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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Create an Italian paradise at home with XXXL Tuscan olive tree that's £320 off
Transform your garden into a Mediterranean dream with this monster of a Tuscan Olive Tree that's not only huge in size, but huge in discounts too, as it plummets by a mega 64% Gardening Express is currently hosting a massive array of sales, offering Black Friday-like discounts months in advance. With various flowers and plants up for grabs at a fraction of their normal price, this particular tree is sporting a whopping £320 discount, that's brought its price tag from £500 all the way down to £180 while this deal lasts. The tree touted as a Mega XXXL Tuscan olive tree is perfect for adding a Mediterranean flourish to any outdoor space. This olive tree is an ideal choice for creating an Italian-themed centrepiece in your courtyard, patio, or garden, and right now, you can do so at a fraction of its ordinary price. But only for a limited amount of time. This extra-large, chunky-trunked, heavy-duty specimen boasts a gorgeous, dense, bushy crown of attractive silvery foliage that's sure to add an Italian vibe to any outdoor space. Whether you're planting directly into the garden, adding to an existing border or transplanting into a terracotta planter, this tree retains its elegant, grey-green leaves all year. It's tiny, fragrant, creamy-white flowers first appear during the summer, which then become ample green edible fruit in the Autumn, ripening to black as we head deeper into the season. This well-established olive tree promises an immediate and impressive impact on your garden. It is fully hardy, ensuring it can withstand any condition, from droughts to stark UK winters. With good care, these long-living trees are likely to continue to thrive for decades. Already arriving at 2 metres tall, with a 1.3-metre head of foliage and a trunk girth of a whopping 60cm at the time of delivery, these trees are set ot just keep getting they get bigger and better over time, becoming more characterful as the trunk develops its noteworthy knarled bark. They are excellent for a sunny, Mediterranean-style garden and will make themselves at home in any sun-drenched part of your outdoor space. Though they're slow-growing, with a nice stem and attractive silvery leaves, you can now admire the iconic Italian tree from your own backyard, as it's set to transport you back to your favourite holidays on the continent. Save a huge £320 on this monster of an olive tree while this Gardening Express deal lasts, and secure the must-have piece to turn your garden into an Italian haven for the majorly reduced price of £179.99 while this deal lasts. For those looking for something a tad smaller, check out this extra-large, heavy-duty Tuscan olive tree, which is currently available for £149.99, down from £399.99. If you fancy shopping elsewhere, check out this two-pack of Olive Trees 5-6ft Tall in Pots from B&Q for £94.99. Or, over at Amazon, you can find this 1.1m olive tree for £44.90.
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Business
- New York Times
A Frenzy at Trader Joe's: ‘Everyone's Here for the Tote Bags'
For the second year in a row, Trader Joe's has brought a Black Friday-like frenzy to its stores. But instead of lining up for a new video game console or Taylor Swift vinyl, customers are waiting their turn to buy miniature tote bags bearing the grocery chain's logo for $2.99. Some people camped out in front of stores hours before they opened, while others sent friends to grab the exclusive item for them. On a few occasions, people appeared to wrestle or get into physical altercations over the 11-by-13-inch canvas bags, videos on social media showed. Kevin Burgoon, an employee at a Trader Joe's in Sacramento, said the first customer lined up at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. By the time the store opened three hours later, he estimated that more than 150 people were waiting. The bags, offered in four pastel color schemes, sold out within 15 minutes. 'I just thought it was crazy,' Mr. Burgoon said, adding that people called the store 'nonstop' that morning to see if the bags were still in stock. The scramble began a year ago when, without much notice, Trader Joe's released its first series of limited-edition totes, essentially smaller versions of the reusable canvas bags that the chain has sold for years. The totes became a trendy accessory, and a rush to get them ensued. This year, there was a bit more warning and stores were prepared for the chaos. At Trader Joe's stores in Brooklyn and Manhattan, extra security was present, and a few stores placed the bags behind the registers. Almost every store restricted shoppers to a certain number of bags, though the limit varied by location. These smaller bags aren't big enough to carry groceries, but some use them as purses or lunch bags. A few fans said they added personal touches — applying patches to the totes, for example, or Bedazzling them. One X user used the bag to transport a bowling ball. Last year, the demand for the bags led people to resell them at steep prices. On Wednesday, a few of the new bags were already listed for up to $70 on eBay. Natasha Fischer, who runs the Instagram account @traderjoeslist, said she has used her mini tote to carry wine and snacks to a friend's place or to the beach. But, because Ms. Fischer bought several tote bags last year, she said she might skip out on the new series. 'I have so many tote bags right now,' Ms. Fischer said, adding that she had noticed the hype might not be as big this year. 'Maybe people are in the same camp as me, you know — how many mini tote bags do you need?' In a few New York stores, the bags weren't selling out as swiftly as they did last year. In one Brooklyn store on Tuesday, the shelves had been picked clean of eggs by the afternoon, while tote bags were still hanging near the cash registers. Barbara Kahn, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, said that decreased consumer spending in the midst of economic uncertainty could be one reason for the more lukewarm response to the totes. But also, she said, 'There's a lot going on in the world.' 'There's so much of this scarcity kind of mind set and fear and things setting in,' Dr. Kahn said. (Some have been stockpiling items such as coffee and canned food.) A mix of excited, worried and confused shoppers waited in a line that stretched down the block outside the Union Square Trader Joe's in Manhattan before it opened on Wednesday morning. But they were waiting for different things. 'You're here for eggs?' one shopper said to another. 'Everyone's here for the tote bags.' 'I thought people were here because of the tariffs,' said a different customer who had come to stock up on foreign goods like olive oil. Plenty were still thrilled to get their hands on the totes. 'I got the bags, all four!' one woman shouted as she left the checkout counter, stomping and chanting with her new totes in hand. Kaitlyn Marer, 24, of Manhattan, decided at the last minute to grab a spot in line for the bags while waiting out a subway delay. Ms. Marer wasn't able to get one of the bags last year, so she called this her 'redemption arc.' Plus, she's a big fan of the color pallette. 'They're just really bright,' she said, 'and honestly, in today's day and age, we need bright colors.'
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ETF Alert: $10,000 Invested in XIT 10 Years Ago Is Worth This Much Today
Written by Puja Tayal at The Motley Fool Canada Is investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worth it? The ETFs invest your money in a pool of stocks, which would require a significant investment if you directly buy these stocks. The stock portfolio will have multiple stocks, and as the price of these stocks fluctuates, the ratio of the stock in the portfolio fluctuates. You get the benefit of the price change as the value of the ETF unit also changes as the overall value of the portfolio changes. Technology stocks are volatile. They can generate remarkable triple-digit growth or fall steeply. There are multiple examples of the technology boom and bust. The cryptocurrency wave of 2021, the e-commerce wave of the pandemic, the artificial intelligence (AI) wave of 2022. Apart from these technology revolutions, there are tech companies with steady earnings. The technology waves have made many investors millionaires, while those late in the game lost money. For instance, the 2020 e-commerce frenzy when lockdowns put all customers on Shopify's (TSX:SHOP) e-commerce platform. The company had a Black Friday-like sale in April 2020. This growth was not predictable. However, Shopify stock rallied 329% between April 2020 to November 2021. If only you had a crystal ball and could time the stock's rally, a $10,000 investment could have converted to over $36,000 in little over a year. However, when the tech stock began its descent on November 16, 2021, it lost 64% of its value by February 28, 2022. Why did it fall? The stock was overvalued and people thought they could never get out of the lockdown, so Shopify is the new way of shopping. However, the news of the COVID-19 vaccine raised hopes that the lockdown would end someday, and they could visit physical stores. Even this wasn't predictable. If you tried to sell the stock at the end of November, finding a buyer was difficult as everyone was selling the stock. The $36,000 value dropped to $12,900. An ETF normalizes these returns through regular profit bookings. It keeps buying and selling stocks to rebalance the portfolio to replicate the benchmark index, thereby earning profits for its unitholders. The ETF gives you the benefit of the rally and also mitigates the downside risk. iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF (TSX:XIT) gives you exposure to all high-growth tech stocks trading on the TSX. In the last 10 years, the ETF has earned from the Shopify and Lightspeed rally. It also has a significant 27% holding in Constellation Software, which has grown 958% in 10 years by acquiring vertical-specific software companies. The ETF also benefited from the rally of Celestica, a third-party electronics manufacturer, which benefitted from the AI boom with a rapid surge in server and network switch orders. The ETF also enjoys stable growth of Descartes Systems, which has been rallying at a 20% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for the last 10 years. While the XIT ETF enjoyed the rally, it took the hit from the sharp fall of Dye & Durham, which fell after the founder resigned and active shareholders took control. The ETF also took BlackBerry's dip after the Reddit short sale, Lightspeed's dip from the short-seller report, and Nuvei's exit from the stock market after the acquisition. The technology ETF normalized these ups and downs through a diversified portfolio and generated positive cumulative returns. A $10,000 investment in the XIT ETF 10 years ago in March 2015 is roughly $51,340 now, after deducting management fees and other expenses. The actual returns might be different but will be around the $50,000 figure. A technology ETF cannot replicate the returns of an individual stock. However, it can diversify your portfolio, normalize the returns, and reduce the risk that comes with individual stocks. A good strategy is to invest a certain amount monthly in the XIT ETF to benefit from the overall sector performance. It is not a substitute for investing in stocks but can complement your stock investing. Alongside XIT ETF, you can invest in tech stocks you are confident will grow. The post ETF Alert: $10,000 Invested in XIT 10 Years Ago Is Worth This Much Today appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada. Before you buy stock in Shopify, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor Canada analyst team just identified what they believe are the Top Stocks for 2025 and Beyond for investors to buy now… and Shopify wasn't one of them. The Top Stocks that made the cut could potentially produce monster returns in the coming years. 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