Tag Archives: Retail and Consumer

Phone phishing scams have been rising steadily since the start of lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This type of scam often involves phone calls designed to trick people into believing they are speaking to a customer services agent at a legitimate company such as Amazon, Microsoft, DPD, BT …

One of the best parts of the festive period is the amount of discounts offered by retailers just after Christmas on Boxing Day. December 26 is usually an incredibly busy period for shoppers, with previous years seeing them descend on the high street and queue outside their favourite retailer from …

Christmas is well and truly finished for another year, meaning it is time to be getting the household back into some sort of post-festive normality. For a lot of us, that could mean popping out to the shops to restock the fridge and freezer with some basics after we raided …

Christmas Day is almost here and many of us may be waiting for any last minute gifts, parcels and cards to arrive in the post. However, this year’s post has been a little different due to the result of the industrial action that has seen Royal Mail workers stage walkouts …

Christmas is officially just nine days away, meaning you might find that you still have quite a few things left to finish up, including some last minute gifts. If, like so many of us, you are thinking about getting some last minute orders in online, then you might want to …

An Ayr town centre retail hub is to be sold off. The Lorne Arcade – home to nine units in the centre of the High Street – is on the market for offers over £700,000. Landlords have decided to cash in their chips on the site, which plays host to …

As the UK gears up for the upcoming bank holiday weekend for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, there may be a few changes to supermarket opening times and Royal Mail deliveries. The celebrations are set to kick off on Thursday, June 2, with Scots being able to enjoy a long four …

TSB is warning people to be on the lookout for scammers as reported cases of impersonation fraud have surged by 300% since 2019. Impersonation fraud is an attack in which a criminal impersonates a company, business, organisation or individual as a key component to lure unsuspecting people into sending money …

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to everyone with unused Royal Mail first or second class stamps at home. The financial guru urged viewers of The Martin Lewis Money Show Live to exchange any unused stamps they have lying around the house before they expire at the start of next …

Users of MoneySavingExpert (MSE) have ranked Amazon Logistics as the best parcel delivery firm in the UK for the first time in its annual post-Christmas poll. The results come after another challenging year for firms across the country who continued to provide essential services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, …