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Bob Geldof, Cadogan Hall - review

21.09.11
His legacy is beyond music, but Bob Geldof is still making fine records and is on stupendous live form... more

West End boom bags the Queen £230m surplus

07.07.11
The Queen is heading for a bumper pay rise after the West End shopping boom helped the Crown Estate to record profits in what it described as 'a landmark year.'... more

Gap cuts profit forecasts as cotton costs soar

20.05.11
Soaring cotton costs are squeezing global fashion giant Gap, forcing the retailer to slash profit forecasts for the year... more

Design chief axed as rivals steal march on Gap

06.05.11
Fashion chain Gap has sacked its chief designer and is planning a major overhaul to counter falling sales and increased competition... more

This week we love...

08.03.11
Fashion writer Karen Dacre picks this weeks must haves...... more

One New Change to be fully let ‘within months’, says Land Securities

19.01.11
Land Securities’ landmark One New Change development in the City should be fully let within months as tenants snap up scarce office space, the firm says... more

Police praise shoppers who foiled City jewel raid by sitting on thieves

13.12.10
Smash and grab raiders who launched an attack on a City jewellers were foiled by a group of Christmas shoppers... more

Record takings at City's mall One New Change

02.12.10
Almost 80,000 shoppers flocked to One New Change last week, giving the stores in the City’s new shopping centre record weekly sales... more

Enjoy a feast of entertainment when you shop at St Martin’s Courtyard

01.12.10
London’s newest shopping and dining destination St Martin’s Courtyard is counting down to Christmas with its 12 days of Christmas Shopping promotion... more

Thousands flock to City mall One New Change

11.11.10
City shoppers are flocking to Land Securities’ One New Change mall at the rate of 10,000 a day during the week, says chief executive Francis Salway... more

What to wear this week

09.11.10
From basques to capers, here are a few of our favourite pieces this week... more

Opening of One New Change shopping centre heralds revival

27.10.10
It is the shopping centre inspired by the greatest symbol of London’s ability to survive in adversity: St Paul’s Cathedral... more

City roads shut as workman’s glue sparks chemical alert in new mall

25.10.10
Chemical alert was sparked in the City today by glue being used to fit out the area's newest shopping centre... more

You can almost touch St Paul's from a table at Jamie Oliver's new restaurant

17.09.10
The last time Londoners had views of St Paul's this good the City was still clearing up after the Luftwaffe... more

Hamleys Toy Story has happy ending as the Regent Street boom continues

24.08.10
London’s most famous toy store enjoys a turnaround in its fortunes after “injecting more magic” into its shopping experience... more

Oxford St aims to take world retail title from New York

26.07.10
London laid down a designer-label gauntlet with a target of toppling New York as the world's premier shopping city by 2020... more

11,000 chase 140 shop jobs

08.07.10
More than 11,000 people scrambled for 140 jobs at the West End’s newest flagship youth fashion store... more

The Reuben Show: The hottest property tycoons in London

25.06.10
David and Simon Reuben, Britain's richest brothers, are fiercely private. Not so their party-throwing, philanthropic, fast-living children. Lydia Slater meets cousins Lisa and Jamie Reuben to talk yachts, politics and family values ... more

What to wear this week

15.06.10
Still searching for the perfect floral tea-dress? We suggest you pop over to Fenwick’s shiny new Bond Street store.... more

Manifesto mannequins: What the election wives are wearing

14.04.10
Nothing that the three election wives is wearing has been chosen at random. Anne McElvoy reveals the branding behind the scenes... more

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

20.11.09
Arrival of Apple Store exactly half a decade ago has transformed Regent Street into one of Europe’s leading retail shopping destinations... more

Man dies after being speared by glass in shop window ‘row’

11.08.09
Man bled to death in the street early after being speared with shattered glass from the window of a West End store... more

TK Maxx ‘not posh enough' for West End

24.04.09
High street discount store TK Maxx has been prevented from opening a flagship in the heart of the West End because it would clash with plans to smarten up the area... more

Mad Men's Joan Holloway inspires hourglass dressing

12.02.09
Sassy, sexy and the style goddess of the moment: Mad Men’s Joan shows us how to fill out a shift dress in all the right places... more

7am and the shopping day dawns

28.11.08
A bid by flagship West End stores to boost business with an unprecedented early-morning sale today received a mixed reaction from commuters... more

Major stores open doors at 7am

26.11.08
Flagship West End stores are to stage an unprecedented rush-hour sale in a desperate bid to boost business... more

Café Royal to become five-star hotel in £90m lease

28.08.08
The historic Café Royal in Regent Street, where Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley were once regulars, is to be transformed into a 160-bedroom five-star hotel... more

Gap is smarter at £126 million

23.05.08
Long-suffering investors at clothing retailer Gap are at last seeing signs that the turnaround plan is working... more

Demo mars Banana opening

20.03.08
The opening of an American fashion giant's first UK store was today marred by a demonstration over wages paid to Indian workers... more


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