Consumption

Worry About the Business Model, Not the Sales Figures

Julian Dobson | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK
Julian Dobson

The January hangover, apparently, is already here on our high streets. At a time when, traditionally, the sales are in full swing, retailers are already adjusting their mindsets to disappointment.

The Productivity Problem

Ian Mason | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK Politics
Ian Mason

The Bank of England revised down its growth forecast for 2012 to virtually zero last week, reinforcing the raft of weak economic data released recently. The UK economy has now contracted in 5 out of the last 7 quarters and net growth since the end of the recession in 2009 has been negligible.

Why Women Shop For Clothes When They're Feeling Randy

The Huffington Post | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 11.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

There's one easy way to cut back on your household spending, suggest researchers -- find out when the ladies of the house are most fertile. Yes, th...

Alcohol: Virtue or Vice?

Asad Khan | Posted 26.05.2012 | UK Politics
Asad Khan

Scandal of our Society Recently, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to tackle the "scandal of our society" - a reference to the UK's binge drinking ...

The Pill That Prevents You Getting Drunk – Would You Try It?

Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Scientists are developing a ‘stay sober’ pill that could stop you from getting drunk, no matter how much alcohol you drink, a new report has revea...

What's Your Water Footprint?

Andrew Wigley | Posted 29.10.2011 | UK
Andrew Wigley

Renewed focus on the relationship between business, the consumer and water consumption emerged again last week in Stockholm at the annual World Water ...