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'Discount addicts' in threat to High St stores

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'Discount addicts' in threat to High St stores - Experts warned yesterday that Britain has become addicted to discounts after retailers suffered their worst Christmas for decades



'Discount addicts' in threat to High St stores  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Experts warned yesterday that Britain has become addicted to discounts after retailers suffered their worst Christmas for decades
Queen's 'City honours ban' for fatcats  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The Queen has endorsed a crackdown on honours for bankers and City fat cats because of their role in causing the economic crisis
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
Car bosses 'abandoned' by government  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
A row has broken out between the Government and leaders of the motor industry, who have accused Ministers of abandoning the sector
Millions may find that gift vouchers are worthless  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Millions of shoppers could be at risk of losing money received as gift vouchers if issuing retailers fall into financial difficulty
Driving instructor training alert  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Redundant professionals retraining as driving instructors are falling prey to rogue operators who charge high fees with little guarantee of a job
End near as Woolies shuts 200 branches  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
A quarter of all the UK's Woolworths stores closed their doors for the final time yesterday after a frantic last day of trading
Tough new rules on big bail-outs  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The Treasury is drawing up a tough new rulebook that will say when firms will and will not get Government help during the present crisis
Shoppers to cut back despite sales frenzy  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Record numbers have flooded the post-Christmas sales but new research suggests nine out of ten shoppers will cut spending in 2009
Cartel move sparks fears of gas price surge  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The price of natural gas could rise after the world's biggest suppliers agreed the basis for a cartel as powerful as the oil exporters' Opec
Jobless total 'heading for record 3.5m'  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The number of jobless will almost double to 3.5m over the next two years, a leading economist has warned
The best (and worst) funds of 2008  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
It has been a terrible year for investors, but have any experts delivered? This is Money rounds up the best and worst funds of 2008
Zombie alert in suburbs as Woolies dies  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The closure of Woolworths threatens to bring 'zombie High Streets' to many of our towns as shoppers turn to supermarkets and retail parks
Falling pound cuts Costa trips by a fifth  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's love affair with the Costas is cooling as the pound slumps against the euro with holiday bookings down dramatically for next summer
Royal Mail to put 3p on a first-class stamp  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Royal Mail announced the biggest ever rise in the cost of a stamp yesterday
Bailout banks upping first-timer rates  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks in which the Government owns a stake are charging first-time buyers nearly £50 a month more for average mortgages than other lenders, research shows today
50% tax relief on giving to poor  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
The wealthy are to be encouraged to give more money to charities under a Treasury plan to offer 50% tax relief on gifts to the poorest
Start new year by ending Equitable saga  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Duffield and a hard lesson we can learn  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: The star of 2008 is... a money lender  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Sea of liquidity could sink us  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington 2008: Year of consumer victories  [12/28/2008 01:17 PM]