If you’re paying full price then you’re doing something wrong. These days you would be hard pressed to find a company which doesn’t price discriminate. If businesses can split a market up into groups that […]
Selfridges – Ethical Capitalism in Action?
Luxury department store Selfridges has announced that they will put an end to the sale of exotic animal skins, following their ban on the sale of fur in 2005. What does this actually say to […]
Town Centres Are Dying: It Will Take More Than Simple Window-Dressing To Resurrect Them
Britain is filled with barren streets, boarded-up windows and decaying shop fronts; it’s a sight that wouldn’t look out of place in a Walking Dead episode. As our town centres – once the civic heartbeats […]
Sustainable Shopping – Going Away or Here to Stay?
Tucked away in the Central Arcade at the bottom of town you’ll find EcoTopia, Leeds’ newest environmentally conscious shop. Set up just 3 months ago, EcoTopia is a weigh-and-pay style convenience store built around one […]
Impulse Buying: Have you Fallen Victim to our Culture of Consumption?
Has your bank account crawled out of the Black Friday sales as a shadow of its former self? If so, don’t worry – you’re not alone! A recent survey found that on average British people […]
Christmas Stocking Fillers
Christmas is calling and while you’re mulling some wine you’re probably mulling over what’s worth including on your Christmas wish list. To give a helping hand, I’ve included an editor’s pick of what I’m hoping […]
Your Christmas Outfits, Sorted…
From that final Fruity to Christmas dinner with the Grandparents, Lydia Flack has got you covered. Christmas Ball Perhaps one of the only times us students ever really get to dress up. Your course […]
Black Friday 2018: What’s the Damage Done This Year?
The headlines this year are the same as they have always been: “Weird Black Friday deals you didn’t know you wanted”, “You don’t need these deals, but you’re going to buy them anyway”, “Black Friday […]
Moschino x H&M: Making High Fashion More Affordable?
Sara Nazir reviews Jeremy Scott’s upcoming collaboration with the high street brand. From Versace to Balmain and Stella McCartney to Roberto Cavalli, the list of designers that H&M have collaborated with is impressive to say […]
Bitcoin: To Classify as a Currency?
Mark Carney – the Governor of the Bank of England – has said that bitcoin has failed as a currency. Speaking to students at the London Regent University, Carney told students that bitcoin “has pretty […]