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Food, to boot
Community organisation, The Bootstrap Company, has launched a series of pop-up food markets in Dalston, collectively called The Long Table, which places emphasis on conviviality and using local...
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Layaway: the sequel
The economic climate has brought back layaway. For the uninitiated, layaway lets cash-strapped people put a purchase on hold and pay it off in instalments. When the balance is paid, the customer gets...
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Article 7
Close to the bone A new company called Dollar Shave Club has captured the internet’s attention with a low-cost, viral ad laced with deadpan humour. (Cheers, Tet.) The company’s CEO, Michael Dubin,...
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Rent my ride
Whether your car won’t start or disaster has struck public transport, there are times you need to get your hands on a car fast. Renting a car when you need it most can be expensive and difficult to...
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Unemployee of the Year
United Colors of Benetton has launched a new advertising initiative supporting unemployed youth. The Unemployee of the Year campaign features people between the ages of 18 and 30 who are currently not...
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Funemployed
Recently, we’ve seen Benetton take up the cause for unemployed youth. Now here’s another example of optimism striking back! Irina Block is an art director who’s looking for a job. In her downtime,...
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Brands bite back
Grim reading all this economic crisis stuff. Just hearing recently that there are now 80 million Europeans at risk of serious poverty and 20 million of these are children. Yes, very grim news indeed....
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Wear now, buy later
To maintain their premium image in India, Levi’s Jeans has had a great idea. Rather than reduce prices, they’ve partnered with local banks to offer payment plans so that people can pay for their jeans...
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Lucky dip dinners
Visit Lucky Days café in York and, if you throw a six on their giant dice, you get your meal for just £1. (Smart Tim). It might sound too good to be true, but there’s no catch – and the café is already...
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Flat pack hotels
IKEA’s real estate branch Inter Hospitality and Marriott International Inc have partnered to create and launch a brand new economy-class hotel brand called MOXY. Surprisingly, the hotels won’t be...
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