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, [...]

UK Finance News
Entries from November 2009
Cut price Christmas at UK’s major supermarkets predicted
John Williams - Thursday 12.11.09, 12:56pm
Tags: Personal Finance · Retail · UK economy
UK Savers risking lower returns by avoiding expert help
John Williams - Monday 09.11.09, 17:45pm
Research conducted by Newcastle Building Society, the biggest building society in the Nort East, has found that savers are risking getting lower returns on their investments by not utilising the financial information and support that is freely available to them on the market.
With the base rate at an all time low many savers have already [...]
Tags: Banking · Cash Flow · Interest Rates · Investments · Personal Finance · Savings · UK economy
Bank of England increases QE by £25billion
John Williams - Thursday 05.11.09, 15:12pm
The Bank of England have announced that they will pump another £25billion into the quantitative easing programme, taking it to a total of £200billion in what analysts believe will be the last expansion of the scheme to revive the UK economy.
The bank say that it will take another three months to complete bond purchases through [...]
Tags: Banking · Finance News · Interest Rates · Personal Finance · UK economy · UK interst rates
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







