(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for #SephoraXKaufhof) Behold the beauty aisle; prepare to put on your war paint. Once invulnerable to promotions, price cuts and similar commodity-moving tactics, the beauty category — specifically higher-priced, prestige beauty — is buckling under competitive pressure from savvy consumers finding new ways to purchase venerated brands. As a result, some … Read More →
Buying Christmas presents can break the bank, but the Arcadia Group – owners of Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins – have launched a new scheme designed to spread the cost of shopping. The ‘buy now pay later’ plan allows shoppers to take home whatever they want and spread the cost of repayments, with 0% … Read More →