Amazon has announced it will be making further inroads into the seasonal market by stocking Christmas trees. For many, this may be a welcome convenience – especially those living in urban areas – but for others, the unsentimental nature of one-click tree delivery means they'll pass.

Christmas may be the happiest time of the year among those who celebrate it, but it comes with plenty of stressors – whether that’s money, family, or gift-giving. Canvas8 spoke to 20 people from across the US to find out what tends to worry them around the festive season and how they plan to cope.

After a year marked by divisive rhetoric and seemingly incessant bad news, it’s unsurprising that 2016’s Xmas ads move away from the idea of magical jollity. Canvas8 spoke to Rob Thomas, founder of Practical Semiotics, to understand why the idyllic holiday montage is a thing of the past.

Vegg’Up is a recipe app that is simplifying meat-free shopping and cooking in France. Capitalising on the country’s slow embrace of vegetarianism, the startup’s partnership with Biocoop offers a shopping journey that's both gourmet and explorative, rather than out of obligation to a cause.