Retail, Shopping & Consumer Spending News

Black Friday is often seen as one of the best times of the year to bag yourself a bargain. However, predictions suggest that the UK’s cost of living crisis will put consumers off spending as much in...

For those already struggling due to rising household bills, could the festive season be the time when we see people fall further into financial difficulty as they try to afford the high costs and...

Every year, Christmas seems to get a little earlier. One minute it’s November and you have all the time in the world to buy gifts. Next thing you're rushing around frantically with 3 days to go...

Christmas can be an expensive time of year. Unnecessary amounts of food need to be sourced, travel arrangements made and of course, the presents. It’s something that has become so commonplace that...

Christmas dinners will be over 3% more expensive than last year as food inflation on certain items is set to add an extra bite to end of year festivities.The information, released by data analytics...

American Express will offer cardholders up to £25 cashback on spending at participating small businesses until 15 December.The American Express Shop Small scheme has been run in conjunction with Small...

A scheme allowing people to withdraw up to £50 in cash from retailers’ tills without making a purchase will be rolled out to more than 2,000 shops before the end of the year, helping plug a hole left...

Our pandemic reliance on grocery deliveries and Amazon packages took our online shopping bill to over £110 billion for the first time last year.In total, Brits spent just under £113 billion online in...

Retail sales were boosted last month by a surge in spending on clothes as non-essential shops reopened for business.The Office for National Statistics said that retail sales ticked up by 9.2%, with...

The reopening of non-essential shops in England and Wales last week saw shoppers flocking back to the High Street to treat themselves.Data from analyst Springboard shows an 87.8% increase in...