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Dashing dog clothes and accessories from Pepito & Co. Colder days call for the cosiest canine sweaters

Chic gift giving to dogs – and/or their owners – has become as much a thing at Christmas as fancy advent calendars. But not many pet apparel brands are as smart as Pepito & Co...

 

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A private security app for globetrotters with gumption. CloseCircle offers peace of mind to those entering dangerous waters

A recent Ipsos Mori survey highlighted that 63 per cent of business travel managers believe health and security risks faced by their employees have increased in the last year... 

 

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Montesogno: fashionable and ethical accessories. A new luxurious wool and silk range with animal conservation at its heart

Wild animals have always been a passion for Mungo Tennant’s family, but for wildly different reasons. “In 1910, my grandfather was attacked by a lion whilst hunting and was stretchered across Africa with sticks in his arm to drain the bacterial poison..."

 

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A palate pleaser for pampered pups. Wonderboo: Swedish for gourmet dog food

Many years ago, the CEO of an investment company gave me some wise words: “Pet owners are like grandparents; they will buy anything and spend anything...”

 

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Propelled to write: Hordern Richmond’s aviation-inspired pens and pencils. The Aerodrome Range of writing instruments...

In 1937 Frederick Gordon-Lennox, the ninth Duke of Richmond, and flying legend Edmund Hordern established themselves as the Hordern Richmond Aircraft Company, manufacturers of wooden aviation propellers...

 

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Dogs check in as VIPs at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. Beloved pets are spoiled at the Knightsbridge hotel

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is taking its lead from the start of the Chinese Year of the Dog and introducing what it is calling a Pawfect Package for owners and their pups, in collaboration with luxury British dog accessories brand Teddy Maximus...

 

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A new DNA way to lose weight and get fit. DNAFit creates a plan based on clients’ double helix

Genetic tests for bespoke skincare are gaining traction, and now comes a tailored fitness and nutrition regime based upon clients’ double helix, from DNAFit, which is popping up for six months in the expanded beauty area in Selfridges...

 

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A new travel festival for the wanderlust crowd. Inspiration from Ranulph Fiennes, Edurne Pasaban et al

Adventure travel is a growth market increasingly capturing the imaginations of those once considered to be winding down, too busy to escape or too nervy...

 

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Written in the stars: a limited edition pen inspired by space travel. The rocket-shaped Caran d’Ache Astrograph is ready for liftoff

“I was only two years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, but it’s something that has stayed with all of us who were born in the 1960s,” says Maximilian Büsser of his childhood dreams of space travel...