In many small towns, the ____ is becoming less important than out-of-town shopping centres.
high street
back street
main street
central street
Are you _______ buyer, or do you spend a lot of time choosing what to buy?
a repulsive
an impulsive
a propulsive
an impulse
Something which is bought to demonstrate the wealth of the buyer is a status ____
product
purchase
symbol
object
Some established businesses are _____, but others are being forced to cut prices or close down.
thriving
throbbing
threatening
thrashing
The effects of changes in shopping habits are likely to be __________
far-reaching
far-stretching
far-lasting
far-fetched
Retailers are choosing to ____ the making of their products to overseas suppliers.
crowdsource
outsource
import
export
The disappearance of large shops means many city centres are now _____, with increasingly high crime levels.
prosperous areas
grey areas
up-and-coming areas
no-go areas
Today, it can be argued that people do not understand the ___ of money as much as they did in the past.
cost
price
value
worth
Etsy mainly focuses on handmade craft products, _____ are made by artists.
more of them
most of which
many of which
most of that
Items such as food and warm clothing are regarded as ____
necessities
necessitated
needful
necessaries
Around the world people have different attitudes towards spending money. ___ often stem ___ their cultural values.
that/ out
they/ with
those/ out of
these/ from
Large online retailers are beginning to _____ smaller shops and businesses.
press out
stick out
squeeze out
squash out
It is rare that joy is is found in _____, for this feeling usually comes from within.
possessions
positions
obsessions
additions
The world is certainly becoming more _____, as people can't resist the latest luxury items.
materialist
materialistical
materialistic
materialised
Households today ___ far less fresh food than they did a few years ago.
acquire
accumulate
consume
require
Success in fashion is the ability to constantly ____ the consumer of the need to acquire more clothes.
inform
deceive
redefine
convince
