From toothbrushes to paper clips, Harvey Nichols’ special Christmas collection encourages people to buy “a little something” for their loved ones – so they can buy “a bigger something” for themselves. It taps into a growing trend: self-gifting.

House of Fraser, Debenhams and Starbucks have all signed partnerships with Giftcloud - an app that lets people send each other e-gifts via email, text message and social media channels like Twitter. Could this be the future of Christmas presents?

Christmas seems to come earlier every year – or at least the marketing and advertising frenzy that precedes it. Festive madness is becoming even more all-conquering since the arrival of Black Friday in the UK, but how has the way Brits shop and think about Christmas changed?

Presents, turkey, carols and crackers – what's not to love about Christmas? And although the 25th of December only comes around once a year, a September 2015 report from Greene King shows that Brits are already gearing up for the festive season, buying presents and booking get-togethers.