As own brand products have evolved from simply ‘cheap’ options into desirable and competitive goods, those who couldn’t afford to buy anything else have been joined by people from all backgrounds. How is this embrace of private labels changing Britons’ sense of loyalty to traditional brands?

British supermarket chain Iceland has pledged to become the first major global retailer to eliminate all plastic packaging by the year 2023. The move to use only recyclable materials could pave the way for other retailers to make similar pledges, reducing their collective impact on the environment.

In August 2017, artist Miranda July opened a charity shop with a difference. While it sold the wares one might expect, it was based in prestigious department store Selfridges and run by four faith-based UK charities. How can this pop-up inspire other charities and brick-and-mortar retailers?

Once staunchly anti-social, with working-class roots, tattoos are experiencing a renaissance. A new collaboration between Swiss watchmaker Hublot and tattooist Maxime Buchi is the latest in counter-culture luxe, demonstrating that distinctions between high and low culture have all but disappeared.