staying in at night to gorge on their favourite treats rather than heading out to a restaurant or the pub... more
Thorntons, the upmarket chocolate shops chain, has finally found a replacement master chocolatier after its previous one was forced to resign when he was spotted squidging truffles in a rival's shop... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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