In Brexit Britain, at least death is getting cheaper


Intense competition: Customers enter a Carpetright store in Derby. The firm is under pressure from online rivals and a new chain started by the family that originally founded Carpetright. — Reuters

WHAT do carpets and coffins have in common?

They are both suffering as the Internet makes prices more transparent and consumers shop around. That's the message from both Carpetright Plc, which has been floored by a slump in demand, and funeral director Dignity Plc, whose earnings will be six feet under this year.

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