British TV actress-writer Jennifer Saunders reportedly just finished treatment
Charging chesty women more for their bras doesn't win a lot of support, British retailer Marks & Spencer acknowledged Friday as it announced an end to the surcharge on its larger lingerie.
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updated: Fri Jan 30 2009 12:36:00
One segment of the economy is creating thousands of new jobs, as CNN's Jim Boulden reports.
Europe's biggest inner-city shopping complex opens in London on Thursday -- just as the UK slides into a widely-predicted recession.
Iconic UK retailer Marks and Spencer ushered in the new year with a poor sales performance, as CNN's Jim Boulden finds.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and the professor who created Dolly the sheep are among the prominent figures who have received awards from Queen Elizabeth II in her annual New Year Honors list.
Not long after opening its doors - in 1818, Brooks Brothers, with its traditional suits and generously cut shirts, became the de facto outfitter for the American businessman. Starting in the late 1980s, however, a series of owners - Federated, Robert Campeau, and finally Marks & Spencer - stood by as the store's core customer defected to dot-com casual and designer labels.
Hussein Chalayanupdated: Thu Feb 02 2006 11:28:00
A genuine maverick, Hussein Chalayan burst onto the fashion scene in 1993, when he graduated from London's prestigious St. Martin's School of Art with a degree collection of decomposed garments that he had buried in his garden with iron filings.
Marks and Spencer's decade-long battle for a refund on purchase tax paid on its chocolate-covered marshmallow Teacakes has again been sent to the European Court of Justice.
It is home to 1.6 million books, centuries-old manuscripts and the oldest known complete Bible.
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