Taylor Swift swan frolic prompts huge expansion in sales of inflatables
Demand for designer pool accessories – from doughnuts to unicorns – soars as shoppers splash out on social media props
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Forget Alexa, Amazon’s next big product is … wine
World’s largest retailer moves from tech products to its own wine, to revive the ‘direct connection between wine-maker and customer’
High living, low sales: Shard apartments still empty, five years on
Luxury flats with a price tag of up to £50m were touted as an easy sell – yet have failed to shift as the London market slows
Electric car revolution: calculating the cost of green motoring
More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury
East Sicily: what to see plus the best bars, beaches, restaurants and hotels
With baroque palaces, fine beaches and Mount Etna, the Ionian coast is home to most of the island’s crown jewels – underpinned by glorious local food and drink
Major Paris exhibition celebrates 70 years of Dior fashions
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams also shows off the work of his successors such as John Galliano and Maria Grazia Chiuri