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Indexed articles, last 90 days
5
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Emma Simpson

    Aldi boss says some of rivals' loyalty discounts 'dupe' customers (opens the original)

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    Aldi's UK boss has accused rival supermarket chains of duping customers in some cases with loyalty discounts that start with "unrealistically high prices" and then drop. Chief executive Giles Hurley said discounts are helpful "when they're real and when they show realistic reductions", but hit out at what he said were unrealistic reductions which "dupe customers". Aldi is the only major supermarket chain that doesn't operate a loyalty scheme, which are used by millions of shoppers. The UK's offi

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Emma Simpson

    My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die (opens the original)

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    The empty building that used to be the home of Marks & Spencer in Aberdeen is one of the first things you see when you arrive off the train and come into the city centre. The sign has gone, though the shape of the lettering can still be made out; the windows are blacked out and the doors boarded up. This is my hometown. As a teenager, I spent hours on Union Street, its main thoroughfare, nicknamed the Granite Mile after the local silver-grey stone. It was the place to try on all the latest fashi

  3. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Emma Simpson

    'Banned over a pair of £2 sandals': Why some sellers are complaining about Vinted (opens the original)

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    Single mum Emma Neil was a huge fan of Vinted, using it most days to sell old things and buy clothes for her children. That was until she bought a pair of sandals for £3, found they didn't fit so relisted them for £2 then was permanently banned. Vinted said there had been "fraudulent activity, such as selling counterfeit items". "I did feel like a criminal," says Neil - one of several thousands complaining of being wrongly suspended or permanently banned, spending days trapped in a system of wha

  4. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Emma Simpson

    £100,000 of TikTok sales in a day: The business of live shopping (opens the original)

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    Daisy Kelly's business was inspired by a personal problem - for years she'd been pulling out her eyelashes. She hid her habit with lash extensions, but when beauty salons closed during Covid Daisy decided to create a serum to help her eyelashes grow back. She started Glow For It from her mother's kitchen table in 2020 while she was a student and now her business generates £6m a year in sales. More than 40% of Daisy's sales come from TikTok Shop UK and increasingly from livestreams. "I think live

  5. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Emma Simpson

    Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks (opens the original)

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    Gamblers who spend more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo a financial risk assessment, the industry regulator has announced. The Gambling Commission said this would also apply to anyone spending over £3,000 in a rolling 90-day period. Under-25s will have lower thresholds. The assessments will be based on data held by credit reference agencies, but the commission has insisted they are not "affordability checks". The Betting and Gaming Council, which represents gambling f

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