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These are the items that have seen the largest annual hikes in price

What to drop from your supermarket shop

The latest analysis by finance experts, RIFT , has revealed which items are best left out of your shopping basket having seen the largest annual hikes in price, with the average cost of supermarket food items increasing by 11.6% in the last year alone - that’s £0.44p per item.

RIFT analysed the latest data from the Office for National Statistics on the average price of food and drink...

Shops could be in for a welcome boost this January

Savvy shoppers to help boost January retail spend

The latest analysis of the British retail sector by digital identity specialists, ID Crypt Global , suggests that the nation’s high-streets could be in for another welcome boost this January where retail sales are concerned, as savvy shoppers flock to the sales to help ease the impact of the cost of living crisis.

The figures show that last year, January retail sales totalled £30....

supermarkets with the cheapest delivery charge

Self-Isolating? Cheapest Delivery Costs for Online Supermarkets revealed

The latest figures show that more than 500,000 people in England and Wales were notified by the NHS Covid app to self-isolate. With so many people having to self-isolate, more and more Brits are moving online for their weekly food shop.

Here are the cheapest supermarkets for home delivery

Taking into account that the average food shop costs £63.70 , this has revealed the...

* Searches for ‘Summer Clothes’ are up 91% compared to this time last year

55% of Brits to Spend More on Fashion This Month

2020 saw the meteoric rise of the humble lounge pant to near iconic status, but as Brits look towards the long-awaited freedom of a Summer out of lockdown, is our love affair with loungewear over for good?

As we moved into the first lockdown, Google trend data showed loungewear searches rose by an astounding 976% compared to the previous year, but with searches down by 67% this week...

Customers are likely to spend more with physical interaction

Touching a customer’s arm seems awkward - but they spend more if you do!

Salespeople think physical interaction with a customer will be awkward, but the customer does not think the same and will actually spend more, finds research from BI Norwegian Business School .

Professor Anders Gustafsson and colleagues conducted a series of studies examining the effects of asking individuals to initiate touch in a service encounter. The first two studies asked...

The latest Emma Willis Collection is available now

Emma Willis's latest autumnwear collection with Next

Available exclusively on the Next website, the latest Emma Willis Collection features stylish and comfortable outerwear, loungewear, lingerie and denim – all designed by the presenter herself and available in sizes 6-22.

Hot on the heels of her August edit, this collection makes dressing during the colder months a cinch. With heritage-style prints and a decidedly classic feel, the...

Lady wearing face mask

Brits are one of the least likely to wear face masks in the world

Brits, Americans and other English speakers are some of the least likely to wear face masks and social distance to combat the spread of covid-19, according to new research from Durham University Business School. The only native speakers, researched by the academics, less likely to follow health precautions are German speakers.

The research was conducted by Sascha Kraus, Professor of...

woman shopping

Eight out of ten people will continue to shop locally more often

Eight out of ten consumers who shopped locally during the coronavirus lockdown intend to continue their new habit once the crisis is over, a new co-op study shows.

One in three (30 per cent) say they have used local retailers more since the pandemic struck and 80 per cent of them aim to carry on shopping this way in the future, according to a YouGov poll released today (18 June 2020...

Lady shopping online

Missguided blames coronavirus for using size 8 women to model plus-size clothing

Fast fashion brand Missguided has come under fire for using slim models to illustrate its plus-size range.

Items like the Plus Size Peach Missguided Oversized 90’s Joggers (£24) and the Plus Size Black Rib Buckle Shoulder Bodysuit (£15) sit in the plus-size section, but are modelled by size 8 women.

This hasn’t sat particularly well with people on social media, with some...

Lady shopping

Seven ways to shop more sustainably after lockdown

With our social lives confined to park visits and online video chats, there hasn’t been much call for new outfits during lockdown.

But at the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has made many people take a step back and consider the effect humans have on the planet.

If you want to reduce your own carbon footprint, examining your fashion-buying habits is a good place to start...

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