Yahoo News Are selfie sticks over? Sales of device plummet by FIFTY per cent
It's loved by some, loathed by many... but the selfie stick could be dying out.
Sales of the device have slumped, according to John Lewis.
The department store reported that sales fell by 50 per cent during the past year.
The figures are the culmination of a selfie stick backlash.
They have been banned from the National Gallery in London and the Wimbledon tennis championships.
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A recent poll by YouGov revealed that 71 per cent of people in Britain felt foolish when using a selfie stick.
According to John Lewis’s annual report, “How We Shop, Live And Look”, selfie sticks are on their way out along with CD storage racks and tablecloths.
On the up are items such as designer lightbulbs, wireless headphones and the Dyson hairdryer.
Ornamental pineapples and flamingos are also enjoying a surge in popularity, according to John Lewis.
Maggie Porteous, director of shop trade at the store, said: “It’s clear to see the impact of what has been a disorientating year on what our customers have been buying in 2016.
“Shoppers have been increasingly drawn to bigger and bolder trends, with clashing colours and prints, copper hues and even pink flamingos proving exceptionally popular.
“2016 has also proven to be the year that customers truly mastered the art of jumping seamlessly between online channels and shops to best suit their needs and mood.”
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