Kien Tan

Same person?!

At least it specified they would only be closed for 24 hours…!

WEAK!

Why grocery product recalls are rising and what it means for the industry - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News Hardly a week seems to pass without another product recall hitting UK supermarket shelves. From mislabelled desserts and undeclared allergens to contamination

I have sympathy for those with food allergies, but, tbh, if you risk a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to, say, nut or dairy allergens, then surely you shouldn’t be buying mass-produced processed foods, because how do you know what else has been in the factory?

To be fair, she probably should have thought about the ability to use her name to advertise products that directly compete with the company that paid her "undisclosed millions" for the exclusive rights to use her name...

A closed Greggs shop with barriers around it

The closure of my Emotional Support Greggs next door to the gym is a micro aggression against me, and I Do Not Approve 😒

THE. BEST.

Amiright?

Friends fear he went to the Sutton Arms again...

Reader, I cannot lie, @citradelica.bsky.social and I are guilty as charged 😬

(...but I blame @willhawkes.bsky.social and his excellent article in @pelliclemag.com)

In today’s least surprising news, Lords Cricket Ground has ended its 4 year partnership with Brewdog after, ummm, 14 months. From Propel:

🥹 Something in my eye… It was a joy to talk to @willhawkes.bsky.social for his profile of my favourite pub, the Sutton Arms in Clerkenwell. And his @pelliclemag.com piece is the finest way to honour Mick and Jack’s masterpiece of a venue.

Pint, anyone?

Wait, what… Perth to London via Auckland and Houston?! 🤯 (better than being stranded in Dubai though…)
Welcome back!

Britain’s safety net isn’t set up for a widespread jobs shock The state does not offer a temporary cushion to support those who were previously in work

Did you read the article, Peter? Here, have a gift link. Britain is a massive outlier compared to every other country in the developed world...
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Display of men’s body sprays under a Mother’s Day sign

🎁 Definitely gonna get my mum some Lynx Africa (FIFA edition) for Mother’s Day… Thanks for the suggestion, Boots!

Britain’s safety net isn’t set up for a widespread jobs shock The state does not offer a temporary cushion to support those who were previously in work

With the whole "I work hard, what do I get in return" debate swaying ballot box decisions, surely unemployment benefit linked to what National *Insurance* people have paid in has merit as policy... Seems the govt doesn't think so.

Insta post reporting a Qatar flight from Maldives to Paris

Paris CDG website details of a Qatar flight from Bangkok

Paris CDG website details of a Qatar flight from Male

Yup, it's definitely a thing... Qatar has one-off sixth-freedom repatriation flights from Asia to Europe that don't touch the Middle East, let alone Qatar:

Rather than everyone snarking about it here, have you all actually fed back? @metoffice.gov.uk started an active, constructive discussion of user feedback on Threads, and each iteration of the new app incorporates suggestions. When they asked on here, there was tumbleweed…

Now there’s a PR who spends too much time on Twitter - I’d probably just have let sleeping dogs etc…

Lufthansa A380 in its special centenary livery

✈️ OK, I wouldn’t normally share from the ‘gram, but *just how sexy* is the Lufthansa 100 year livery on the A380…
www.instagram.com/reel/DVl5U43...

This is hugely telling from BA, and well spotted by @crankyflier.com… BA’s gold and silver tiers will, thanks to recent programme changes, basically be full of “people who take BA Holidays”
If actual frequent flyers are no longer welcome, we’ll take our business elsewhere…

Not another one 🙄
Like a broken record… the reason why some high streets need “saving” at all is that local people have *got no money*
Want a “butcher, knife grinder and model ship maker” and “somewhere to linger for coffee”? Then make locals rich enough to buy things from these places…

Coming right up…

(Via @retailweek.bsky.social)

Photo of a Reformer Pilates studio in Frasers’ Everlast Gym in Manchester

🧘 Blimey... You know when ̶S̶p̶o̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶D̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶ Frasers Group, is opening a "premium" flagship gym with an 18 bed Reformer Pilates studio that the times they are a-changin'...

#charityretail #circulareconomy #highstreet #retailleadership #communityimpact | Steve Leach Charity retail may be the most underestimated force on the UK high street. During my time as a trustee of Making A Difference Locally Charity (MADL), I saw first-hand what happens when retail enterpr...

www.linkedin.com/posts/stevej... Charity Retail - the most underestimated force on the high street?

Chaos on the Bermondsey Beer Mile Vomit, Trump costumes and a private equity landlord: Is London's craft beer Mecca doomed?

I spent the last few months speaking to breweries for @londonermag.bsky.social on the Bermondsey Beer Mile about the chaos every Saturday when they're descended on by hordes of coked up Home Counties lads.

Expect some insane tales of vomit, pelted cakes and tampon artworks.

Tweet saying Qatar Airways planning a flight from Manchester to Phuket

Manchester Airport arrivals board showing a Qatar Airways flight from Phuket

Newspaper headline saying Qatar Airways to operate a Kathmandu to London flight

Interesting… Qatar Airways is trying to mount one-off repatriation flights from Asia to Europe bypassing Qatar completely.
There was a Phuket-Manchester scheduled today (cancelled, apparently), and a Kathmandu-Riyadh-London for tomorrow: thetourismtimes.com/news/travel-...

A pack of Tiramisu hot cross buns from M&S

☕️ Uh, what? This hot cross bun aberration has Gone Too Far… (although I quite like the cheese ones!)

Despite its proximity to some of the war affected countries, it is remarkable how #AMM airport and #RoyalJordanian manage to guarantee relatively stable operations in troubled times. #Amman #avgeek #airport #qaia

American Airlines cuts catering service at Heathrow - Airline Catering International American Airlines is making short-term cuts to its catering service at London Heathrow, reportedly due to issues with switching suppliers.

Messy...

Gen X. Our time has come. 🫡