Price cuts tempt in customers
17.21 Sat Nov 29 2008
Price-cutting promotions and the upcoming VAT reduction are encouraging people back into the shops as retailers report brisk trading.
DSG posts £29.8m losses
17.52 Thu Nov 27 2008
DSG International - the owner of Currys and PC World - has posted losses of £29.8 million in the 24 weeks to October 18.
DSG cuts capital expenditure by £30m
11.56 Thu Oct 23 2008
DSG, Europe's second-largest electrical goods retailer, is to cut capital expenditure by around £30 million as trading conditions worsen.
September retail sales down 0.4%
09.58 Thu Oct 23 2008
Retail sales fell 0.4 per cent last month as consumer confidence was dented by the turmoil in financial markets.
High street sales continue to fall
12.51 Tue Oct 14 2008
UK retailers are continuing to struggle as consumers rein in spending amid the global banking crisis.
Online spending growth falls for August
11.53 Fri Sep 19 2008
Online spending growth slowed last month, but figures have revealed shoppers are still buying more than they were this time last year.
Energy bills push inflation to 4.7%
15.58 Tue Sep 16 2008
August inflation hit 4.7 per cent on the back of huge utility bills and means the Bank of England Governor has to write to the Chancellor.
Supermarket price war continues
13.47 Thu Aug 14 2008
Major supermarkets have announced a new round of price cuts in a bid to lure cash-strapped consumers.
Call urging consumers to save
13.50 Thu Jul 24 2008
The Government has been urged to run a financial health campaign encouraging consumers to save rather than rely on debt.
Mortgage advisers 'fail' consumers
11.04 Wed Jul 23 2008
Fewer than one in ten mortgage brokers are providing acceptable advice to consumers.
Cost of living continues to soar
23.03 Tue Jul 15 2008
Soaring food and petrol prices pushed inflation to a new record of 3.8 per cent in June from 3.3 per cent in May, official figures show.
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