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If you wish to receive your order before Christmas please ensure you place it in time. Our last posting days for Christmas are as follows:
All of our parcels are sent via Royal Mail. Please visit their website for any service updates www.royalmail.com  Read More 09 November 2011 12:31
Hi Everyone,
As you know we are raising money for the Prostate Cancer Charity. Our target is to raise £15,000. In an attempt to reach our goal one of our company Directors, Phil Mitzman is leaving on Saturday this week (12th November) to trek to base camp Everest. This is no mean feat and during the trip he will have to overcome high altitude and climb to a height of 17,500 feet! If you are able to support this very worthy cause please click the link below and visit our Just Giving page where within a few moments you can donate direct to the charity and help Phil reach his target. http://www.justgiving.com/stockshop Thanks for your support. The Stock Shop team.  Read More 22 July 2011 11:26  Introducing our new and exciting ‘Made in Britain’ range available online and in all our stores. By purchasing items from the ‘Made in Britain’ range, not only are you contributing to British economy, you are also reducing your carbon footprint! Our Made in Britain range is constantly expanding with more dresses, skirts and tops arriving every week so keep an eye out for some exciting new styles.  Read More 05 July 2011 02:09
Our summer sale has now begun!
Grab yourself a fantastic bargain with up to 50% off selected lines. With everything from summer skirts to t-shirts and sandals, you're bound to find something you like!  Read More 28 April 2011 04:51
Our Mid season sale has been launched!! The paisley floral tunic is now £15.00 and is perfect to wear in the warmer weather we have been having. The tab sleeve cotton wave jumper is our favourite lightweight jumper reduced to £15.00 and is great with white linens or jeans!
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We use Royal Mail to send out parcels and they have recommended the last posting dates are the 21st for standard delivery and 23rd for express delivery. If in doubt please check Royal Mail's service updates on their website http://www.royalmail.com
 Read More 17 December 2010 05:11
The key to a great Christmas party is a fabulous handbag, some sparkling jewellery and a fancy frock!
Whether you’re going for traditional Christmas colours or something a little different our handbag collection has something for everyone. Everything from shoulder bags to across body bags in a wide array of colours and starting from just £10 they are fantastic value too! Add some sparkle to your outfit with some fantastic jewellery. With a huge variety of styles and colours why not take advantage of our offer: £6 each or 3 for £15. You could get a few stocking fillers as well! If you’re a dress kind of girl we have just the thing for you...whether lacy, animal print or stud detail you’re bound to get the dress you want. Not a dress person? We have a range of fancy tops and smart trousers that are perfect for showing off in front of friends and colleagues.  Read More 02 December 2010 05:42
For most of the country the Christmas feeling is settling in, December is here, the days are shorter and the snow is falling...falling to the point that some of our shops have had to shut and it took one member of staff 9 ½ hours to get home!
At StockShop head office however we seem to be separate from the rest with nothing that resembles ‘proper’ snow...we are all just cold and miserable! As of Monday we plan to change things...Our office tree will be displayed along with a selection of secret Santa presents! Tinsel will be hung from the ceiling and Christmas music will be playing! We are bringing in the festive spirit with some funky Christmas glasses, cinnamon scented candles and lots of other goodies. The girls in the office are expecting some fancy bling nail files and there’s even something for the grumpy old man!! The Christmas party should be a huge success with the ladies donning some fancy party frocks and some sparkling jewellery. After all the excitement is over we plan to head home, curl up in front of the fire Read More 28 July 2010 04:26
Putting together an outfit that works for the office and can also look great in the evening can be a challenge. A lot of people are worried about wearing fashionable clothing and still looking professional. Remember office wear doesn’t have to be boring; you don’t want to fade into the background always wearing the same dull black and grey combinations. Colour plays a big part in portraying the right professional image; red for example denotes power and navy trustworthiness. Try to avoid colours like hot pink and wild prints that may be a step too far for the office environment.
  The type of jewellery that works for the office really depends on your profession. If you’re a creative type then you can usually get away with wearing bigger statement pieces. Whereas if you work in a more corporate environment then avoid noisy bangles and stick to simpler jewellery like studded earrings. To take an outfit from a day time office look, to a more sophisticated evening look, choose bold accessories, like this beaded Read More 05 July 2010 03:30
Your eye catches the big red sale sign at the front of the store and you can't help but take a look, after all, we all LOVE a bargain. You decide to take a look and immediately see the top you've been dreaming of, only to have those dreams shattered by the lady in front who just got the last one in your size!
You then spend the next half an hour shifting through item after item of clothing either too big or too small for you with no luck of finding anything. We've all been there! This season why not shop the sale from the comfort of your own home. There will be no trawling through rails to find your size or fighting with others for that last gorgeous bag. All you need is you, your computer and our website. For the first time ever, we have launched a ½ Price Sale Why not have a look, you're allowed to treat yourself!  Read More 20 May 2010 02:04
As soon as there is a little sunshine we all love to get outside and enjoy it while we can for as we all know it doesn't last forever, in fact we tend to be lucky if it lasts five minutes. If you enjoy being a guest rather than a host and need something special to wear for that BBQ or garden party, our summer dress range will have everything you need. From spots to stripes and tie dye, you are bound to find the perfect dress for you. Now with an extended jewellery range and summer sandals, you might even find the accessories to go with it!!
If you’re one for enjoying your own garden, our giftware range offers a variety of products to help shake off the winter blues. From wind chimes and sun catchers to brightly colours bird houses. 07 April 2010 04:12
Look out video fans! Stockshop now has a youtube channel.
Check out these Stockshop videos and let us know what you think of these fabulous little cuties. Yoohoo friends are based on real animals, with some even being endangered. When you buy a Yoohoo friend, you can learn about the original animals and even register on the Yoohoo Friends website and play online! We really enjoyed making these videos and we hope you enjoy watching them too. Hollywood, here we come!  Read More 23 March 2010 12:01
So it’s the 18th March and finally the sun is shining. Outside the crocuses are blooming and there’s absolutely no sign of a drop of snow anywhere in my general vicinity. So what, you might ask, would you be thinking spending two days travelling to Holland via Germany in order to listen to Christmas carols playing over the music system?
Well in retail, as you know, we are always at least one season ahead and right now it’s time to be buying Christmas. Not just in a little way either; we’re talking full on Christmas with lights, baubles, dancing reindeer and a fifteen foot inflatable Father Christmas! The company we visit is the biggest in Europe and what they don’t know about Christmas isn’t worth knowing.  Read More 17 March 2010 01:08 Handbags, clutch bags, across body bags and shoppers... A woman’s most important item to hold all of her daily essentials.  04 March 2010 03:30 Every February we take a trip to the NEC in Birmingham to visit the spring gift show. It is 18 halls full of every gift product you can imagine. You could get lost for days! It was a successful trip this year, we managed to locate some fun and exciting new products for the spring season and also begun to plan the dreaded Christmas range! We have been looking for new soft toys to add to our range for a long time and finally we have found some. The new range of baby soft toys from Keel are my favourite and are already selling well. We usually find that baby products tend to be costly, but this range is well priced and great quality, see what you think...  Another product range that we can’t stop talking about is the Easter giftware. The Easter season has been getting better and better for us over the last two years and this is clearly true for other retailers. The
Read More 01 March 2010 04:29 Thestockshop buying team have started to buy for Autumn/winter 2010. We have been visiting trade shows to give us inspiration for next seasons range and to ensure that we are not missing any new products. We visited Pure at the beginning of February, which is a trade fashion show that we go to twice a year. Our favourite part is the catwalk show as it gives us ideas on colours, shapes and trends for the upcoming buying meetings. The catwalk had a casual feel that we will definitely be translating into our autumn range. We loved the kingfisher blue and will be adding it to our knitwear colour palette. We will keep you updated with sneak previews as samples start to come through! Apart from using the show for ideas we also buy accessories and we have bought the best handbags yet! It’s a new range for us called Juno and exclusive to the website. Here’s a sneak preview of our
Read More 20 February 2010 10:54  Social networking is also a great way of keeping in touch with your favourite shops like The Stock Shop! Now, you can become a fan of us on Facebook and in return, you'll get to see all the latest products, offers and news from us! Click here to become a fan of the Stock Shop on Facebook and you'll never look back!  Read More 27 January 2010 12:01  However it is January and we have to do something to get us through the January blues! So we have spent some time flicking through magazines and looking through our trend report books to help you spend what little money you have wisely and help start your spring wardrobes. 22 January 2010 01:29  The new concourse is one of the most impressive we’ve ever seen and we’re glad to be part of it. It is so amazing that we hope other NHS trusts follow suit! Although our fashion store is the same size it has been revamped with a completely new look and layout including a new logo. However we have managed to squeeze in an extra changing room! We will be spreading this new logo across the country to all of our other stores soon. 14 January 2010 10:18
We've added some new products to our clearance section. Why not check it out?
Here's some examples of newly reduced items:     Read More 27 December 2009 08:00 Get even more value for money than usual with some great deals in the Stock Shop winter sale! We’re clearing out our left over products from this season so this might be your opportunity to grab something you’ve had your eye on. Here’s some examples of what we’ll have on offer:     Read More 18 December 2009 02:59  But why use the Fir tree? It is believed that St Boniface, who converted the Germans to Christianity, came across a group of pagans worshipping an Oak tree at Geismar. This angered St Boniface and as an act of defiance, he decided that he would cut down the Oak tree. St Boniface then noticed a Fir tree starting to grow from the roots of the Oak tree. This was seen as a sign of Christ to St Boniface and the German people. The Fir tree then became a sign of Christ amongst German people and eventually a world-wide symbol of Christmas. The tinsel used to decorate the trees was invented in Germany and was made from Read More 18 December 2009 09:44  The Christmas party season is underway, so it is time to let your hair down and enjoy the festive season. Along with Christmas, comes the office Christmas party and it is time to think about your party wardrobe. Every woman understands the benefits to the black dress, with it`s timeless appeal and versatility, it is simply an essential item. The Stock Shop have a fantastic sleeveless black shift dress available from our online store and a range of accessories to help you turn heads at the office party. Priced at just £35 and available in a range of sizes, who says Christmas has to be expensive? Alternatively, we have a superb range of skirts and tops to choose from. Our personal favourites are the 24” black tulip skirt, which would go great with the white sleeveless scoop neck large gem top. This will have you looking simply stunning and If you enjoy wearing jewellery, we strongly recommend the sterling silver cubic zirconia range from Kyle Lewis London. The Kyle Lewis collection consists of contemporary styled 925 sterling silver
Read More 16 November 2009 10:35
If you are like us at The Stock Shop you will leave your Christmas gift shopping to the last minute. Christmas should be a welcome break with the family but can become a time of stress, with the overcrowded shops and the traffic on the roads. There always seems to be something more pressing than looking for gifts and stocking fillers. However, your saviour is here! The Stock Shop has brought together a collection of great gift ideas all in one place and better still, you don`t even have to leave the comfort of your own home as you can buy online.
To get you in the festive mood we have a fantastic selection of Christmas decorations to get your home looking fantastic. If you want to get the children excited we have baubles that you can paint yourself which is a great way to interact with the kids, re-usable felt advent calendars and Santas sack’s to put those presents into. We have a great selection of gifts for your children, the home and his and hers gifts as well. Our particular favourite gifts at the moment are our 9” Nurse Bear which is Read More 13 November 2009 11:31
We didn’t really know what to expect on this trip. We had been filled with horror stories of what not to eat, what not to do, what awful things we would see, but now having been to India I am pleased to say that these stories were exaggerated. There were three of us on the trip and all of us loved every minute. So much so that our director is returning in December to go back packing!
The trip was for three days going from one supplier to another to buy spring summer 2010 samples and see how Indian factories work. It was my first time visiting a factory and I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t looking forward to it, but again like India it wasn’t as bad as I had imagined. However it was not what you would see in a factory in the UK and a working day for a factory worker in India is a million miles away from my working day. When a buyer selects a style for a range you just cannot imagine the work that has to be done to even produce a sample. Samples have always just appeared Read More |
