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Benefit Cosmetics UK joins Uber Eats as the app’s first dedicated beauty brand

A UK first initiative delivering beauty products and brow treatment services 

●        Benefit boutiques across London will be available from the end of November on Uber Eats for the holiday season.

●        Customers will be able to order Benefit Cosmetics Limited Edition Holiday Gift Sets delivered direct to their door in 30 minutes

●        To celebrate the new partnership, Benefit Cosmetics will tour the UK in November with the ‘Home for the Holidays’ RV vehicle, stopping at key cities and offering complimentary brow services, available exclusively to book via the Uber Eats app. 

Benefit Cosmetics, the UK’s No 1 prestige beauty brand, becomes the first of its kind to join the Uber Eats app. A UK first initiative, for a limited time only, Benefit and Uber Eats will connect customers with Uber-speed beauty deliveries across the capital.

Benefit Cosmetics’ one-of-a-kind pink RV brow mobile will be coming to Edinburgh on Saturday – 20th November.

Benefit London Boutiques will be made available for a limited time on Uber Eats new personal care category offering. The pop-up will launch at the end of November enabling customers to be able to shop and discover limited edition beauty sets via the Uber Eats app.

Our joint mission, to bring back the joy and make beauty shopping even more accessible and fun as customers can explore new convenient ways of shopping this season. As we gear up for the party season, Uber Eats customers will be able to order their favourite beauty products alongside their favourite party food. Mascara and Masala, Brows and Burritos, Primer and Pizza for party nights in.

To celebrate this landmark partnership, Benefit Cosmetics launches ‘Home for the Holidays’ campaign and will be touring the UK throughout November painting the UK pink this festive season.

The ‘Home for the Holidays’ one-of-a-kind PINK RV brow mobile will be travelling and stopping at key cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Edinburgh.

Available exclusively on Uber Eats, for a limited time, the luxury RV will flash tour the nation and offer free professional brow consultations, brow mapping and Benefit’s signature brow wax and tint treatments, surprising and delighting customers with a Benefit brow transformation they’ll never forget.

Customers will also have a chance to win a stellar Benefit ‘Home for the Holidays’ £1,000 beauty haul and the biggest Benefit festive decorations for their home.

The lucky winner will be picked up in style in our Benefit Home for the Holidays RV, where you can sit back and enjoy our signature brow treatment and have all their beauty Christmas wish-list taken care of by Benefit Cosmetics.

To enter simply spot the Benefit ‘Home for the Holiday’s RV and scan her QR code or enter the competition at your local Benefit Brow Bars across Boots stores.

Those looking to get ready ahead of the party season or for a quick fix brow service will be available to order the Benefit Cosmetics RV via Uber Eats for a unique experience.

Sunjiv Shah, General Manager at Uber Eats, said: “We’ve been rapidly expanding our selection of products on Uber Eats beyond food, whether that be flowers, household essentials or pet supplies, and beauty seemed like a natural next step.

“Partnering with such a beloved beauty brand like Benefit is a great first step into the beauty world.”

Sarah Harbon, General Manager, Benefit Cosmetics, said: “Customers are seeking more & more interesting way to discover their favourite beauty products, and with more people exploring, shopping and ordering tasty treats on mobile devices, we’re very excited to partner with Uber Eats to launch beauty products and, for a limited time only, some very special brow services straight to customer’s doors.’’

The Benefit ‘‘Home for the Holidays’ campaign, will deliver the magic of togetherness, and GREAT brows for all this Holiday

Follow @benefitcosmeticsuk and @ubereats_uk to be the first to discover and book the Benefit Cosmetics RV brow experience.

Morrisons serve up Tennis Treats!

With fewer spectators allowed to sit on centre court this year, Morrisons is making it easy for customers to get into the spirit of the sport at home.

For a limited time only, customers can get their hands on The Tennis Treats Box which contains everything they need to serve up an ace Wimbledon party.

It contains essential British refreshments including Pimms, strawberries, cream and of course, Robinson’s. What’s more, you’ll receive a complimentary water bottle and tournament chart courtesy to track the matches.

It costs £32 which includes nominated day delivery by courier.

For a complete hassle-free experience customers will receive a text message in the morning with an hour delivery slot, so they know exactly when to expect it.

Unstopper your Bank Holiday with Buck & Birch’s bottled cocktails

Delicious hand-crafted cocktails, inspired by nature, delivered direct to your door 

Wild foragers, Buck & Birch, are bringing you the epitome in thirst-quenching treats this Bank Holiday weekend. 

With the pubs back in full-swing and the sun guaranteed to (well, fingers crossed!) make an appearance, you can be sure of one thing – no free seats to be had at your local. To avoid disappointment, we suggest you remove the queues, the lukewarm pints and the sticky tables and instead enjoy one of Buck & Birch’s bottled cocktails, delivered straight to your door.

Each hand-crafted drink is individually bottled and can be ordered online, giving customers a true taste of the wilderness from the comfort (and peace) of their back gardens.

Purchased individually for £8, with 2 servings per bottle, or bought as part of signature gift pack combining all three flavours for £24, there is surely a tempting tipple to tickle your tastebuds. For those ready to completely let go of the last year, there is also the option to purchase an ‘Adventurer Pack’ containing all five cocktails (£40).

All available to buy from their website www.aelderelixir.com  

To start us off, is the incredibly popular Thornstar Martini– a new wild twist on the classic Pornstar martini. The combination of Amarosa, woodruff vodka, hawthorn syrup and sea buckthorn results in a tasty tropical treat. The ingredients may all be from Scotland, but this little number will transport you straight to a Caribbean paradise.

Next up is the The Aelder Sour, known for its rich, dark and fruity flavours. The cocktail combines their award-winning elderberry liqueur and Aelder elixir, with whisky and citrus. Smooth as silk, casually complex and with a gentle whisky glow.

Then we have The Amarosa Old Fashioned which blends aromatic rose-hip rum liqueur with dark rum and wild bitters, creating a delicious twist on this classic cocktail. With hints of juicy green apple, honey, herbs and a spiced vanilla and molasses finish, this is the perfect end of evening drink.

And who could forget the almighty Espresso Martana? This cocktail packs a powerful punch. Sweet, smooth and indulgent, Ana liqueur is combined with the finest birch vodka and coffee resulting in a delightfully sweet espresso martini laced with notes of butter caramel and toasted nuts. 

Then there’s The Atkinson, which has been cleverly crafted from all things rowan. Bitter sweet notes of almond and vanilla combine beautifully with a touch of red currant sharpness for a cocktail perfect as a dessert substitute. Great served with an afternoon tea – the drinkable equivalent to a lovely slice of Battenberg.

Last but certainly not least, we have The Dandy Lion. Perhaps the most fitting for Bank Holiday with its beautifully light and refreshing taste. Dandelion wine, birch caramel vodka, and sweet dandelion jam are combined with apple juice and a touch of citrus for the perfect summer sipper – a drop of golden sunshine in a glass.

To view and purchase the full selection of their bottled cocktails, visit www.aelderelixir.com

Morrisons £20 Christmas dinner delivered to your doorstep

HOME DELIV-MERRY!

– Offer available for those self-isolating or unable to get to the supermarket this Christmas –

– Costs just £18.36 and includes ingredients for four courses, wine and Christmas crackers for two people –

– Orders are placed via Morrisons Doorstep Delivery phone line –

Morrisons is launching a new service to ensure self-isolating customers can get everything they need for Christmas dinner for two people, for under £20.

Costing just £18.36[1] the Christmas Dinner for Two Box contains a British Turkey Breast joint, peeled potatoes and all the Christmas trimmings you’d expect – pigs in blankets, vegetables, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce – so that customers won’t go without on the big day.

The festive box also includes a starter and dessert, alongside two freshly-baked mince pies, two Christmas crackers, and a selection of wine.

Morrisons has included a recipe card with step-by-step instructions and timings so it couldn’t be easier to serve up the four-course dinner in style. 

The Christmas Dinner for Two Box is available to order via Morrisons dedicated Doorstep Deliveries phone line, which enables vulnerable or self-isolating customers to order their groceries over the phone and have them hand-delivered by a colleague from their local store. 

Morrisons customers can order the Christmas Dinner for Two Box until the 13th December. It will be delivered on a day to suit them between 21 and 23 December, between 8am and 8pm. 

David Potts, Morrisons Chief Executive said: “Our telephone service is a lifeline for many vulnerable people. Thirty million British households will be shopping in the week up to Christmas and we do not want anyone to get left behind.

“Our Doorstep delivery service will ensure those who can’t leave their home to go shopping will still be able to enjoy their Christmas dinner.” 

The Christmas Dinner for Two Box contains:

●       Morrisons Savers Part Baked White Baguettes (2 per pack)●       Morrisons Deli Counter Brussels Pate 50g●       Morrisons Basted Boneless Turkey Breast 465g●       Morrisons 12 Pigs in Blankets 300g (Frozen)●       1 Loose Parsnip●       Morrisons Peeled Maris Piper Potatoes 600g●       2 Loose Carrots●       8 Loose Brussel Sprouts●        Morrisons Sage & Onion Stuffing 85g●        Morrisons Cranberry Sauce 200g●        Morrisons Pure Clear Honey 227g●        2 Morrisons Christmas Puddings 100g●        Morrisons Ready To Serve Custard 400g●        Morrisons Chicken Gravy Granules 200g●        2 In Store Baked Mince Pies●        2 Red Wines, 1 White Wine (187ml)●        2 Individual Christmas Crackers

Customers will be able to place orders with Morrisons over the phone by calling 0345 611 6111 and selecting option 5.

Standard delivery charges of £4.50 apply, with student delivery costing £2 and an optional delivery contribution of £1.50 for elderly and vulnerable customers. 

Nearly 9 in 10 Scots will keep shopping more online despite lockdown easing

Why our weekly shop may never be the same post Covid-19

  • New research shows that many of the online shopping habits we have adopted over lockdown are here to stay
  • 61% of Brits say they shopped more online during Covid-19 with 89% saying they will continue to shop as much online or even more post-lockdown
  • The impact on businesses could be huge with the uptick in buying groceries, home and garden products, and hygiene products all set to stick around

Your weekly shop may never be the same according to brand new research which shows lockdown may well have permanently changed Brits’ buying habits.

Trading in the shopping trolley for a laptop, the figures show that the huge rise in online shopping during the pandemic will be anything but a flash in the pan, with shoppers keen to continue to log on and check out.

An e-commerce revolution

Covid-19 is ushering in a new age of consumer behaviour according to research which shows the vast majority of Brits plan to stick to their lockdown online buying habits.

Retailers have seen online sales increase dramatically with 61% of Brits admitting to shopping more online during Covid19. This rapid increase in ecommerce is expected to add £5.3bn to UK ecommerce sales in 2020, totalling £78.9bn[1].

It looks like this rapid e-commerce revolution is here to stay, with 89% saying they will continue to shop online at the same level or even more post-lockdown.  An overwhelming 93% of Brits now feel confident about buying items online. 

One of the categories that has seen the biggest increase include groceries, with 39% of Brits reporting an increase in online shopping. As much of our attention turned towards our homes, it’s no wonder that 29% of Brits reported increased online shopping for home and garden products – contributing to the 41% of Brits who received a home, garden or DIY related product since the Covid-19 crisis[2]. 

The research is borne out further by statistics from DS Smith, a leading provider of e-commerce packaging in Europe, with the company seeing a 100% increase in packaging demand for food packaging, flowers, and hygiene products sold online since the start of the pandemic.

The new normal

Even with lockdown easing, DS Smith’s research shows that many of these new shopping trends catalysed by Covid-19 are here to stay, with more than half of Brits planning to buy groceries (60%), hygiene products (51%), and home and garden products (54%) online at the same rate or higher in the next six months. 

Across all surveyed categories – except beauty – men reported a greater uptick than women and said they were more likely to continue with their online shopping habits. 

Trying something new

The changes aren’t just about volume. Not only are we buying more online, we’re also buying in new ways. Nearly a third of Brits said they have signed up to a new shopping website that they hadn’t used before lockdown and spending on meal kits and grocery delivery boxes soared by 114% after people were told to stay indoors. 

 There’s also evidence that Brits did pick up new lockdown hobbies, spiking online orders for leisure products. DS Smith’s data shows a 60% increase in demand for e-commerce solutions for leisure.

One in five (19%) have been embracing their creative side during lockdown by ordering arts and crafts items and Peloton, fitness equipment maker, saw their quarterly revenue soar by 66% since Covid-19 took hold.

As a result of these accelerated changes and to meet new customer demand, businesses large and small have been forced to rapidly initiate or adapt e-commerce offerings – a process which may have taken years without the imperative provided by the global pandemic.

Stefano Rossi, Packaging CEO at DS Smith, said “There has been a seismic shift in the way consumers are shopping and we’ve been using our expertise to support businesses of all sizes with the rapid growth of e-commerce so they can survive and thrive through this uncertain time.​

“What’s clear is that as lockdown eases further, these trends aren’t likely to fall away.  Consumers have found new confidence and convenience in the way they shop, buying a whole range of items online – everything from the family food shop, to toiletries and home and garden products. If companies are not already transforming their business to meet this new age of e-commerce, they risk being left behind.​”

What drives the e-consumer?

Reasons for buying online during the pandemic splits by gender and the generation.  Men and younger people prioritise convenience, while women and older generations focus on safety.

However, as a green recovery and building back better becomes a global priority, sustainability is an increasing concern for shoppers post-lockdown.

Almost a quarter (24%) are more likely to buy online if items are delivered with less packaging or more sustainable packaging, and 21% are more likely to buy online if their products arrive in more recyclable packaging.  

Of the age groups, those between 25 and 34 were most sustainability conscious and women held this as a higher priority than men (27% of women would rather deliveries had less packaging than compared with 21% of men).

Consumers have different reasons for why they have drastically increased online shopping during Covid-19. There are nuances between genders for choosing to shop online, with 35% of men shopping online more for convenience, whereas 48% of women said safety was the main reason they have been buying items online.

Interestingly, Brits are also mirroring some of their brick and mortar shopping habits online; a third of people have “window shopped” online or kept a wish list during lockdown and over a third of Brits bargain hunt online.

Stefano Rossi, added: “The research shows that greener packaging is a real concern for shoppers and as we help our customers make a green recovery a practical reality and priority through simple measures like adopting sustainable packaging.

“We’re keen to help brands and businesses navigate this path and work with them so that they can benefit from sustainable packaging solutions that its very clear their customers desire.”

Home delivery mum inspired to become paramedic

A young mum says she has been inspired to carry out her dream of becoming a paramedic after having her first child delivered at home by Scottish Ambulance Service emergency responders.

Ashleigh Carpenter, 19, was at her mum’s house in Bo’ness when Lily Scott was delivered.

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