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Consumer spending expected to rise during England’s Euro 2024 match and Andy Murray’s Wimbledon swan song

According to a new poll, Waitrose is now the only major supermarket with majority Conservative customers. Hardly surprising, given it sells celeriac remoulade in its snack range. But, Katie Rosseinsky asks, can we really tell a lot about someone’s politics from their grocery habits?

A survey has found that only shoppers at Waitrose would prefer the Conservatives to win the general election

Shoppers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Lidl and Aldi have all swung to Labour from Conservative since 2019

The US conglomerate General Electric, co-founded more than 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, is opening a new chapter in its history on Tuesday: its break-up into three independent entities which will then concentrate on their disparate core businesses.

Cost of living crisis and sustainability concerns drive shoppers towards ‘pre-loved’ garments as older buyers join in

Cord-cutting accelerates as penetration will drop from only 42% in 2023 to 32% in 2028 according to GlobalData

The Metaverse market will hit $400B by 2030 but limited use cases will slow adoption, according to GlobalData

UK spending will be lower in real terms than last year as savings have been depleted and inflation remains high, say analysts

Her departure after less than three years comes after a tumultuous time that included COVID-19 disruptions and corporate layoffs.

GlobalData report predicts pay-TV penetration will decline from just under 50% today to just 33% in the next five years