The major UK supermarkets are preparing themselves for what some are expecting to be the biggest cut price Christmas period in years, adding pressure on specialist retailers and fighting for a share of the former Woolworths market, following the collapse of the retailer after last Christmas.
The UK’s top three supermarkets are all expanding non-food ranges, [...]

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Cut price Christmas at UK’s major supermarkets predicted
John Williams - Thursday 12.11.09, 12:56pm
Tags: Personal Finance · Retail · UK economy
UK Finance: Britons to spend less this Christmas
John Williams - Tuesday 03.11.09, 12:39pm
The findings of a survey conducted by Broker Execution Ltd has revealed that Britons expect to spend less on presents this Christmas than they did last year, with fears of unemployment, higher taxes and utilities and recovery from the recession among the many worries high on the agenda for the general public.
The survey which was [...]
Tags: Personal Finance · Retail · Savings · Tax and Duty · UK economy
UK Finance: Harrods offers gold bars ‘off the shelf’
John Williams - Friday 16.10.09, 17:06pm
The flagship store of London’s Knightsbridge borough, Harrods have this week started selling gold bars and coins, over the counter. While the commodities are obviously not on display, the discreet private investor is able to conduct business in the Harrods Bank.
Situated on the lower ground floor the gold including a 12.5kg bar will be displayed [...]
Tags: Finance News · Investments · Personal Finance · Retail · UK economy · World Economy
UK Finance:Primark sales boost AB Foods forecast
John Williams - Monday 07.09.09, 11:26am
Associated British Foods sales forecast for the year has been boosted by the performance of its retail clothing chain Primark, who have seen an increase in sales while market rivals such as Marks & Spencer and Next have recently reported a decline.
The recession and decent weather in the UK for the first six months of [...]
Tags: Europe · Retail · UK economy
UK Finance:Tesco double rewards for Clubcard shoppers
John Williams - Friday 14.08.09, 12:20pm
Tesco have announced that they will doubling shoppers rewards through it’s Clubcard loyalty scheme starting from August 17 in a move that business analysts say could cost the supermarket a massive £400million a year.
The supermarket has already spent £150million re-launching the Clubcard in May this year, but rival stores in the top four UK supermarkets, [...]
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