The British obsession with class has been revisited again, this week with the announcement that we no longer fit into three social classes. Instead we...

Households in England and Wales are braced for an average 3.5% hike in their water bills, regulator Ofwat said on Tuesday. Households will pay an a...

Billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green is on the verge of selling a chunk of his fashion brand Topshop to US investors. The tycoon is in talks to of...

The Office of Fair Trading has called for information to explore the extent to which businesses are monitoring online shoppers and using the data to t...

When a country is out of recession, history has shown that consumers quickly revert to their old spending habits, however, evidence suggests that consumers will continue to be cautious with their spending long after the current recession ends.

Retailers should consider targetting youth products at kids from emerging market countries, as British kids' low spending confidence is affecting cons...

The UK's market leading cinema chain Cineworld has announced a further three sites for new cinemas in Bracknell, Swindon and Broughton Park in Chester...

In one of my recent blogs I explored the increasing importance of the customer experience, particularly because customers are now also publishers - they can easily tell their friends how good or bad your service is at the push of a button.

Inflation figures published on Tuesday are expected to show that the squeeze on consumer spending maintained its grip in May. While many economists...

The number of empty shops hit an all-time high last month amid a post-Christmas series of retail failures, according to a new survey. Town centre v...

Consumer confidence fell back last month as fears over the economic climate took hold, according to mortgage provider Nationwide. Nationwide said i...

A record £400 million was repaid from personal borrowings in December as consumers continued to shrink their debts, the Bank of England has saidy. ...

The UK's retail sector showed further signs of stress on Monday, as HMV and Morrisons released disappointing Christmas figures, while data from Visa s...

The cost of ingredients for this year's Christmas dinner has risen by £7.50 since 2010, official figures have shown. The typical basket of goo...

Friday is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year as consumers rush to grab last-minute bargains before the Christmas weekend, Visa has pr...

There are fresh warnings that retailers face a bleak Christmas despite reports of crowds of shoppers braving the cold to snap up gifts in the last ful...

More than 11 million people are set to spend in excess of £1 billion - at about £1.5 million a minute - on Saturday, with December 17 predicted to b...