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