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Strong demand for beauty products such as eyeliners and mascaras, as chocolate and coffee also sell well The shadow cast by the cost of living crisis has spurred a retreat into small luxuries with Britons cheering themselves up with mood boosters such as luxury lip balms and false nails as well as chocolate and coffee. The lipstick index, coined by Estée Lauder’s Leonard Lauder, is the idea that sales of affordable luxuries rise in economic downturns. This spending behaviour has been true during previous downturns and the same picture is emerging again as consumers battle severe financial headwinds. Continue reading……

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Rainfall levels have not been sufficient to dampen soil and refill reservoirs after scorching summer England could be in drought beyond spring 2023, ministers have said, after record low rainfall has left the country short on water. The news will be particularly problematic for farmers, who were hoping for a damp autumn and winter to refill reservoirs so they could plant and harvest crops into next year. Continue reading… ​Rainfall levels have not been sufficient to dampen soil and refill reservoirs after scorching summerEngland could be in drought beyond spring 2023, ministers have said, after record low rainfall has left…

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