With Britons doing more online shopping than any other nation, high street retailers are finding new ways to lure people through their doors. London's EAT17 is a one-stop shop, offering kitchen towels, gourmet sausages, a quick burger or fancy evening meal, all under one roof.

France’s transport ministry has announced a new initiative to get people out of their cars and onto their bikes. Employers have pledged to pay their staff 25 cents for every kilometre spent commuting on two wheels. But do financial incentives actually change behaviour?

The number of people living in cities is increasing, but the number of young urban drivers is falling. These are the same urbanites that IKEA has been targeting with the PS Collection Instagram campaign, and now the brand is meeting them on their own turf: the city centre.

It's sustainable. Many grocers have tried to solve the packaging waste problem, but Berlin-based supermarket Original Unverpackt thinks it has the answer. Replacing boxed or encased grocery items with bulk-bin style shopping, the supermarket is entirely packaging-free.