Apr 29, 2026 | in-depth essay
Alex Tan With experience in both the academic and commercial worlds, Alex Tan has previously worked to bring the theoretical and practical aspects of doing research to clients as a freelance researcher. Alex has also done voluntary research and support work such as...
Mar 18, 2026 | Brands, Social history, Stories
The shoe retailer Russell and Bromley has been bought by Next, following a period in administration. The business is over 150 years old, having started in 1873, but now joins other brands in a familiar path to largely disappearing off the high street. 30-year TGI data...
Feb 26, 2026 | Brands, Social history, Stories
One of the new breed of design and retail brands that emerged in the 1960s, Habitat enjoyed a longer time in the sun than many of its peer group. And it’s still around today, albeit in a somewhat different form. Founded 1964 by Terence Conran, the Habitat business...
Feb 18, 2026 | Brands, Stories
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...
Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Emil Kunna Far Left Politics in Britain: The Case of the Green Party On the 3rd of July 2025 the former Labour MP for Coventry South Zahara Sultana announced that she would be forming a new party with the former Leader of the Labour Party and current...
