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November 14, 2026
Poundland restocks shelves with 16m items: what shoppers need to know
November 13, 2026
Shoplifting in Scotland hits 56,920: gangs now ‘steal to order’
November 13, 2026
Hobbycraft returns to profit: £8.7m turnaround after CVA and closures
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Amazon UK sets Black Friday Week for 19–30 November: what shoppers get
Amazon’s UK Black Friday Week runs from 19 to 30 November 2026, with device deals from 16 November and twice-daily Epic Prime Deals for members. Here are the dates, the named offers, how real the discounts have been and the rights that apply.
November 14, 2026
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John Lewis launches 2026 Christmas advert: Pickles takes on cash gifts
John Lewis has released its 20th Christmas advert, starring Dame Kristin Scott Thomas and a talking toy dog called Pickles, set to a Sam Fender cover of the Rolling Stones. Here is what is in it, what the featured products cost and what it says about UK Christmas spending.
November 3, 2026
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