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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Andrew Young

Two-thirds of Brits have stopped buying non-essential items amid cost-of-living crisis

More than one in seven Brits (15%) have completely cut out going on shopping sprees – as 55% feel guilty splashing the cash during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Almost two-thirds of consumers (65%) have stopped treating themselves to non-essential items, with a whopping 92% having changed how they go about a shopping trip.

The poll of 2,000 adults revealed that, of the three in ten Brits (31%) who have ever been on a shopping spree, 89% find this activity has become less enjoyable due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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