Borders Books UK: Day 1 of London Fashion Week Blog to Promote 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty


LONDON, September 15 /PRNewswire/ --     This week Borders UK has exclusive news and gossip as it happens from the
hottest catwalks in the capital. Self-proclaimed fashionista Becci Vallis is
at London Fashion Week exclusively for Borders and, as part of the
Boots-sponsored '30 Days of Fashion and Beauty' 
(http://www.borders.co.uk/30days_of_fashion_and_beauty) campaign at 
http://www.borders.co.uk, she is doing a daily fashion blog directly from 
the show.

Bringing you all the most up to date news, videos and photos, Becci will
be reporting on all the latest designs, trends, hair, and make-up. Plus, of
course, noting all the celebrities that have been spotted in the crowd. Day
One, and she has already spotted the Geldof sisters, Alexa Chung, Kimberley
Stewart and Nicola Roberts!

All this month http://www.borders.co.uk is featuring a wide range of 
fashion, beauty and healthy eating book and DVD titles, all with up to 40% 
off the RRP, plus competitions to win some fabulous fashion and beauty 
prizes, to tie-in with the '30 Days of Fashion and Beauty' campaign.

Notes to Editors:

Leading retailer Borders UK offers the widest range of books
and magazines in the marketplace, and has a growing share of the specialist
music and DVD markets. With their Starbucks coffee shops and Paperchase
stationery concessions, as well as dedicated children's sections, Borders
stores offer a warm and friendly shopping environment where customers can
browse and relax.

Retail Bookselling Chain of the Year 2005 & 2006, Bookselling
Company of the Year 2006 & 2007, Children's Retailer of the Year 2007, and
Magazine Destination Retailer of the Year 2007, Borders UK has over one
million square feet of retail space and around 8% of the retail bookselling
market. Borders currently operates 41 Borders superstores in city centres and
retail parks from Bournemouth to Inverness and 25 high street and airport
bookshops under the Books etc. and Borders Express brands. In October 2006
Borders opened its first superstore in the Republic of Ireland, in the West
Dublin suburb of Blanchardstown, and in September last year it opened its new
flagship store in the heart of Cardiff City Centre.

In July 2008 Borders UK launched its new transactional website
- for more information about how to order online, for recommendations, the
latest offers, forums & blogs, staff picks, the 'Spookily Accurate Book
Suggestor', Borders TV and lots more, go to http://www.borders.co.uk

For further information, contact Alex Hippisley-Cox on 
+44(0)20-8488-3764 or email her at ahipcoxpr@btconnect.com

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