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Companies are stealthily adding extra charges to the advertised prices of goods and services
Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday purchases, according to BRC figures
Watchmakers consider what place AI might have in its creative processes; a look at highly prized cartoon watches ahead of Disney’s centenary; V&A shows off jewellery behind the ‘Chanel look’; and what do luxury houses get from supporting cultural conservations?
Increase of 6.6% boosts consumer spending power but fuels concern about inflationary pressures
Better than expected figures for August boost recovery hopes
Inflation and interest rates are eating into the spending power of the key demographic group, but the impact is unevenly spread
This product of intimate cultural and technological complexity is a proxy for middle-class consumer spending
High-income households rein in discretionary spending as inflation and a soft housing market take their toll
Nudges towards relentlessly positive feedback distort our ability to measure real customer experience
Price-sensitive families ‘hungry for deals’ but spending expected to fall 10% from last year
We’ve had a decade of broken hearts and bleak novels but the romcom is rising again
The rise of LVMH to become Europe’s first $500bn company illustrates the sector’s seemingly unstoppable growth
It depends on which consumers you mean, really
And Bed Bath & Beyond’s bad buybacks
There is an artisanal skill here. Just not the one we imagine
Barclays data shows 4% increase in card expenditure but points to households cutting back amid cost pressures
New vehicle prices show signs of weakening after historic rise during the pandemic
Environmentalists say unified messaging and policy are vital for behavioural change
Staple goods are getting smaller as higher production costs are passed on by stealth
Some consumer companies are warning of a new caution among shoppers
Pragmatic investors will focus on whether would-be dynasts are good at their jobs or not
And FTX, again
Shoppers postpone big purchases and reduce leisure outlays as cost of living crisis bites
Provision by credit card group takes gloss off better than forecast quarterly results
Shoppers cut spending or turn to own-brand goods as inflation surges into double digits
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