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With sunny spells increasing Easter footfall and Curated Makers Market looking to host Manchester’s newest showcase of Independent and Creative Businesses, find this and more interesting articles in this week's latest trends and news in retail & design.

Warm weather stunts Easter footfall

UK footfall over Easter weekend was 13% down on the same period in 2019, as warm weather and a chance to socialise without restrictions pulled shoppers away from stores, new data shows.

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Klarna pledges to match consumer donations towards planet health for Earth Week

Leading payments and shopping service Klarna has pledged to match all consumer donations made towards planet health organisations through its Give One initiative this Earth Week, which culminates with Earth Day on Friday 22 April.

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Curated Makers Market look to host Manchester’s newest showcase of Independent and Creative Businesses

Curated Makers hosted their first Curated Makers Market on the 19th and 20th of March, showcasing eleven independent local businesses and their handmade products to the shoppers of Trinity Leeds. This new market will double in size this month and become the monthly destination, within Trinity Leeds, to find locally made gifts with real people and stories behind them.

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New study shows consumers taking digital habits in-store

U.S. consumers are four times more likely to use online ordering and curbside pickup in comparison to other regions, according to a new report. The data comes from the 2022 Global Digital Shopping Playbook, a PYMNTS and Cybersource collaboration, and is part of a six-nation study of more than 13,000 consumers and 3,100 businesses.

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UK consumers avoiding impulse purchases as cost-of-living crisis puts the squeeze on spending

As the UK inflation rate reaches 7% and the cost-of-living crisis hits home for shoppers, new research has uncovered that Brits are becoming more thoughtful about the purchases they make rather than shopping off impulse. In marked contrast to the era of #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt where digital ad spending reached a record £17.3bn in 2021, nearly half of UK shoppers claim not to have made any impulse purchases in the last six months.

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Whimsigothic is the witchy new interiors trend that has TikTok under its spell

A touch of 90s goth, a sprinkling of cluttercore and a pinch of cottagecore, mix it all together and you’ve got TikTok’s new fave interiors aesthetic – whimsigothic.

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