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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




National Lottery millionaires are shunning expensive material items to share their money and spend on experiences instead – but Range Rovers and hot tubs remain favourite splurges for winners. Racehorses, designer sunglasses, conservatories, koi carp and ride-on mowers have fallen off the shopping lists of winners in favour of camper vans, woodland or forest space, a bar or games room, coffee machines and university fees, according to Camelot’s National Lottery Millionaire Report.
Shopping	The Sentinel - 30 May 2018



A teen clothing shop in Kent has taken down its neon sign that referenced nude selfies, after a Christian youth worker petitioned for its removal. Missguided’s sign, attempting a pun on nude lipsticks, read: ‘Send me nudes x’.
Shopping	Premier Christianity – September 2017



Department store John Lewis is facing a boycott for making its children’s clothing ‘gender neutral’. The high street giant has done away with separate ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ sections in its stores and removed gender specific labels from its clothing line.
Shopping	The Christian Insitute - 8th September 2017



Government figures show that 40 per cent of British people now claim to need to shop outside of hours of 9am to 6pm....However, there may be signs that the rush to a 24 hour society is slowing. Tesco has announced that 20 stores across the UK will cease to stay open 24 hours. Elsewhere, a petition to ban shops from opening on Boxing Day has received more than 50,000 signatures in just three days.
Shopping	The Sentinel - 14th October 2016



The number of volunteers in charity shops has fallen by around 6 per cent, according to data from this year's Charity Shops Survey.
Shopping	Civil Society News - 20th September 2016



Charity shops saw their profits fall by around 12 per cent in the last year, according to figures collected in this year's Charity Shops Survey.
Shopping	Civil Society News - 3rd October 2016



The government is to push ahead once again with plans to remove Sunday trading protections, according to BBC sources. Under new proposals, shops would be able to open for longer hours on a Sunday.
Shopping	Christian Concern - 16th January 2016



The Christian owner of a multi-million pound toyshop chain has said he will not open stores on a Sunday because his faith impacts his business.
Shopping	The Christian Institute - 6th November 2015



A survey of retail workers by shop workers' trade union Usdaw shows that 91% of staff at large stores are opposed to the government's plans to relax Sunday trading laws. The number one reason for opposition was the detrimental effect it would have on family life. Workers also expressed concern about the additional pressure they would come under to work on Sundays.
Shopping	Christian Concern - 26th September 2015



The last year saw the slowest growth in the charity retail sector in more than a decade, according to figures published in the Charity Shops Survey 2015.
Shopping	Civil Society News - 29th September 2015



Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans to relax restrictions on Sunday trading. But the announcement flies in the face of a pre-Election commitment made "on behalf of the Prime Minister." In April, a representative of the Conservatives wrote to campaign group Keep Sunday Special saying: “I can assure you that we have no current plans to relax the Sunday trading laws." Critics have highlighted the damaging effect on family life.
Shopping	Christian Concern - 11th July 2015



A survey conducted by nfpSynergy has found that Britons prefer to shop at charity shops rather than using online market places like eBay or Gumtree.
Shopping	Civil Society News - 27th February 2015



The charity shops sector is still growing, but more slowly than before, according to the Charity Shops Survey 2014, published today by Charity Finance and Fundraising magazines.
Shopping	Civil Society News - 2nd October 2014



Apple has sold a record nine million handsets worldwide in the first weekend that the 5S and 5C models were available to buy, the company said. The figure for the first three days represents a leap of four million compared with the iPhone 5, which sold five million units in the same period last year.
Shopping	The Sentinel, September 24, 2013



Women spend more than £13,000 in a lifetime on beauty products in a bid to feel bet¬ter about themselves, accord¬ing to researchers. But the same study found that the best confidence boosters are the ones without such a hefty price tag. A compliment from a friend or partner topped the list of things with a feel-good factor. This was closely followed by having perfect hair and looking good in a photograph. A smile from a stranger, a cud¬dle and being told 'I love you' were also guaranteed to make a woman feel attractive and sure of herself, according to the study. Researchers found four in ten girls immediately feel better about themselves if they look good in a photograph. And a further 40 per cent feel great if they wake from an unin¬terrupted night's sleep.
Shopping	Daily Mail June 19 2013

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