Living Are designers to blame for the waste crisis in the creative industry? Overproduction and overconsumption are intrinsic to the design industry, from fashion to consumer goods. 01/03/2021
brussels bureau What's the beef? Veggie burger ban rejected by MEPs MEPs have voted to allow the use of words such as “steak”, “sausage”, and “burger” for plant-based products, rejecting farming industry advocates pleas to limit terms to meat-based foods. 20/10/2020
United Kingdom The John Lewis Christmas advert 2019 is here Retailer John Lewis has released its annual Christmas advert, marking the beginning of the festive season for many in the UK. 14/11/2019
Good Morning Europe ECJ makes move to give consumers clarity on goods from annexed areas The ruling, by the European Court of Justice said the labels could no longer imply that goods produced came from Israel itself. 13/11/2019
Green News Malaysia fights back to ‘protect the reputation’ of palm oil The biggest supermarket in Malaysia stops selling anti-palm products following a national offensive to preserve the country’s key export. 05/09/2019
USA Sex toy maker sues NYC transit for refusing their ads, allowing erectile dysfunction ads Dame Products alleges the New York City MTA discriminated against their ads while allowing phallic art promoting impotency medication. 20/06/2019
Living Climate-smart shopping in the world’s first recycling mall The Swedish ReTuna Återbruksgalleria makes shopping climate-smart. People even buy their old items back. 04/02/2019
France Why France is ordering supermarkets to hike the price of Nutella Given the 'gilets jaunes' protests, this could prove to be controversial. 31/01/2019
United Kingdom Scottish artist tackles consumer culture with new exhibit in London Surrealist artist and fashion designer Philip Colbert's talks about how his new show that tackles everything from consumer culture, climate change to social media 17/12/2018
World Where are the cheapest and most expensive countries in the EU? Which EU countries will your money go the furthest in, and how do prices for goods and services compare to wages? 27/08/2018
world news Marks and Spencer to close 100 stores Marks and Spencer to close 100 stores by 2022 22/05/2018
Austria Are parents being tricked into buying children’s shoes more often? A survey in Austria found the overwhelming majority of children’s shoes are shorter than advertised. It’s prompted researchers to speculate if it’s a deliberate ploy by manufacturers to get parents to buy more often. 10/04/2018
USA Museum of failure starts 1st US tour in Los Angeles Swedish collection comes to Hollywood to show off the near-misses or downright lost causes of creative capitalism. 09/03/2018
USA Texas store apologises after bottled water offered for €35 in storm aftermath Best Buy said offering cases of bottle water for inflated prices was an isolated incident. 30/08/2017
United Kingdom UK ups pressure on EU to move Brexit talks onto trade The British government repeats calls for talks with Brussels to move onto trade, as new position papers include a proposal for goods and services to be treated together. 21/08/2017
