The Daily Mail revealed that Sainsbury's has experienced record pre-Christmas sales - of tea towels. The supermarket has shifted 12,000 of the cloths a week, thanks to their popularity as headdresses for nativity plays.
Finally, it's not just children who need to be kept amused over the festive period. Women fed up with dragging restless men around the shops can now leave them at an adult creche to watch TV and play Scalextric. Marks & Spencer has created men's creches in six stores. BBCNews guarantees it will 'keep men entertained for hours'.
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