Retail

Of all the streets in London that offer a chunky slice of Unchained action, Lambs Conduit Street is probably the most celebrated. And rightly so. The setting is ancient charm, rammed with contemporary gorgeousness. It’s 21st century, Dickensian cool, like Mister Pickwick in jeans and …

A friend once described Primrose Hill as an Unchained orgasm. And anyone who’s ever found themselves wandering down Regent’s Park Road will know this to be utterly true. This street is so flawless, with its quaint yet contemporary facades, everything preened to perfection. Shopping here …

Apologies to all the cabbies out there. This month we’re going south of the river to Battersea – and a lovely, lovely road called Northcote. Now, now, before you start throwing your arms in the air with a Jigsaw this and a Starbucks that, there …

Throw on your barbour jacket and jump into your 4×4, we’re heading west. Way over to leafy Chiswick, in fact. Just like the rest of the country, Chiswick High Road looks pretty much like any other. But if you mosey on past the chains and …

Put on your white-framed Wayfarers and slip into your faded skinny jeans, because this month we’re getting all ironic in London’s East End. Welcome to the first installment of Unchained’s mini-guide to London’s best independent shops – and welcome to a lovely little street called …

Back in April we reported that retail sales were looking healthy early on in ’08. Seems the trend has continued, with spending in central London last month up 8.7% compared to June 2007, while the national figure dropped by 0.4%. Continental visitors flush with sterling-thumping …

Credit crunch, you say? Bah, we’re having none of it. Shops in the West End have punched above their weight so far this year: according to a new report from the British Retail Consortium, retail sales in London grew 10.5% in February, up from 3.8% …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 29th October 1986: The M25 ‘London orbital’ motorway is officially opened by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a ceremony at the last section to be completed (junctions 22 and 23 in Hertfordshire). Tuesday – 30th October 1883: A …

Off to see Timberlake at the new-look Dome tonight? Make sure you don’t get the wrong venue. The Greenwich attraction isn’t the only O2 in town… The O2, Greenwich Peninsula Function: Entertainment venue, including stadium, 11-screen cinema and exhibition space. Includes Justin Timberlake. Age: 7.5 …

The BBC has some wonderful pictures from inside Battersea Power Station, showing once and for all what a remarkable time capsule it is. The pictures include the station’s Art Deco entrance hall, its futuristic (for the 1950s) control rooms, its towering spaces, and the eerie …