Sales of ‘ethical’ food goods will hit £2bn this year, as consumers try to shop with a clear conscience, according to a report out today
MoneyExpert: Credit Card Spending Doubles In Five Years
The amount spent using debit, store and credit cards was £470 billion in 2005 – double that of 2001, according to a new report.
MoneyExpert: The Demise Of The Fee-free Balance Transfer
When looking for a credit card to suit your financial needs, the proposition of a fee-free balance transfer is becoming a “dying breed”, a financial analyst has said.
This Is Money: Lenders To Blame For Bad Debts
High Street banks’ calls for tough controls on debt firms have been dismissed by the Government, which says lenders are to blame for the problem
This Is Money: Visa Joining The Stock Market
The Daily Mail City team explain why the brand on millions of credit cards plans to sell shares in a public offering
This Is Money: Fading Fame For Prudential
As its influence wanes in the City and suburbia, the insurer’s chairman may have no choice but to accept a takeover offer
This Is Money: Shoppers To Pay For Plastic Bags
Consumers could be charged for plastic bags at supermarket and shop checkouts in a crackdown being urged by ministers
This Is Money: Royal Mail Chief Snub To Public
Royal Mail’s chairman provoked outrage yesterday with an astonishing claim that ‘the people we deliver to are not our customers’
This Is Money: Carphone ‘could Lose Orange Too’
Mobile phone operator Orange looks likely to follow Vodafone and adding to Carphone Warehouse’s troubles by cutting off supplies
Scotsman: UK Spending On Cards Hits £470bn
BRITONS are putting more on their plastic than ever before. In 2005 the UK spent a total £470 billion on charge, credit and debit and store card transactions, up 50 per cent on the level recorded in 2001, says analyst Datamonitor.