British shoppers might be forced to show Covid vaccine passports to go clothes shopping, it was revealed today. Downing Street refused to rule out allowing non-essential shops to demand proof of jab status today as it faced an ever-escalating backlash against the plans. Sir Keir Starmer and Labour gave their clearest indication yet that will … Read more
Online shoppers fear their personal details could be stolen as hundreds of ‘lost’ Royal Mail and Hermes parcels are being auctioned off by mystery sellers on eBay. Sellers have been making up to £140 per bundle of undelivered items which include electrical items and jewellery. The listings have snaps of the parcels, with some saying … Read more
Shoppers set for tidal wave of spending as consumer confidence hits highest level since before 2008 financial crisis By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 April 2021 Shoppers are ready to unleash a tidal wave of spending after consumer confidence hit its highest level … Read more
Where have all the Easter eggs gone? Angry shoppers share snaps of empty supermarket shelves – while one Waitrose customer jokes they ‘should have bought theirs at New Year’ Many Brit shoppers found themselves on unwanted Easter egg hunt this morning Frustrated customers shared snaps of empty shelves at supermarkets to Twitter Mumsnet thread started … Read more
Return of the ‘money back bottle’? Shoppers could be handed 20p for every plastic bottle or can they recycle as Government mulls bringing back popular 1960s deposit scheme The Government has long been planning to introduce a deposit return scheme Scheme would see a small deposit added to the cost of drinks in plastic bottles … Read more
Return of the ‘money back bottle’? Shoppers could be handed 20p for every plastic bottle or can they recycle as Government mulls bringing back popular 1960s deposit scheme The Government has long been planning to introduce a deposit return scheme Scheme would see a small deposit added to the cost of drinks in plastic bottles … Read more
That’s not what I ordered! Boohoo shopper left baffled after £19.60 tie dye hoodie arrives with dirty-looking splodges instead of the print she was expecting Natalie, 19, was left baffled after ordering a men’s tie dye hoodie from Boohoo She took to Twitter to show what she had ordered compared with what arrived Natalie had … Read more
Online grocery group Ocado saw sales surge nearly 40 per cent to £559million in the 13 weeks to 28 February, a new trading update shows. On average, Ocado customers spent £147-a-time on their shop, with Marks & Spencer products ‘consistently’ accounting for over a quarter of the basket. With plans to open further warehouses and … Read more
Regulators should crack down on ‘profiteering’ from card companies as Visa hikes interchange fees for shoppers buying from the EU by 475% Visa is the UK’s largest card provider with an 84% share of the card market It appears to be joining Mastercard in raising interchange fees by up to 475% European merchants are billed … Read more
For consumers, it’s one of the body blows of Brexit. Since Britain left the EU, tens of thousands of shoppers have been hit by a raft of unexpected extra charges when buying goods from websites based in Europe. In some cases, there have been demands of nearly a half as much again on top of … Read more