Matter is a new way for companies to talk to you by giving you real, physical things you might like to keep, use or give to your friends.
Matter is a box full of nice things delivered to you on a Saturday morning. Inside the box is a selection of items from different companies–which might be useful, entertaining or just fun.
Matter is free–all you have to do is subscribe
Matter is a Royal Mail service, the result of a long-standing collaboration between Royal Mail and Tim Milne’s Artomatic, who, in 2001 – 03, staged a series of exhibitions, OpenUp, which focused on the creative virtues of direct mail. After the final show came an idea to create a separate channel for the very best tangible advertising. This became Matter.
Royal Mail is the UK’s original and leading postal carrier, responsible for the universal mail collection and delivery service in the UK. It delivers 84 million items every working day.
Artomatic evolved from an innovative printer to a seminal retail concept that ushered in a renewed fascination with print and physical art-objects. This thinking and passion was further developed to create Matter Media Ltd, which curates the Matter editions on behalf of Royal Mail.
Matter is now offered as a service (in the UK) from Royal Mail who bring their unique network and considerable resources for Matter to reach its full potential.
Boasting an energy efficient Intel Atom N270 Processor and pre-installed Windows(R) XP Home, the Advent 4489 offers reliability as well as portability. 512MB Memory means smooth data handling, whilst the featured 80GB hard drive furnishes you with enough room to store all your precious media and much more.
Available in a chic black & silver design, the Advent 4489 is wireless enabled meaning that you can view web pages on your 8.9” screen and even chat to friends via the web-cam. The included Bluetooth connectivity gives this impressive machine even more sharing options.
All goods in all of Woolworths 800 stores will be sold at a discount of up to 50pc. Deloitte, the administrator, has hired extra staff and said that it anticipates "increased footfall" in the stores.
Retail observers predicted that the so-called Biggest Ever Sale could lead to "chaos" in some of Woolworths' high street stores.
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As the clocks go back and we all start turning our lights on earlier, B&Q has announced the first ever nationwide light bulb amnesty in partnership with British Gas.
From Friday 31 October, anyone who takes a traditional light bulb to any B&Q store in England, Scotland and Wales will receive two energy saving bulbs to replace it, helping customers to reduce both their carbon footprint and electricity bills.In most homes lighting accounts for around 15% of the electricity bill. By changing just one standard bulb to an energy saving bulb, consumers can save £3 per year and 11kg CO2. By replacing all the remaining standard (GLS) bulbs in your home with energy saving bulbs, they could save around £45 a year from energy bills, and 170kg CO2.
Euan Sutherland, B&Q Chief Executive comments “Standard bulbs last for between 1,000-1,500 hours - about a year. Energy saving bulbs can last up to 15,000 hours - that's over ten years, saving you money as well as reducing the amount of energy you use. As part of our commitment to One Planet Living we are dedicated to helping customers make their homes as energy efficient as possible, so we hope this light bulb amnesty will encourage people to make the small changes to their homes that are good for their pockets and good for the planet. ”
