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• Qatar and Crown to buy stakes in iconic New York properties

  19-04-2019 19:56
  Sovereign wealth fund investment includes landmarks on Times Square and Fifth Avenue
  
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• UK bakeries count on Easter treats to boost growth

  19-04-2019 18:14
  Suppliers under pressure from vegan trend and supermarket price cuts
  
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• Rockeries are back in fashion, say British garden centres

  19-04-2019 18:03
  With many gardeners short of weeding time, rocks and alpine plants are in vogue this EasterA rockery revival is under way. A new generation of gardeners, inspired by Instagram images, are once again buying boulders to build rock gardens that had until recently been written off as an old-fashioned idea.Garden retailers and designers are reporting a comeback for rockeries, which are viewed as low maintenance and a welcoming environment for garden wildlife. Continue reading...
  
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• 'A short hem and a big smile': the miniskirt is back in fashion

  19-04-2019 17:15
  Asos and Topshop set to benefit from revival sparked by Mary Quant show and doomful news cycleThe miniskirt is enjoying a renaissance in the fashion world after several seasons of the midiskirt and modest lengths finding favour. Asos, the online retailer, is stocking 165 miniskirt options this season, while Topshop has reported a 106% rise in searches. In response, it has shortened the hemline of one of its most popular styles.“We’re expecting our mini version of the best-selling sli
  
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• Where should you buy wine? | Fiona Beckett on wine

  19-04-2019 15:00
  High-street specialists are drying up so here’s where to look for bargains and for quality – plus four good wine buys for EasterBack in the early 90s, when I began writing about wine, almost every high street had a wine shop. Augustus Barnett, Victoria Wine, Peter Dominic, Threshers, Wine Rack ... one by one they disappeared, edged out by the more convenient, if not congenial supermarkets. Now, in what looks like the final death knell of the high-street chain, Oddbins is in administr
  
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