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Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom

More than half of UK adults still spend money on the games, toys and collectables they loved growing up, with LEGO, Pokémon and retro gaming among the biggest beneficiaries, according to new research.

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Coverage
11 outlets · 11 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, United States
English
Countries concerned
United Kingdom
Diplomacy · intensity 0.0 · tone 1.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 11 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by glasgowworld.com (United States), . 11 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    glasgowworld.comUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  2. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    manchesterworld.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  3. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    nationalworld.comUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    birminghamworld.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  5. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    newcastleworld.comUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  6. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    wakefieldexpress.co.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  7. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    banburyguardian.co.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  8. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    bedfordtoday.co.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  9. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    northantstelegraph.co.ukUnknownUnited States → United KingdomEnglish
  10. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    northamptonchron.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  11. Adults spend £8.6bn on childhood favourites in Britain's nostalgia boom
    yorkshireeveningpost.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish