New Philosopher

Forever shopping


We no longer go shopping. Those days are over. This is the conclusion reached by auditor KPMG in its latest survey on the shopping habits of the planet.

Fast-changing technology, and streamlined, which surveyed 18,430 people in 50 countries, noted that “millions of consumers no longer ‘go’ shopping, but literally ‘are’ shopping – at every moment and everywhere.”

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