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Vaping: a gateway to smoking cigarettes?

Vaping (using e-cigarettes) while young makes you more likely to smoke traditional cigarettes later on according to recent research from…
Why Tesco and Sainsbury’s are splashing cash on your local indie store

Tesco and Sainsbury’s are taking over the independent corner store in Britain. Shoppers will still be able to visit their…
New Harveys and Bensons boss must improve quality and focus

Following a tough H1, the new chief executive for Bensons and Harveys faces the unenviable task of navigating a pair…
Wide fit footwear spend rises £80m since 2012

According to new research from GlobalData, an additional £80m has been spent on wide fit footwear since 2012, with the…
UK grocers’ space productivity set for 2017 rebound

The average sales density of nine leading UK supermarkets has sunk 8.2% since 2010, the equivalent of £78.45 but in…

Vogue and Farfetch tie-up will bring shoppable luxury to the ‘see now, buy now’ generation

Vogue’s long standing authority as orchestrator of the fashion world and Farfetch’s solid ecommerce model that brings designer pieces stocked…
Net neutrality day – the issue comes to a head

In a demonstration against the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) efforts to scrap net neutrality laws, Amazon, Netflix, Pornhub, Reddit and…
Winning the millennial pound: is Instagram the key?

How did things go so wrong for Topshop? Owner Arcadia reported falling operating profits for the year (down 16%), yet…
We spend half as much on father’s day as on mother’s

Though we spend £700 million celebrating our fathers, this is half as much as we spend on Mother’s Day.Last year…
Food prices of UK’s Big Four supermarkets have risen 1.4% in the last three months

Food prices at the UK's 'Big Four' supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons) have increased by 1.4% in the last…

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