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Unilever sees ice cream sales plummet as tourists avoid hotspots during Covid

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Ice cream sales at consumer goods giant Unilever took a hit as tourists stayed away from the hotter climates of Italy and Spain during the summer due to Covid Ice cream sales at consumer goods giant Unilever took a hit as tourists stayed away from the hotter climates of Italy and Spain during the summer … Read more

Spending on pets and DIY soars… but sales of clothing plummet 

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High Street’s tail of two halves: Spending on pets and DIY soars… but sales of clothing plummet By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 September 2020 Retail sales are growing at their fastest rate in 18 months thanks to a boom in spending on … Read more

Summer is over! Temperatures are set to plummet as today’s autumn equinox brings wind and rain

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Summer is over! Temperatures are set to plummet as today’s autumn equinox sees wind and rain sweep in from the West – before FROST hits the parts of UK by the weekend Today is the last day of Indian Summer’s sunshine in Britain before wind and rain move in across the country  Temperatures are expected … Read more

Tonic? Not really. Fever-Tree revenues plummet as shut pubs hit sales

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Tonic? Not really. Posh mixer maker Fever-Tree sees revenues plummet as shut pubs hit sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 8 September 2020 The mass closure of bars, pubs and restaurants hit tonic sales at mixer maker Fever-Tree, despite rising demand for cocktails … Read more

MARKET REPORT: BP and Shell plummet as oil drops on Covid fears

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Oil majors were on the back foot as the price of Brent crude tumbled below $40 a barrel for the first time since June. Fears are mounting that a rise in coronavirus cases around the world – including in the UK and US as well as parts of Europe and India – could hold back … Read more

Button up for the Bank Holiday! Temperature will plummet this weekend after Storm Francis

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Temperatures will plummet over the Bank Holiday weekend after Storm Francis battered Britain with near-record 81mph winds. The clear-up has begun after the storm, which saw the vicious gusts hit The Needles near the Isle of Wight on Tuesday. This is just short of the August record for the UK which was 87mph recorded in … Read more

Sheep farmers resort to BURNING wool as Covid causes price to plummet

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Sheep farmers are now resorting to burning wool after a huge price crash during the coronavirus pandemic has rendered it basically worthless.  Dairy farms experienced a similar crisis at the peak of the outbreak in April, when they were forced to pour a million litres of milk down the drain as demand from factories nose-dived. … Read more

The Masked Singer’s ratings plummet by 30 per cent as show returns to television

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Losing its sparkle? The Masked Singer’s ratings plummet by 30 per cent as show returns to television By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:57 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 11 August 2020 Channel 10’s The Masked Singer returned to screens on Monday night. But despite months of hype and a … Read more

ITV profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers drop in advertising sales

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Historic drama rocks ITV: Profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers historic drop in advertising sales By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 ITV profits plummeted by 93 per cent in the first half of the year after the pandemic triggered a historic … Read more

Sales of plastic bags plummet 97% to a record low since the 5p charge was introduced 

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Sales of plastic bags plummet 97% to a record low since the 5p charge was introduced More than seven billion bags were given out by the biggest supermarkets in 2014 Now typical shopper buys just four plastic bags every year in an incredible drop  Plastic bag charge of 5p was introduced in October 2015 by … Read more