Christmas Trends from Pines and Needles

Charitable giving is an incredible thing. In the UK a staggering 64% of people gave to charities last year and over 51% donate time-to-time and 24% monthly. That gives me, I don’t know about you, a warm feeling inside. As...

I am a bit agnostic  (not sure that is the right word but I'm sure you get my drift) when it comes to the shopping experience. Retail therapy has been hit hard by the pandemic and although the vaccination programme...

Your Christmas Tree says so much about you. Well, doesn’t it? My kids are absolutely invested in Christmas Tree decoration. They remember all the decorations that we have stored in the loft, especially the ones they made at Primary School!...

Retailers talk about their products very often with little mention of the service they provide to demonstrate, aid buying right through to delivery and even maintenance. To my mind products and services are one and the same thing.I am always...

This year the Pines and Needles Christmas Experience starts on 17th November. This signals the opening of our pop-up stores across London. This year we are in 30 different locations across London from Ealing to Lee Valley and from Stoke...

‘Growing’ now that is one helluva subject! It is one we all must take seriously whether it be applied to a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, puppy, the economy and even our fabulous Christmas Trees growing as I write somewhere north...

The road to ‘Net Zero’ is paved with gold but there are lots of potholes too, so watch out! Here at Pines and Needles we feel a little smug but really that’s more down to serendipity. That said we are...

It’s already half way to Christmas! Not long to go for the big day and our team is busy prepping our plantation grown trees for 2021. We know a lot of you missed out on the perfect Christmas but let’s...