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MATTEO PIRELLI Cheltenham’s high street is getting a makeover since the last lockdown ended in April. In recent months, retailers such as Debenhams, Topshop and Laura Ashley have departed while online shopping has been booming. But now, a host of new stores and restaurants are getting ready to open their doors to the capital of […]
By Kiera Neal Although it’s tempting to shop at the big highstreet/online brands this Christmas season, since the pandemic it’s become more important than ever to shop locally and support independent businesses. Here are some of the local Gloucestershire businesses you can support whilst doing your Christmas shopping. Pink Vintage Pink Vintage sells a range of vintage designer bags and jewelry items, from brands […]
Online giant, AMAZON is set to open 30 stores in the UK. The company has launched its plans to open 10 across the country but is now rumoured to open 20 more. The till-less grocery store, known as AMAZON Fresh, opened its first store outside of the US, in London, in March this year. After […]
Cheltenham-founded fashion brand Superdry has said that they are uncertain about their ability to keep their shops open in 2021 due to the Coronavirus. Superdry’s shares fell 52% in the in the 11 weeks covering the Christmas period up until the 9th of January. But, the silver lining is that online sales were up 13.2% […]
Jake Hardy takes a look at how covid has changed even the simplest of things: his shopping It was a strange experience entering Lidl for the first time during the lockdown. What normally was a fairly peaceful atmosphere, had become more tense and felt more like a rush to buy your food and leave. Certain […]
The high street is emerging from the latest lockdown with a mission, to get footfall in the shops before Christmas, but not all stores have managed to surface. Embed from Getty Images High street giant Debenhams announced this week it had gone into administration, after a last ditch efforts to save, the old chain broke […]
We’ve been bringing you news for the last few weeks here at Park Life. With Christmas just around the corner we’ve produced a special extended bulletin to round-up the year and give you all the news from today. Jack Shute and Ulani Seaman host the final show, listen below!
You may question who and why people are still buying fur; it seems that in this day and age the industry seems old fashioned and unsought after. Faux fur is everywhere and the love for animals never dies, especially now; lockdown caused a significant rise of pet adoptions according to Pets at Home which saw […]
Cheltenham’s Christmas cheer may have been dampened this year but it hasn’t stopped people from getting into the festive spirit from behind a computer screen at home. With lockdown pushing people to shop online, customers have been urged to support local businesses. Cheltenham business improvement district (BID) have set up a new campaign to support […]