Health and beauty chain Boots has joined other retailers in pledging to swap plastic bags for paper, after facing criticism earlier this year for keeping medical prescription bags in plastic to protect medication during transport.

From M&S;’s sandwich to the Home Office placing the Pride flag on its social media accounts, more and more organisations are keen to display their support for the LGBT+ cause. But does this alienate or attract British consumers?

This month, Santander achieved the highest uplift in Ad Awareness of any brand in the UK – a +7.9 change in score.

Back in April European Council President Donald Tusk granted Britain another Brexit extension and urged politicians: “Please don’t waste this time.” Yet the House of Commons is currently occupied by a Tory leadership campaign that brings a Brexit solution no closer.

Fast fashion is an increasingly hot topic as consumers become more environmentally aware, conscious about the impact of their shopping habits and look to reduce waste.

Fast food chain KFC launched a completely vegan “Imposter Burger” this week, which customers will be able to trial for the next month at 20 restaurants, mostly in London and Bristol.

Supermarket chain Waitrose has begun a trial to cut down on plastic packaging by removing it from flowers and plants, offering loose fruit and vegetables and allowing customers to refill their own containers with produce such as pasta, rice and cereals.

WHSmith’s latest headache comes in the form of Which?’s annual high street shop survey, in which the stationer ranks last for the second year running with an overall customer score of just 50%.

This month, Sainsbury’s achieved the highest uplift in Ad Awareness of any brand in the UK – a +7.5 change in score.

Consumer confidence has maintained last month’s 2019 high of 105.5, with the outlook for household finances and house values improving the most.