• ‘Squat’ cans and rented clothes: cash-strapped younger Australians drive demand for ‘little luxuries’

    Experiences, ethical purchases and sale items also top list of spending even as some find they are plunging deeper in debtGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCash-strapped younger Australians are driving a new market trend by turning to “little luxuries”, such as downsized bottles of alcohol and cosmetics, and rented wardrobes, as high living costs persist.Industry analysts say this novel behaviour, not witnessed in past generations, contrasts with the historic
  • UK supermarkets turn to European turkeys as avian flu hits supply

    Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demandSeveral of the UK’s big supermarkets have been forced to source turkeys from elsewhere in Europe to keep shelves stocked this Christmas, after avian flu curtailed UK production.Asda, Lidl and Morrisons are understood to be stocking branded turkey imported from mainland Europe – a move industry sources described as “unprecedented” – to “protect availability&rdquo

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