Is Topshop back to stay?
Topshop is returning to the High Street, several years after closing all its UK stores. It’s going to be available in 32 John Lewis branches from February 2026. After its heyday from the 1980s to the 2000s, the Topshop chain disappeared with the collapse of Sir Philip...
How have British tastes in wine changed?
“Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!” Back in the 1980s, this announcement prompted trend-loving consumers to flood to wine warehouses, off-licences and supermarkets around Britain every November, keen to pick up the first bottles of the latest Beaujolais vintage. The...
Whoever controls the media controls the mind
Sheila Byfield Sheila Byfield worked in the media industry for 43 years. Her final role was global Head of Insights and Research at Minsdhare where she managed both industry and proprietary research. She has been a frequent speaker on industry platforms and has a wide...