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It’s time to get Christmas shopping all wrapped up- and the NEW La Senza Christmas Area is full of ideas and advice to ensure you find the perfect gifts this festive season.

La Senza Gift Finder – Find inspiring gift ideas for everybody, from your wife to sister, and now even your father or boyfriend. Simply answer two questions to get your results!What’s Hot – Choose from our fabulous selection of Bestsellers and you can’t go wrong!

Stocking Fillers – Our range of slippers, socks, eyemasks and hosiery will do just that!

Special Offers – Get more for your money this Christmas! Our special offers are constantly updated. We are currently offering buy one get one free on PJ’s, five knickers for £12, two for £20 Vest & Short sets and many more!

Partywear Solutions – We can help every woman look fabulous this Christmas with a range of bra solutions perfect for any party dress. Simply choose the dress style from the menu and we’ll suggest a range of solutions so you can relax, feel confident and enjoy the party!

For Him – A fantastic NEW For Men range has just launched! Choose from cool casual loungewear, briefs, boxers, soft robes, and cheeky Xmas slogan pants!

Perfume – The glamorous NEW fragrance: Undiscovered, will make the perfect gift. This is a truly tantalising fragrance sure to make any woman feel special and a bargain at only £20 for 100ml EDT.

Christmas Delivery – La Senza’s last date for Christmas delivery is 12 noon on 19th December for Next Day delivery only.

FREE Gift Box – La Senza proudly offer a complimentary gift box with every order. There is also the option to send a free personalised gift card.

Body Shop are giving away free products to the value of £16.50 to all customers spending just £25 in the online store. You could get more than you ordered if you order before 4th December, Body Shop will add a beautiful gift bag, stocked full of Body Shop Goodies.

Included in the gift bag are:

• Mini Satsuma Body Butter 50ml
• Mini Super Volume Mascara 5ml
• White Musk EDT 10ml
• Vitamin E Day Cream 15ml

there’s plenty of gift ideas to choose from on the Body Shop online store, and with this free gift, there could be one more. If you’re looking for product inspiration and you’re off to an office party this year, the following video could give you a shove in the right direction:

Claim your free gifts from Body Shop before 4th December.

As we get closer to the festive season the nights are drawing in ever faster, bringing the cold with them! Wickes has everything you need to make your home stylish and cosy this winter with a huge selection of gas and electric fires, designer radiators and under tile heating.

There is even a huge range of doors and windows to quickly give your house a facelift and make sure you have a draft free Christmas! They even have some handy tips on how to perfect these projects yourself, plus when you spend over £45 online you get your order delivered for free, the next day! Wickes also have some great showrooms online so that you can choose your own winter wonderland for your bathroom, kitchen or bedroom.

If you need to get the outside of your house weatherproofed for the winter ahead Wickes are just the job – with a wide selection of damp and waterproofing product ranges to protect your home.

Whatever you need for your home this winter Wickes is the site for you!

In a new report published today, online comparison website uSwitch.com predict that online shopping will account for over 40% of all UK retail sales by 2020.

Their report found that British broadband users now spend more time on average shopping online than banking, gaming, or downloading music. In total, 13.5 million consumers are shopping online spending an average of 4 days a year doing so. Based on these trends, a report by independent price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com, predicts that internet spend could rise to £40 billion by the end of this year and to a staggering £162 billion over the next decade – accounting for well over 40% of all UK retail spend.

Online transactions reached an all-time high of £4.2 billion in July this year, (up from £2.34 billion in the same period last year) as consumers turned away from the high street in a bid to escape this summer’s miserable weather. While the benefits of shopping online are clear in terms of time and convenience, uSwitch.com discovered that consumers can also reap the benefits financially. Each household in the UK can save a staggering £500 a year (£42 per month) on average, simply by purchasing goods and services online.

Britain is the largest online retail market in Europe with more than 27 million people expected to shop online over Christmas. In fact, this festive season it is predicted that consumers will break through the £500 barrier for the first time, with the average online shopper spending £509 – a 40% increase on last year. This means generous Brits will spend more than the average French or German online Christmas shopper combined.

Steve Weller, Head of Communications Services at uSwitch.com, comments: “Not only does shopping online save you time and money, but it can actually pay for itself. Each household can save £500 which pays for your annual broadband cost nearly three times over.

“Over the last five years broadband prices have halved while speeds have gone up, making it cheaper and simpler for consumers to log on instead of going out to the shops. Online security has vastly improved so our peace of mind is greater than ever before. The internet makes it easy to shop around at maybe 40 or 50 different stores in one go to make sure that we are getting the best deals. No doubt, the fact that as nation we could save a massive £13 billion a year by shopping online is another reason why we as consumers have whole heartedly embraced online shopping.”

The study also reveals that the average household currently spends £980 a year on online goods and services, representing a hefty 10% of its £9,630 total annual shopping bill. The most popular products bought online by over half of adult internet users are holidays, music and films.

Shopping online for service goods, such as broadband, credit cards and energy proves the most fruitful, with prices on average 21% cheaper than through traditional retailers. Travel and leisure activities are also on average 15% cheaper if bought over the internet, while the smallest savings are made when buying grocery items online. On average savings of 13% can be made, but the survey revealed that, for everyday items such as bread and milk, consumers are no better off buying online than on the high street.

Retailer	Impact on High Street Retailers
Tesco Direct	The supermarket giant has began to sell clothes online making them available to everyone , increasingly those who are time poor and looking for easier ways to shop
Amazon UK	It was announced that Amazon would be building a new distribution centre in South Wales to cover increasing demand from online shoppers
House of Fraser	The store now sells online as it recognises the huge profits to made from internet retail and also want to join the likes of Next, who’s online sales flourished last Christmas
NEXT	Next has seen its first-half profits rise 3.6% after a strong performance by its catalogue and internet division offsetting a drop in same-store sales
ASOS.COM	Saw its sales increase by 85% in the last few months
Virgin	Richard Branson severed his last remaining link with the high street, offloading his Virgin Megastore chain at a time when record shops are under unprecedented pressure from the internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst online retailers such as Amazon and ASOS.com have seen their sales soar, some traditional high street stores are feeling the strain of competition and have reported a decline. As a result some high street chains are now also offering online shopping services:

For more information visit www.uSwitch.com

Argos have relaunched their very popular free gift voucher promotion, which gives their customers a little thank you for making purchases at Argos.  For all purchases over £50, you will get a free £5 Gift Voucher, and if you spend over £100, you will get a £10 gift voucher absolutely free.

This offer applies online and in the Argos stores, why not combine the two and reserve your items online, and collect them from your nearest store?  Save yourself on the £4.95 postage.

As well as the free gift voucher promotion, Argos have some really strong offers on their site at the moment, including:

1. Save up to 1/3 on selected cycles
2. Save up to 1/3 on selected cameras
3. Save up to 1/3 on selected camcorders
4. Save £50! Samsung 19” HD LCD TV – Only £179.99
5. Save up to 1/3 on ALL the following toy brands:
   1. Barbie
   2. Fur Real
   3. Littlest Pet Shop
   4. Vtech
   5. Barney
   6. Dora
   7. Scalextric
   8. Transformers
   9. Robotics

There are lots of reasons to choose to buy your Christmas shopping from Argos, and their free gift voucher offer is just one more!

Is it possible to get cheaper train tickets in the UK? It is, no longer do you have to put up with the extraordinary costs of traveling by train. We have identified 5 top tips to getting hold of the cheaper train tickets.

1. Book in advance – The earlier you book, the cheaper the fares. This is the best time to book for your train journey. Most people know that they will be needing to get a train home for Christmas, and roughly when they will be able to travel, so make your plans now, and buy your train tickets now.

2. Buy single tickets – Two singles fares are often cheaper than a return. This is not always the case, but for some journeys you will find it is.

3. Travel off peak – Avoid busy times when demand and prices are lower. Obviously if you travel when the train is less busy, the tickets will become cheaper, strangely enough when the train operator is able to sell it’s tickets easily, they whack up the prices. If you’re able to travel before Thursday 20th December, then you’ll probably find more availability as Christmas is on a Tuesday, it is very likely that most people’s traveling will take place over the weekend.

4. Be flexible – There may be alternative, cheaper routes for your journey. Not all train journeys are the same, just as not all train tickets are the same. You might find that by changing your route or time slightly will result in savings.

5. Use your railcard – Save up to a 1/3 on most fares. This is a no brainer. If you are a frequent traveler, or a young person, then get yourself a railcard, this will save you up to a third on most journeys.

These were my top tips for train travel around the Christmas holidays. There may be one other option that could save you money and possible time, and that’s flying. Once considered off limits to anyone not doing business, flying has become a cheaper and quicker alternative for traveling around the country.

Check out the following booking form to find a flight:

Play.com have relaunched their fantastic promtoion where they have a section where everything is only £5.

This promotion covers all of Play.com‘s departments, and sees the prices of thousands of items reduced to just £5.

Don’t forget, there’s free delivery on every item you buy from Play.com.

Hamleys have launched a new discount code for shoppers in time for Christmas. By using our discount code, you can save yourself 10% off your shopping at Hamleys online store. To claim your discount, use the voucher code rudolph07 in the promotional code box at the checkout.

If you are one who likes free delivery, then hamleys have it, just spend over £75 on their site, and you will automatically get free delivery!

These promotions expire on 25th November, so best get organised and do your Christmas shopping early to take advantage of the Hamleys Discount Code.

Here are Hamleys Top Toys you could be purchasing!

Woolworths have really stepped up their offer for this weekend, not only can you get 25% off all their top branded toys, but for this weekend only, you can now get a further 10% off all their toys, with our discount code.

Shop at Woolworths online store, and add you items to your basket. Checkout in the normal way, and remember to click on redeem voucher code. In the discount voucher box use the code toys10 and your basket total will be reduced by a further 10%.

Hurry though this discount code for Woolworths is only valid until Monday 4th November.

On Thursday 1st November eBay have decided to slash their insertion fees by half. This is a fantastic time to sell your unwanted items and raise some needed funds for Christmas.  The half price offer is valid for any items which are for sale where Paypal is accepted as a method of payment.

List your items easily with the eBay easy seller form.