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