Posts Tagged ‘shopping’
10 Black Friday Deals Worth Shopping – According to The Modems’ Gadget-Obsessed Editors
Black Friday used to be about camping outside big-box stores, elbowing strangers for discounted TVs and pretending you knew the difference between 40Hz and 120Hz refresh rates. Thankfully, 2025 has delivered a more civilised evolution – online deals, next-day delivery, and the ability to shop the world’s best gadgets without ever leaving your duvet. And…
Read MoreLocker Launches Payback: Meet The Platform Turning Your Weekend Fit into Pay-Day
The social-shopping landscape just got a major upgrade. After a year in beta, Locker – a platform that sits at the intersection of style, community and commerce – is fully opening up its Payback programme to every U.S. user. That means 250,000 registered users (and a million monthly visitors) can now link their PayPal and…
Read More1 in 3 Gen Z (and 1 in 4 Millennials) Now Turn to AI Platforms for Shopping Advice
It used to be that shopping advice came from your mum, a Vogue columnist, or – if you were really lost-asking a department store sales associate for help. Then the influencer industrial complex happened, and suddenly millions of us were scrolling through try-on hauls, “must-have” lists, and glossy affiliate links every time we opened Instagram.…
Read MorePinterest Just Launched ‘Thrift Shop’ – And We Think TikTok Shop Should Be Worried
There’s a new player in the resale game, and it’s arriving right on time for autumn’s vintage renaissance. Pinterest has officially launched Thrift Shop – a dedicated hub for secondhand shopping running from August 20 to September 26 – and it could shake up the way Gen Z spends their money online. Rather than relying…
Read MoreBeauty Tech Brand Lustre ClearSkin Is About To Be Everywhere
Boots is levelling up its beauty tech game, and the latest addition to its shelves is a big one. Lustre ClearSkin, the LED skincare brand that started out online, has officially landed in 127 UK stores and on Boots.com. For Lustre, it marks a major milestone – its first big retail partnership and a chance…
Read MorePayPal Just Gave The Deckchair A Tech Glow Up
Brits love a deckchair. Stripy, squeaky and impossible to fold away gracefully, the humble seaside seat is a national treasure. But this summer, PayPal has decided it’s due for an upgrade – and not just a new lick of paint. Think WiFi, wireless charging, and even a built-in seagull deterrent. Welcome to the age of…
Read MoreAmazon Prime Day: Our 10 Favourite Fashion And Beauty Tech Best Deals To Shop Now
Amazon Prime Day is here – and honestly, our wallets are shaking. But this year, instead of impulse-buying a pasta maker you will use twice, why not upgrade your beauty routine or style game with some seriously smart tech? Whether you are after a face-lifting gadget, a frizz-fighting hair tool, or headphones chic enough for…
Read MoreTikToK is Almost Leading The UK’s Beauty Industry
Forget lipsticks under fluorescent lights and awkward in-store testers. These days, your next holy grail product is more likely to pop up between a cat video and a chaotic GRWM – all thanks to TikTok, the app that’s fast becoming the UK’s buzziest beauty retailer. Yes, retailer. According to NielsenIQ, TikTok is now the UK’s…
Read MoreSainsbury’s Is Introducing ‘VAR-style’ Cameras At Self-Checkouts
Sainsbury’s is rolling out some serious tech to catch cheeky checkout behaviour — and yes, it involves replays. In a move that feels more “Match of the Day” than meal deal, the supermarket giant is introducing VAR-style cameras at self-checkouts to catch shoppers in the act of not scanning their items properly. If you’re the…
Read MoreAlexa Chung X Vinted
Millennials, assemble. Alexa Chung is putting her actual wardrobe up for sale, and it’s happening on Vinted. That’s right – the queen of indie sleaze, the blueprint for mid-2000s cool, is handing over the keys to her sartorial kingdom, and we’re all invited in. The sale drops on 4 May (set your alarms), and for…
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