The Body Shop Sign Truro (Photo credits: Body Shop website)
With the lead up to Christmas right around the corner, Cornwall starts to ready itself for the holiday season.
However, how is this year going to be different with our cost of living crisis becoming higher than ever before.
Christmas is a time of giving but this year it seems people will have to prioritise themselves.
The cost of living has nipped our heels throughout the year in Falmouth, with different shops closing and sales dropping, but with Christmas sparkling on the horizon, how will doing the last-minute panic shop look?
Em Parker, the owner of Bean, mentions how her sales have slowly declined over the years.
Emely Parker in her shop. (Photo credits: Emely Parker)
She says that Summer is their busiest time of year, so she fears that her shop won’t be a big of a hit this Christmas as the years before if people don’t want trinkets and souvenirs.
Parker says, “no one has the disposable income to ‘treat’ themselves anymore.”
Ed Talling, student and Body Shop worker in Truro, says, “Christmas is a busy time of the year for any industry, whether you are in retail or hospitality, but Body Shop and their managers help everyone pull their weight”.
Ed believes despite his fears of being too over worked, he understands that the cost of living will not affect the Body Shop too much.
The company offer a scheme where customers can help those less fortunate and can donate towards a gift set to Women’s Aid charities.
Ed highlights that the cost of living is being hit the worst for young people not being able to even give a gift to their parents or loved ones.