Money blog: Pound plunges as borrowing costs rise - with economists warning it's a 'big red flag'
Each day the Money blog starts with a regular feature to absorb as you wake up or during your commute - and on Wednesdays we ...
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‘Intense discounts’ fuel record £14.6bn festive grocery sales
More than a quarter of all FMCG sales were purchased on promotion over Christmas, as the UK grocery sector hit its highest level of promotions since 2021.
TikTok ‘cash-stuffing’ budgeting trend contributes to resurgence in ATM use
Breaking down further the data on cash withdrawals at Nationwide’s ATMs, taking cash was predictably busiest in the week ...
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Asda’s Christmas slip leaves it trailing rivals amid growing competition
Asda saw the steepest Christmas sales decline among the UK’s top supermarkets, with a 5.8% drop that cut its market share to ...
Lidl shoppers rush to snap up 20p chocolate treats as supermarket launches major sale
LIDL shoppers are rushing to snap up 20p chocolate treats after the budget supermarket launched a major sale. Posting on ...
Home Bargains owner pays himself £1bn as profits surge
Home Bargains’ billionaire owner has paid himself more than £1bn as the discount chain’s sales topped £4.2bn. Tom Morris, who ...
Britain's M&S had strong Christmas for food, says NIQ
British retailer Marks & Spencer's food business enjoyed robust trading in the run-up to Christmas with sales up 6.8% in the ...
Ocado and Marks & Spencer crowned the big winners of the Christmas grocery battle
Date from research group Kantar showed Ocado sales rose 9.6% for the three months to December 29. M&S saw food and drink sales rise by 8.7%.
Revealed: The winners and losers in the Christmas supermarket wars - how did YOUR favourite do?
Tesco had a 5.0 per cent increase in sales over the 12 weeks to December 29 with its 0.8 percentage point share gain the ...