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You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
How to sell an ‘ugly’ vegetable? Give it googly eyes. Read More
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) – China’s factory gate prices fell at the fastest pace in seven years in May and quicker than forecasts, as faltering demand weighed on a slowing …
China’s factory deflation steepens as demand wanes Read More
BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) – China is formulating plans to boost the recovery and expansion of consumption, the state planner’s spokesperson Meng Wei said on Wednesday, signaling officials are worried …
China says drafting plans to boost recovery, expansion of consumption Read More
Soaring inflation and economic instability has weighed on UK food and drink dealmaking, with the past quarter seeing the lowest number of deals completed since the depth of the Covid …
Economic instability blamed for decrease in food & drink dealmaking Read More
Tim Jackson has just published a new book, Post Growth – Life After Capitalism, examining our disastrous obsession with growth in a finite world and how we might escape it. …
The growing realisation Read More
China today reported 2.3% growth in GDP last year, making it the first and probably only major country whose economy expanded in 2020. But a marked decrease in consumer spending, …
China’s economy grew in 2020, but only the rich are “revenge spending” Read More
Would you like to be rich? Chances are your answer is: “Yes! Who wouldn’t want to be rich?” Clearly, in societies where money can buy almost everything, being rich is …
Affluence is killing the planet, warn scientists Read More
Alessandra Mezzadri explains how productivity barely covers anything in fast-fashion prices. In April this year, the UK multi-channel retail brand Missguided advertised the sale of a £1 bikini. It was …
All is revealed Read More
Whatever it looks like on the official reports, try to remember: out there it’s muddy and messy. Policy and business may appear to be moving towards greater sustainability but what …
If the economy is circular, what shape is the consumer? Read More