Spending falls at fastest rate for four years as consumers tighten belts

Household spending has fallen at the fastest rate in almost four years as rising prices have made consumers less willing to splash out on furniture, clothing and trips out. Spending fell by 0.3% between April and June compared with the same period a year earlier, the...

On Advertising: Wimbledon In Style For Marketers at Wimbledon, Bringing a Reverent Hush to Their Ads

Wimbledon In Style For Marketers at Wimbledon, Bringing a Reverent Hush to Their Ads Photographs and Text by BEN ROTHENBERG July 9, 2017 A view of a Wimbledon court. Slazenger, a British sporting goods manufacturer, is an advertiser, but in keeping...