<p>Prevalence of screw-top bottles and abstinence among young people blamed for falling popularity of gadget</p><p>It was once an essential piece of kit in every kitchen but, like the corks that gave it a reason to exist, tastemakers are announcing the “death of the corkscrew” after it lost the battle with screw-tops and younger consumers who do not know how to use one.</p><p>Forget music or fashion, it turns out that it is ownership of a corkscrew that divides young and old, according to research. Only 27% of 18- to 24-year-olds own one of the devices while for the over-65s that figure stands at 81%, according to the annual trends report by the household goods retailer Lakeland.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/11/death-of-the-corkscrew-only-27-of-young-people-in-uk-own-one-report-says">Continue reading...</a>