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It’s already May and it can only mean one thing ladies and gents – the fashion sales are ON!

We are always keen to find you the best discounts, deals and offers and boy did we harvest them today. Rest assured, competition on the high street is fierce, however that only means more choice for you!

Here is a round-up of high street and online sales that may make your late night Thursday retail-therapy come true (and a very enjoyable reality). And of course they will be awaiting your custom on the weekend too (while stocks last…).

Hereforth…

M&S up to 50% off mid-season sale

50% off at New Look, Warehouse and Oasis 

Topshop and Topman up to 70% off

Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, H&M  and Gap up to 50% off

Burton up to 70% off on Spring items

Tesco Clothing up to 50% off

ASOS up to 70% off: ladies and gents

Clarks Mid-season sale up to 50% off

Jigsaw up to 70% off, as well as River Island and Debenhams

Office shoes following the trend of discounting up to 70%

Further reductions at Jeager (including their boutique) and The White Company

Happy shopping!

The weather forecast for this weekend in the UK can only be described as disappointing/gloomy/sad, so if you are not going away, or even if you are (unless of course you are heading for to set a camp in the middle of a rainy field away from civilization) then it’s this weekend is your gift in disguise to get stuck into a boxset. Here’s our round-up of good value entertainment for this Bank holiday weekend:

 Classics:

TV drama:

• Mad Men (Seasons 1-3)
• The Wire (Complete boxset)
• Desperate Housewives (Seasons 1-7)
• Grey’s Anatomy (Complete boxset)

Sitcoms:

• Two and a Half Men (Seasons 1-8)
• 30 Rock (Seasons 1-4)
• The Office [UK] (Complete boxset)
• Black Books (Seasons 1-3)

Fantasy:

• Lord of the Rings (The Trilogy)
• Harry Potter (Films 1-6)
• Lost (Complete boxset)
• Twilight (The Complete Saga)

We have two special offers to celebrate May 4th!

Lego Sale May 4th, 5th only.

• FREE Shipping on all orders of $75 or more.
• FREE Exclusive TC-14 minifigure with LEGO Star Wars orders of $75 or more. (while supplies last)
• FREE R2-D2 poster with all LEGO Star Wars orders. (while supplies last)
  **All offers are combinable on qualifying orders**

Selected Star Wars figures will be discounted for the two days.   Follow this link for details

ORIGIN (the EA store)

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and we are excited  to share with you some of the many Mother’s Day offers sent to us.

1800flowers.com – Mom Deserves the Best.   Show her how much you care & Save 15% this Mother’s Day.  Use Promotion Code MOMDAY15 at checkout.  (Offer Ends 05/13/12)

QVC – Mother’s Day Selection

Sears - Sterling Silver Marcasite and Clear Cubic Zirconia Pendant 

Sephora Tangerine Tango Makeup Bag

Overstock.com Mother’s Day  15% off Select Jewelry and Watches - An Extra 5% (was 10%) for Mother’s Day! – (Valid 05.02 – 5.06 @ 11:59 PM MST)  

Macy’s  Extra 20% Off at the Mother’s Day Sale with code:MOM at macys.com! Offer valid 5/2 – 5/7

Cooking.com – Mother’s Day Gifts at Cooking.com!

Dick’s Sporting Goods - Free Shipping on Mother’s Day Collection Items!  Exclusions may apply.   Offer ends May 5th 11:00PM

Sports Authority -  Mother’s Day is May 13. Find Top Gifts for Mom at SportsAuthority.com

JC Penny – Handbags for mom for Mother’s Day for $30

Walmart - Treat Mom Right!

Best Buy -  Free shipping on everything until at Bestbuy.com May 7. Excludes Marketplace items.

Buy.com  Just in time for Mother’s Day!  Save $10 off $50 or more in Apparel, Shoes, Jewelry and Health & Beauty Stores at Buy.com!  Valid through 5/13/12

Brookstone:  Shop Brookstone.com for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day!

Booksamillion.com suggest the Carol King Biography ‘A Natural Woman’ would be perfect for Mom. Deeply personal, King’s memoir offers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend.”

This wide selection should include something for every Mom.  What do you think?

Sports Authority -  Mother’s Day is May 13. Find Top Gifts for Mom at SportsAuthority.com

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Sccope – Popular Personal Shopping App Announces New ‘Email Me’ Feature for iPhone

Sccope app adds ‘Email Me’ feature to its iOS platform to enhance user experience and support retailers in boosting online sales

Windsor, Berkshire, UK, 2012: Cogenta, the developer of Sccope, would like to introduce the ‘Email Me’ feature that was added to their personal shopping app for iOS platform. The new feature will enhance your mobile shopping experience increasing Sccope’s functionality on iPhone handsets.

‘Email Me’ feature within Sccope app for iPhone sends an email with your chosen product details to your registered mailbox. Hence ‘Email Me’ allows you to retain the details of a product you would like to buy without the frustration caused by complicated website navigation via mobile or loss of wireless connectivity.

The ‘Email Me’ tab becomes active once you register your email address on Sccope. It is then a real breeze to use ‘Email Me’ as it only takes one tap. The ‘Email Me’ tab remains active even if your smartphone or other mobile device lost its 3G or Wi Fi connectivity. The email with the product details will land in your inbox regardless.

‘Email Me’ functionality was developed to help online consumers and businesses alike. It is evident from the research in the field of mobile commerce that brands and retailers are losing sales due to slow adoption of mobile web optimization and current wireless connectivity disruptions. ‘Email Me’ is a solution to these digital commerce issues as it enables smartphone users to keep track of products they are interested in buying and still purchase the items.

Cogenta’s CEO, Adrian Hobbs, commented on the decision to add ‘Email Me’ feature to the Sccope personal shopping app for iPhone: “We aim to help mobile commerce industry evolve by connecting online retailers with mobile consumers and to make Sccope shopping app as beneficial to the end-user as possible”.

To download the free Sccope app, go to iTunes Appstore: http://bit.ly/8UVDjf

Notes to editors:

Sccope is a free personal shopping app available via iPod Touch, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android smartphones. Available both in the UK and the US, Sccope enables users find the best prices from top retailers which results in great savings.

Sccope has an integrated barcode scanner, which is invaluable to millions of smartphone users on the go. Prices can also be compared by browsing a wide range of products or searching for a desired item by product code, brand or name. The app has integrated mobile coupons that bring latest deals and discounts from multiple retailers.

Other Sccope features include:
• Price and stock alerts for product tracking;
• Wish lists to organise tracked products;
• Social sharing via Facebook, Twitter, Email and SMS.

Cogenta maintains a unique view of the UK’s retail market by providing in-depth coverage of top high street [multi-channel] retailers and online to ensure the experience is relevant to people wherever they shop. Cogenta achieves this by providing retail intelligence based on monitoring the UK retail market and tracking consumer behaviour. As a developer of mobile shopping and communication platforms for brands and retailers, Cogenta enables these businesses to communicate and target new audiences via mobile.

Last week the Gadget Show Live 2012 took Birmingham (and UK to be honest) by a storm. Attracting more than a 100,000 visitors or all ages. As big technology fans here at Sccope HQ, we were celebrating the biggest UK tech show of its kind by rounding-up some great deals in our last post. We visited the Show and here is what we thought would get you excited. To say the least, we are mesmarised and digging deep in our pockets for funds to buy some of these gadgets. Tablets, games, cameras, funky camping tents… you name it, we have it!

Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet that doubles-up as a notebook;

BlackBerry Playbook tablet for Berry fans;

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab - another tablet for Android fans;

Canon EOS 5D MKIII camera – a digital SLR camera that is good enough to create short films and spectacular Sony HDR-PJ30VE camcorder;

Vango Airbeam tent that you can get fully errected in 5 minutes and proceed onto organising a barbeque, however if you are more of a traditional tent-building expert, see more Vango tents here;

PS Vita console  – rumours have it you won’t want to play on your smartphone ever again;

AR Drone 2.0 out this Spring, though we saw long queues to buy its predecesor which is still really good fun, you can find it here;

Nevertheless, a lot of games were played at the show, unsurprisingly Fallout 3 drew a big crowd.

For more gadget and making sure you get the best price, head to our price comparison website or download the free Sccope app.

FAO has been selling toys for 150 years and today only they are having a Flash Sale – 8 hours only!

Save up to 50% on a Great Collection of Toys & Accessories including Gund, International Playthings, Alex Toys and more at FAO.com !

Save  on notebooks, tote bags, luggage tags and more!

Save on Baby toys and products from FAO Schwarz, Kids Preferred, and Mamas & Papas!

Save on Games from Ravensburger, Alex Toys, Educational Insights and more!

Save on Playsets from Dunecraft, FAO Schwarz, International Playthings, Playmobil and more!

Save on Plush products including Gund, FAO Schwarz, Deglingos and more! 

Offer good 4.17.12 11 AM EST to 7 PM EST.

As you may well know by now, this week all technology world’s eyes are on The Gadget Show Live, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham all week. You may believe it, you may not, but 50 Cent visited the show and launched SYNC headphones, which should be available in the UK in the next two weeks.

While we wait in anticipation for new gadgets to land on the shop shelves in the UK (well, because secretly we are geeks too), we thought we would celebrate UK’s biggest gadget event by cherry-picking some of the best gadget deals out there today. Without further ado…. drumroll please….:

Gaming:

Microsoft Xbox 360 (4GB)

Sony PS3 Slim Console (160GB)

Nintendo DSi Console

Music:

In-ear iBeat Headphones by Dr Dre

Apple iPod Nano (16GB)

TDK 3-Speaker Boombox

Computing:

Asus Eee Transformer Tablet

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet (16GB)

Sony Tablet S (16GB)

Home:

Dyson Airmultiplier Desk Fan (12in)

Dyson Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner DC22

Happy shopping from Sccope HQ!

We have found some great deals on Sccope US!

The following offers are available online only and you must use the links provided in order to claim these offers.  Both the Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority offers are exclusive and you will find no mention of them on their web sites but they will be reflected in your final price at checkout provided you use our links.   There are no offer codes. 

Get a $50 iTunes Gift Card for $40! (Sccope Exclusive) This gives you an extra $10 worth of iTunes credit at no additional cost to them with simple and hassle-free email delivery straight to your inbox! Shoppers can redeem this great bonus for music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, games, and much more!  Hurry, offer ends April 7th.

Dick’s Sporting Goods  (online only)

Get $10 OFF orders of $100 or more!  Online Only, Exclusions Apply.  Offer Ends April 7th, 2012! (Sccope Exclusive)

Exclusions Include: Adams Golf, Bauer, Carhartt, Callaway, CCM, Cobra, Columbia, DeMarini, Easton, Fitness Quest, Footjoy, Jugs, K2, Kettler, Leisure Life, Louisville Slugger, Miken Sports, Minolta, Mission, Mongoose, Motorola, Muzono Golf, Nike, Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Oakley, Rawlings, Razors, Rollerblade, Salomon, Taylor Made, The North Face, Titleist, Under Armour, Worth, electronics, weight benches, treadmills, ellipticals, select table games, and home gyms. Other exclusions may apply – Click here to see the full list.

Get ready for golf season with the latest gear, apparel & equipment.

Free Shipping on all Golf Items.  No minimum Purchase.  Exclusions Apply.  Offer Ends April 7th, 2012.

Sports Authority (online only)

Get $15 OFF Your Online Order of $100 or more at Sports Authority.com Offer ends April 30, 2012. (Sccope Exclusive)

We thought we would share some good news with you as our Sccope app consistently tops the featured apps list in the Catalogs category on Apple’s App Store!

Earlier this month Apple added a new Catalogues category to its iTunes-based App Store, just in time for its iPad 3 announcement to the world’s media. The Catalogues category groups together store and product catalogues, as suggested by the title.

Adding a new category to the App Store is not something Apple does lightly. Instead it shows the impact Apple iPhone and iPad had on shopping and publishing industries – thousands of apps were added in the last couple of years.

Consistently featured on the App Store, Sccope app is the shining star

Sccope has been the leading personal shopping app since its launch in 2009 and with its consistently positive customer reviews, continues to expand its reach. The 4+ rated shopping experience is dominated by the accuracy of pricing and stock information and its interactive social aspect. Popular for its easy navigation, clear and simple design and depth of product information, Sccope is the mobile shopping destination for all savvy shoppers on the go. Hence Sccope is a showcase of a top-rated shopping app that challenges traditional means of retail and supports Apple users in their hunt for the best deal.

To download the latest version of Sccope for iPhone, visit: http://bit.ly/8UVDjf

It’s FREE! Happy shopping!