UK service sector sees fastest growth in 24 years as consumers start to spend again By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 3 June 2021 Activity in Britain’s service sector shot up at its fastest rate for 24 years in May, as pandemic restrictions loosened … Read more
Consumers are rallying to British food products to help local suppliers suffering from post-Brexit export chaos and a drop in demand from pubs and restaurants due to coronavirus lockdowns. Top chefs are among those supporting UK seafood producers who are facing huge problems exporting to Europe, with Rick Stein’s son Jack buying 220lb of lobster … Read more
Borrowers of Britain’s booming £2.7billion ‘buy now, pay later’ industry will soon be able to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service after it was announced lenders would be regulated under new government plans. It comes as regulators warn there was an ‘urgent need’ to protect shoppers from ‘a number of potential harms’, including the possibility … Read more
Consumers used £2.3billion of ‘buy now, pay later’ credit to pay for Christmas – 40 per cent of all festive shopping Research found that one in four shoppers used firms such as Klarna Shoppers spent an average of £170, adding to a total bill of £2.3billion The research was carried out by credit reporting firm … Read more
Robocallers are posing as Apple and Amazon support to trick consumers into handing over credit cards and account information Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers of a robocall scheme Scammers are pretending to be Apple and Amazon customer support They are tell people there is an issue with their account or an ordered package … Read more
Devastating wildfires in California could mean consumers will sip on smoky-tasting wine for years to come, according to experts who say it is permeating grapes and changing the flavor California wildfires are releasing intense smoke that is permeating grapes Experts say that consumers can expect smoky-flavored wine for years to come Smoke is also making its … Read more
TalkTalk has been named as one of the worst companies for customer service by its broadband customers, new research has revealed. Landline consumers of Virgin Media also said they were the least satisfied when it came to the overall service whilst Three saw the biggest complaints from mobile customers, according to data from Ofcom. Meanwhile, … Read more
A shock jump in inflation last month has sparked fears that Britain could face a cost of living crisis as the impact of the recession hits people hard in their pockets. With further mass job cuts on the cards as the Government’s furloughing scheme comes to an end in the autumn, higher prices for products … Read more
A third of all new cars sold globally will be electric by the end of this decade as petrol and diesel vehicles ‘likely reached their sales peak’ during the pandemic, according to a new industry report. Deloitte says some 31.1million plug-in vehicles will be bought annually worldwide by the year 2030, with the shift in consumer sentiment … Read more
‘Boyce, with the buzzer ball… and, he misses…’ that’s a frequent sentence in my head in recent weeks, as I take my basketball down to a local court and play solo, as part of my commitment in lockdown to keep moving. The nudge to purchase a ball, walk five minutes to the hoops in my … Read more