WITH Christmas just days away, unorganised men and women (but mostly men) have hit the shops to find the perfect present. So how much money are retailers are expecting to rake in this Super Saturday? What is Super Saturday? Super Saturday is expected to be the biggest day for retailers of the year as Brits hit the shops in preparation for Christmas. Shoppers are expected to buy up big for last minute gifts including cosmetics, perfume, clothing and footwear. Footfall on shopping streets is expected to be up by at least 20 per cent in comparison to average Saturdays during the year. Jimmy New, director of marketing at VoucherCodes, said: "Super Saturday will be a big shopping day for both retailers and consumers alike as millions flock to stores looking to snap up last-minute gifts and other essentials before Christmas Day." How much money will be spent? In all, shoppers are expected to part ways with £1.65billion this Super Saturday, which falls three days before Christmas. Around … [Read more...] about What is Super Saturday, how much money will be spent and which UK cities are the busiest?
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02 centre bought by local millionaire ‘boys’
PUBLISHED: 12:58 12 March 2009 | UPDATED: 16:01 07 September 2010 Katie Davies THE new millionaire owners of the Finchley Road O2 Centre have promised the site will only be improved under their care as local north London boys . Matterhorn Capital, a partnership of millionaire property tycoons Anthony Lyons, Simon Conwa Katie Davies THE new millionaire owners of the Finchley Road O2 Centre have promised the site will only be improved under their care as "local north London boys". Matterhorn Capital, a partnership of millionaire property tycoons Anthony Lyons, Simon Conway and stepson of billionaire Sir Philip Green, Brett Palos, say they will take a "hands-on" approach to the shopping centre bought for more than £90million this week. The acquisition is not, however, the most ambitious of the group's planned conquests after they revealed they are also eying the O2 Millennium Dome and Oxford Street properties. Speaking exclusively to the Ham&High, Mr Conway said: "We are looking … [Read more...] about 02 centre bought by local millionaire ‘boys’