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• Pawsecco, anyone? Millennials splurge on pampered pets

  27-10-2018 14:00
  Cash-rich, time-poor under-40s are driving up sales of pyjamas and birthday cakesThey spend their days lazing about on memory foam mattresses, slurping non-alcoholic wine and wearing gadgets that track how much exercise they do. This is not a typical day in the life of a young person – but rather, in that of their beloved dog or cat.Cash-rich, time-poor millennials, often living alone or without children, are fuelling a spending boom on pets, according to data research company Mintel. It i
  
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• How luxury learned to love Chinese ecommerce

  27-10-2018 05:00
  Richemont and Alibaba show opportunity trumps fear of counterfeiting and brand damage
  
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• Top tipples: experts favour supermarket gins in blind taste test

  27-10-2018 01:01
  Industry panel places four own-brand gins in top five best buys as UK industry grows
  Gin connoisseurs who turn their noses up at supermarkets’ own-brand products are making a big mistake, according to a blind taste test by an expert panel.The industry experts, brought together by the consumer group Which?, put four supermarket own-brand offerings in its top five best buys, from 11 widely available gins priced below £20. Continue reading...
  
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