According to a survey by the Department for Transport, Brits are becoming more sedentary. Not only are they walking less, but they are leaving their homes less often as online shopping and social media are driving ‘profound’ behavioural changes.

While Aldi and Lidl are seeing huge growth in the UK, hard discount retailers are losing market share in France to the point that Dia, formerly the third biggest hard discounter, closed all of its stores in May 2014. What is it about hard discounters that puts off the French?

In France, specialist beauty retailers have lost significant market share, and people are warier of what they put on their skin. Aroma-Zone says DIY beauty products are the answer. But will French women swap well-loved luxury brands for lotions and potions they have to make by hand?

"When we say money, it means spending. When we say credit, it means debt," drawls Stromae in ‘Alors on danse’, the hit that put the Flemish-Rwandan pop star on the map. But why is this mournful, post-financial crash dance anthem so popular?