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Canada cracks down on US price competition

Consumers buying clothing in North America have seen a disparity between the prices in Canada and US, where they are often much more expensive. While they are different markets, the Canadian government is set to unveil legislation to target the retail price gap between its country and the US, giving the domestic competition watchdog new powers,...

Fashion

UK shoppers take advantage of weak dollar

According to the Telegraph, thousands of UK shoppers are finding a new way to exploit the weakening dollar by ordering goods from US websites and having them shipped over here. According to figures obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, online purchases by UK shoppers from two of the US's biggest department stores have increased by 150 per cent over...