As a Grecophile myself, I came across them on Twitter and immediately fell in love with their philosophy: “Our aims are to nurture enthusiasm for the spirit and art of ancient Greece, to promote the excellent products of our suppliers and to provide our customers with the best possible quality and service.”   Opening in 2000, they have supplied feature films such as Troy, Alexander and Clash of the Titans as well as featured in various media such as The Daily Telegraph and Elle Decoration, to name but a few.

I regularly make trips to London to see my friends. This time I decided to go and visit It’s All Greek and have a chat with them.  I met with Elinor Wynne Lloyd, founder and owner of It’s All Greek.

Your website is very extensive and shows us what can be purchased, as well as giving us background information about this lovely enterprise run by a collection of friends and family who come from a Classics background.

What was the final push in your compass to dedicate a shop to selling all things Greek?

During my sixteen years or so as a Classics teacher, I took a number of school trips to Greece, as I wanted the students to experience that magic of visiting the sites and to make the subject come alive. I found myself purchasing a number of bits and pieces to bring home to use in class and to have at home. Friends would often ask me to bring something back for them too, so I decided there might well be a market for this, albeit a very niche one.

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By Rebecca Hall

The cost increase was part of the government’s measures to reduce budget deficits. In some cases the prices rose by up to 50%. The new measure will be implemented from January 1, 2015 and it is expected to bring 373 million dollars in revenue over the next four years.

Under the new measures, a visa for people who intend to migrate to Australia to marry their partner will cost $4627, instead of its current price which is $3085. Meanwhile, the cost of permanent partner visas increased from $4575 to $6865.

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By Ioanna Zikakou

“Any efforts in this direction must take place as soon as possible as the commercial value of the airline’s name and logo will depreciate with the passing of time.”

Legal and financial advisers are to oversee the sale to private investors of the name and the logo – a mouflon mountain sheep which Cyprus says is native to the island.

A precondition of the sale is that the new airline would be based in Cyprus, although there has been no immediate interest from investors.

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Rising taxes/prices, the economic situation, the growth in non-duty paid sales and cigarette tobacco have all played their part.  Per capita consumption remains high by European standards at 1,764 pieces although this is down from a peak of 3,146 pieces in 2004.

Smoking prevalence remains high although it is in gradual decline overall among men - although growing among women - and now stands at 30% reveals a new market study, "World Cigarettes Greece."

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By Theo Ioannou

According to Mr. Economides, the so-called guru of marketing strategy, the crisis has given an opportunity for creative and innovative Greek entrepreneurs to enter the global market.

Regarding tourism, he said that each person can be “an ambassador for Greece”, not only by promoting Greek history and antiquities.

He noted that Greece’s bad reputation will stop only if “the right actions are taken” and said that advertising does not play a very important role. “The most important role is that of its citizens”.

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By Athena Korlira

At the end of the summer season, the books will be donated to schools in the area, under the hotel’s corporate social responsibility program.

By Ioanna Zikakou

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