Fertility and children are a big business. An estimated ten thousand babies are born every year with the help of IVF.  IVF has helped many people who are unable to concieve naturally to have a family.

People wanting IVF face a postcode lottery as to when they will have to pay for the treatment. It is an expensive treatment to undergo, and the issue of whether the NHS should pay for women to have a full cycle of treatment is a much argued over one.

Now Adsa have waded into the middle of the debate by saying they shall offer IVF treatment for just £820. IVF can cost up to £2,000 per cycle for couples.

The supermarket has said that it will sell the treatment in a not for profit move, in a bid to establish itself as a leading pharmacist.

The news will mean that more couples are able to have access to IVF and start a family of their own.

Are supermarkets beginning to overstep boundaries? It is one thing to buy your groceries from a supermarket, quite another  to start medical treatment with one. Asda now has the biggest non grocery items sales thanks to their George clothing range, and pretty soon independent retailers will no longer be able to compete with a company which can afford to offer products cheaper as they are working not for profit.

However, I feel many will welcome the news as a more affordable way to have children and start a family.

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A survey by BIGResearch for the National Retail Federation found that last year consumers planned to spend 10% less on Mother’s Day. Not only this, but the florist Serenata Flowers found that the average Brit spent 50% more on Valentine’s Day than Mother’s Day. Although Mother’s Day is important to consumers, it seems they will always look for discount codes and promotional codes to save money.

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The recession has ensured that consumers are less willing to spend money frivolously. Although no longer in the recession, consumers are still looking for value for money. Trends which are appearing in consumer buying habits include researching products more thoroughly before making a purchasing decision, willingness to haggle for products, comparing prices online in order to establish the cheapest price and using promotional codes and vouchers from sites such as VoucherSeeker in order to get money off items.

Consumer spending online is increasing. The Centre of Retail Research found that UK shoppers spend more online than anywhere else in Europe, on average totalling £1,102. The Centre of Retail Research also predicts that internet shopping will increase, eventually hitting £42.7 billion by the end of 2010.

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When it comes to holidays and retail events the online retail market sees increased interest and traffic. Both Christmas and Valentines Day saw a jump in spending, as people flocked online in order to save money on items.

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When it comes to being British, a few things come to mind. We like to queue, love fish and chips and our home is our castle… we also love shopping online at voucher code sites such as VoucherSeeker (http://www.voucherseeker.co.uk/vouchercodes).

Research by the Centre for Retail Research has found that UK shoppers spent more online than anywhere else in Europe. On average, we Brits spent £1,102 each online last year, getting braver about spending bigger sums on the web.

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According to the Centre for Retail Research, online sales account for 10% of the total retail sales in the UK. The research further predicts that internet shopping will increase this year, eventually hitting £42.7 billion in 2010.

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Men were a key demographic who were quick to turn to the internet in order to save money when the recession hit. In the past, women have been the biggest demographic group of online shoppers, with clothing and footwear proving popular purchases. However men began to realise the saving potential of the internet, logging in online to search for promotional codes and voucher codes and investigating where to make the best savings.

12.9 million men in the UK are now shopping online, compared with just 10.3 women. Since 2006, 839,000 extra men are shopping online compared with an additional 400,000 women.

Another demographic turning to the internet for savings is the ‘Silver Surfer’, typically a pensioner who is learning about the internet and getting online due to easier access and more accessible internet packages.

A survey conducted by Mature Marketing Consultancy, Millennium, questioned four hundred over 50s on their shopping habits. More than a quarter of people questioned admitted to shopping for groceries online, over half spending in excess of £150 per month.

Currently, online discount vouchers and discount codes are more influential to the over 50s group of people than brand loyalty. Quality and price are significant factors for this age range. This may be due to the fact that this age range has a limited pension and therefore need to get value for money.

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