Trading gossip

Jul 18 2007 by Tony McDonough, Liverpool Daily Post

LIVERPOOL city centre may have a more sophisticated air about it these days, but its earthier roots are never too far away.

Last Thursday evening, the city’s up-market Living Room bar and restaurant was the venue for a rather special event for demure ladies entitled Look Scrumptious for Summer.

A number of “Sex and the City” types descended to sip cocktails and peruse showcases from companies including Crystal Flip-Flops, Blankstone Opticians and Ro Dayo Clothing.

However, according to our correspondent on the ground, the ladies were slightly less demure when the offer of free samples from cosmetics firm UberSassy saw a bit of an unseemly scramble ensue.

Something akin to a market stall was also set up to flog sunglasses and flip- flops, we understand.

“It was a bit like Great Homer Street Market on a Saturday morning,” said one guest.

TRADING Gossip has to report some sad news this week. Tributes have been flooding in for the man who has become a legend in his own lunchtime cocktail.

This debonair founder of business lobby group, Downtown Liverpool in Business, has become ubiquitous on the Liverpool social scene.

Just him entering a room dressed in a tuxedo was enough to send ladies reaching for the smelling salts.

But it is with great regret that we have to inform you that following his attempt at stand-up comedy at Baby Blue last week, Frank McKenna died on stage.

As one audience member put it: “As he put his foot on the stage, he put his foot in his mouth. But it was a blessing that Frank, above, went so quickly – saving him and us any further suffering.”

CONGRATULATIONS to building firm Lovell, which has significant operations here on Merseyside.

The company has been recognised as one of the UK’s most “considerate” construction companies.

Construction sites are scored according to how they perform in categories including the environment, safety, cleanliness and consideration for neighbours.

Nice to know the criteria are now officially in place.