UK shoppers spent £13.7bn on groceries in the run-up to Christmas – 7% more than a year before – as they sought out bargains and…
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Boxing Day shoppers expected to spend £3.7bn, a big drop on last year
Shoppers are expected to spend £3.7bn this Boxing Day – but that’s 3% less than a year ago as the sales are now overshadowed by…
View More Boxing Day shoppers expected to spend £3.7bn, a big drop on last yearPsychologists pinpoint average age children become Santa sceptics
From empty glasses of sherry on the mantelpiece to sooty footprints leading to the bedroom door, evidence of Santa’s existence is clearly irrefutable. Yet most…
View More Psychologists pinpoint average age children become Santa scepticsHow to eat, drink and … have a very sustainable Christmas
It is a time for rest and indulgence for many, but one that often leads to unnecessary waste. The Soil Association, the UK’s biggest organic…
View More How to eat, drink and … have a very sustainable ChristmasChristmas tech: small gifts that can be a big festive hit
If you are looking for last-minute Christmas gifts and don’t know what to buy, gadgets and accessories mean you don’t need to know someone’s clothes…
View More Christmas tech: small gifts that can be a big festive hitGift memberships: the best UK gallery, museum, cinema and theatre deals this Christmas
If you are looking for Christmas gifts that are less about stuff and more about experiences, an arts organisation membership could be just the ticket.…
View More Gift memberships: the best UK gallery, museum, cinema and theatre deals this Christmas‘A very British thing’: UK gets creative to try to keep Christmas card tradition alive
Britons are buying single Christmas cards or reaching for the glitter glue to make them as they opt for quality over quantity in an attempt…
View More ‘A very British thing’: UK gets creative to try to keep Christmas card tradition aliveShoppers cut back on non-essential items to add to UK retail gloom
UK retailers are on course for a budget Christmas after shoppers cut back on the purchase of non-essential items in November to cope with rising…
View More Shoppers cut back on non-essential items to add to UK retail gloomCreative ways to save money on cards, wrapping and gifts this Christmas
Make your own If you have children, use their artwork to make wrapping paper and cards. Good old-fashioned potato prints are great for making decorative…
View More Creative ways to save money on cards, wrapping and gifts this Christmas‘Eccentric doesn’t cover it’: dogs visit Santa Paws at John Lewis’s pet grotto
One definition of insanity is to do something over and again, expecting a different result. Another might be to find yourself in a busy department…
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