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Stat: Is the creator economy broken?

A survey of 5,095 creators in 100 countries has found that despite the creator economy being valued at £184bn ($250bn, €215bn), 67% of creators earned under £7,360 ($10,000, €8,590) last year.

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Retail

Stat: Frugality has become a global status symbol

More than three-quarters of shoppers now engage in some form of trade-down behaviour, choosing cheaper alternatives, DIY solutions or secondhand products over premium purchases.

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Food & Drink

Stat: The consumer impact of the UK’s GLP-1 boom

GLP-1 use is accelerating across Britain, reshaping how millions of people eat, drink, exercise and shop. Research from consultancy firm PwC finds that 5% of UK adults, or nearly 3m people, currently use GLP-1s, while 9% have taken them at some point. By the end of 2027, PwC expects usage to reach 13%, equivalent to about 7m people.

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Technology

Stat: Rising memory costs reshape China’s smartphone market

Smartphone sales fell by 13% during this year’s 618 shopping festival – similar to Black Friday – compared to the same period in 2025, because rising memory-chip costs are restricting phone companies’ ability to offer discounts.

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Marketing & Branding

SXSW London 2026: Speed Up or Slow Down?

From prepper-minded technocrats to Gen Z's quiet rejection of trend culture, we've rounded up everything you need to know from SXSW London 2026 and what it means for your business.

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Value & Finance

Stat: Confidence in university degrees hits record low as value debate deepens

An inquiry into England’s student loan system begins on Tuesday (2 June) amid rising doubts over the value of university degrees, as a new British Social Attitudes survey shows that 34% of people believe a degree is not worth the time and money, up from 14% in 2005.

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Retail

The Ordinary turns beauty marketing into a luxury supermarket parody

The Ordinary has launched The Markup Marché, a supermarket-style pop-up designed to expose the pricing psychology and pseudoscientific language often used in beauty marketing.

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Retail

Stat: The forces dividing and uniting modern Britain

Some 79% of Britons believe society is becoming angrier, according to ITV’s latest What Unites A Kingdom report, which explores the changing mood of the nation in 2026.

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Stat: Rising costs force 3m UK households to skip meals

Some 3m UK households are now skipping meals as rising living costs push consumers to take increasingly drastic financial measures, according to new Which? research.