Drake Circus in Plymouth has attracted 16 million visitors in its first year, with Princesshay Development in Exeter also set to attract an equally high number of visitors.
The Princesshay Development opened 95% fully let, along with Apple opening its first store in the SouthWest. The development also welcomes Beavor brooks, Cult Clothing, East and Moss.
Recent studies in the employment market for both Temporary and Permanent hires have shown that More than 80 per cent of new jobs created in the UK over the past 10 years have gone to foreign-born workers. This figure will also include people that have since become UK citizens but it is yet more evidence of our changing society and that to be a successful / competitive employer, you should look at a widest range of candidate diversity possible.
20% of UK workers boost their income through a hobby and interestingly most of these do so during work hours……
An average of 4/10 say that they regularly use time at work to pursue their hobby.
Hobbies can bring home an average £3,511 a year after tax, with some enthusiasts making considerably more through their pastimes and depending on their annual salary, they could be increasing their annual income by approximately 20%.
It would seem that collecting and trading is the most profitable pastime, followed by IT, music, arts and crafts, and writing. Ebay has created a “phenomenon” in trading, making life so much easier to trade on a national level.
JD, Hawins Bazaar, Bank Fashion and Poundland are due to open before Christmas at the St James shopping centre in Edinburgh. The centre is anchored by John Lewis, Topshop, Next, River Island and HMW. Plenty of part time and seasonal jobs available there, check back in January for all their latest jobs.
American Apparel has opened a store in Covent Garden’s Neal Street, as well as a store in Glasgow the previous week.
The London store has two floors with womens wear at ground level and unsurprisingly (disgruntled male speaking) the menswear is in the basement. American Apparel is set to become a major retail force with the opening of a store on Oxford Steet and another one being considered in Liverpool, they now have eight stores in the UK and they have interests in 10 countries.
