Shop and win a getaway to Philippines' best tropical destinations (philstar.com) - October 11, 2018 - 1:25pm MANILA, Philippines — Your next big purchase may just be your ticket to the tropics! At premiere lifestyle destination Central Square, shop and get the chance win your dream vacation to some of the Philippines' top, sun-kissed destinations in Palawan, Bohol and Cebu. In partnership with RCBC Bankard, The SSI Group Inc. is holding the Tropicale getaway promo for its loyal customers. Until October 31, Central Square and Bonifacio High Street shoppers are entitled to one raffle promo for every single or accumulated receipt of P3,000 from participating stores. RCBC Bankard cardholders get three times the raffle entries, along with an instant chance to pick a prize. At Central Square, these are Beauty Bar/Dashing Diva, Brooks Brothers, Eden Park, Gap, Hackett London, … [Read more...] about Shop and win a getaway to Philippines’ best tropical destinations
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High Summer
It’s been a ride,” says Vania Romoff, speaking about her newly minted retail studio inside Power Plant Mall. Just minutes after snipping a lengthy silk satin bow (a Romoff signature nobody missed), Vania opened her new shop’s French doors to an intimate gathering of friends, family and long-time muses. The store space was inspired by the mood of a warm, inviting Parisian apartment in the middle of spring — a collaboration between furniture designer Vito Selma and Vania Romoff herself. The interiors feel minimal with just the right amount of gilt (a faux fireplace with mantelpiece, anyone?); think monochromatic walls, white-washed parquet floors and chic moulding accents. Just enought gilt: Furniture designer Vito Selma collaborated with Vania Romoff for the chic Parisian-inspired interiors. The new brick-and-mortar location is not a prét-à-porter first for the designer, but it is the first flagship store outside of her Makati atelier. It’s been … [Read more...] about High Summer
Britain’s High Street had ‘a brutal winter’ — and another crunch is coming at the end of March
caption Shops and restaurants are closing at a fast rate. source Oli Scarff/Getty Images Toys R Us and Maplin went bust this week and restaurants like Prezzo, Byron, and Jamie’s Italian are all closing sites. The slump is down to high inflation and online competition. Analyst says there’s “a very good probability that more victims will fall.” LONDON – A chill wind is blowing through Britain’s High Streets and not just because of the Beast from the East. Shops and restaurants are closing across the UK as a Brexit-driven consumer crisis begins to take its toll. Toys R Us and Maplin both fell into administration this week, putting 5,500 jobs at risk. Italian chain Prezzo announced it is closing up to 100 restaurants as it battles with poor trading. Trendy burger chain Byron has similarly been forced to close locations. And Jamie Oliver’s … [Read more...] about Britain’s High Street had ‘a brutal winter’ — and another crunch is coming at the end of March
App aims to direct cabbies to spots with high street-hail demand
A taxi guidance system that is being co-developed by a laboratory in the Singapore Management University (SMU) could well be the solution to help cabbies hold their own as they battle it out with private-hire car drivers. The average daily ridership for taxis has dropped by 18 per cent, from 954,000 in 2016 to 785,000 last year. The taxi population has also declined by 14 per cent, from 27,534 in 2016 to 23,140 last year. The Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing and Engineering Corporate Lab - a collaboration among SMU, Japanese technology firm Fujitsu and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research - is looking into an app that aims to direct cabbies to areas of high street-hail demand. The system uses historical data as well as real-time data from the Land Transport Authority on taxi locations and status to predict demand. For example, if a number of taxis change their status from available to hired along a certain stretch of road, this would indicate high demand in that area. "This gives … [Read more...] about App aims to direct cabbies to spots with high street-hail demand
The High Street spending crisis is starting to claim scalps with a 28% increase in shops going bust
Deloitte: 28% increase in retail administrations in 2017. Jaeger, Agent Provocateur, and Jones the Bootmaker among the chains that went bust last year. Rising inflation, pension funding, and the National Living Wage are all putting pressure on retailers. LONDON – The number of shops going bust increased last year for the first time in five years, new data shows. Deloitte said on Monday that 118 retailers went into administration last year, up from 92 in 2016. The increase was driven by trouble for large retailers, with a 55% rise in the number of large retailers – classed as any chain with more than 10 stores – going bust. Chains that went bust last year include Jaeger, Agent Provocateur, cigarette wholesaler Palmer and Harvey, and Jones the Bootmaker. The 28% rise in retail administrations outpaced the cross-sector average, which saw a 2% rise in administrations last year. Dan Butters, a restructuring … [Read more...] about The High Street spending crisis is starting to claim scalps with a 28% increase in shops going bust