It looks as if the next victim of the recession on the high street will be childrenswear retailer Adams.
According to the BBC, they’ve applied to go into administration, although they are still not officially under the control of administrators.
Returning Gifts: Your Rights
If you’ve received a gift this Christmas that needs returning to the shop, for whatever reason, what are your rights as a shopper?
What To Do With Your Unwanted Presents?
If you’ve received some unwanted presents this Christmas and are wondering what you should do with them, take a look at our 5 tips for dealing with unwanted presents from a year ago.
Recession Watch: Zavvi, Whittards & The Officers Club
Time for a new series here at Money Watch: Recession Watch. In this series, we’ll look at the effects of the recession on the UK, and this morning there’s some mixed news for three high-street stores.
Woolworths Store Closing Dates
Woolworths have released a list of store closing dates for their 800 shops nationwide.
Explaining The Credit Crunch To Kids
If you’re trying to explain to your kids why Santa Claus isn’t going to be leaving as many presents under the Christmas tree this year, here’s an amusing explanation of the credit crunch for kids.
Woolworths Will Close In January (or Sooner)
More news today from the failing retailer Woolworths; it seems that unless a last minute buyer can be found, all of its stores will be closed by 5th January.
Mortgage Help Scheme Details Released
It seems things have gone a little quiet since Gordon Brown rather hastily announced help for people losing their jobs to pay their mortgage, but we take a look at some more details on the scheme which were released last week.
Where Does Your Tax Get Spent?
Following on from a previous post on how much the average family pays in tax, Where Does It Go has done some more investigation and worked out where exactly the money gets spent.
Cheapest Mobile Phone Ever?
If you’re looking for a cheap mobile phone this Christmas, you probably wouldn’t expect to be getting some change from a fiver.
But Carphone Warehouse is offering a pay-as-you-go phone for about the same price as a pint of beer.