When I was younger I thought that Boxing Day was so-called because of the number of cardboard boxes that were sitting around the house from the present-giving the day before.
Turns out I wasn’t far wrong, as Boxing Day is named because it was day when we observed the ‘tradition of giving gifts to the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Boxing Day sales kick off
Posted in Mall News Update, tagged boxing day sales trafford centre news on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
UFO’s over The Trafford Centre?
Posted in Mall News Update on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the staff here is a keen photographer, and came running up my desk this morning with this image he took at dusk last night, which he says were 7 objects in the sky above The Trafford Centre!
The seven shadowy shapes look like paper airplanes, but are far too big to be that when [...]
Busiest day makes front page news
Posted in Mall News Update on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our busiest-ever day on Monday was soon followed by our second busiest-ever day on Tuesday – so we’ve truly entered uncharted territory here! Luckily, whilst the incredible numbers of people who have come to The Trafford Centre this week are mind-boggling, our extended opening hours means those crowds are very spread out throughout the day.
The [...]
Our busiest day ever!
Posted in Mall News Update on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’VE just been in our weekly management meeting, where we heard that yesterday was officially the busiest day we’ve ever had in terms of the number of shoppers coming to the Centre. We calculate that 176,766 people descended on us!
(To put that in perspective, Old Trafford football ground down the road has a capacity crowd [...]
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
Posted in Mall News Update on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a fever out on the Malls today, as thousands of shoppers descend in that traditional last-few-days buzz before we all close down for Christmas.
The faces 0n the Malls are mixed – lots of young people especially, but fewer prams than usual. Perhaps mums are inherently more organised than teenagers?
The HMV is doing great business, [...]
Top Ten Carrier Bags – the top 5
Posted in My Top Tens of Shiny Things, tagged carriers, top ten on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve done the first five Fave Carriers at The Trafford Centre, and now we continue with the Top Five best bags to be seen with on the Malls.
Aaaat 5, the panel loved this inventive All Saints creation, complete with distressed parchment effect and faux-mould blossom. A sturdy rope handle completes what is a very stylish carrier, [...]
Top Ten Carrier Bags
Posted in My Top Tens of Shiny Things on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
THE style and substance of a carrier bag is vital. There’s no point strolling down the Malls in your best bib and tucker, if you are going to be let down by a pale, dreary bag at your side. Accessorisation begins at the tillpoint – and to decide which retailer leads the way in bag [...]
10 Steps to a Perfect Long Island Ice Tea
Posted in My Top Tens of Shiny Things, tagged cocktail, drinks, long island ice tea, recipe, TGI Fridays, The trafford centre, top ten on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve just enjoyed our Christmas staff party at TGI Friday’s in The Great Hall, just a few steps from where I work. The cocktails flowed all night, especially the Woo-Woo, and the luscious Long Island Ice Teas.
I learned on the night that not only did TGI’s invent the Happy Hour concept, but they originated the [...]
Top Ten Tips for the Sales
Posted in My Top Tens of Shiny Things, tagged january sales top ten tips on December 17, 2008 | 10 Comments »
It’s that time of year again and the sales signs are filling up the shop windows. To be honest, the sales signs have been up for the last few months, as retailers try to persuade shoppers to part with their cash. But the 20% and 30% off level will surely rise to 40% and 50% [...]
Dara O Briain gives us a gong
Posted in Mall News Update, tagged awards, BCSC Golds, Dara o Briain on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I won’t go on and on about this, because it’s an industry award and probably really boring for most of you, but last night The Trafford Centre won the Best Established Centre award at the BCSC Golds! (This is like the ‘Oscars’ of the shopping centre world, and we’re all really chuffed!)
The fab bit is that [...]
