Brits buying 145 million extra presents online, 1 billion in total

Brits are due to buy an extra 145 million presents online this year due to the Covid-19 crisis – meaning more than one billion presents will be purchased electronically. Experts have calculated that the excess packaging from all the presents being delivered online is going to see an additional 150,000 trips by delivery vans –…

1 in 4 adults buying Christmas presents for themselves

Almost a quarter of adults plan to buy a Christmas present for themselves this year – because they don’t expect many gifts from others and think they deserve a treat. A study of 2,000 Brits found 12 per cent are planning to splash out on their own games console while 15 per cent want to…