Zara now charges online shoppers £1.95 for returns at third-party drop-off locations: Could online returns payment become the norm? Zara now charges a £1.95 fee for online order returns to third parties Returns of online orders in Zara stores are always free, the group said. One in three fashion items purchased online returned, findings show … Read more
Coinbase shares plummet after reporting $430 million loss: With its stock down 80% since launch day and crypto prices plummeting, what’s next for investors? Coinbase’s share price has plummeted since its market debut last April It now trades at $72 after suffering a quarterly loss of $430 million With the market in freefall, he reported … Read more
Consumers have ‘curbed’ their shopping habits due to soaring costs of living, new data shows, as warnings intensify over essential bills. The latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor revealed that sales fell in April after a sharp drop in consumer confidence. Separate figures from Barclaycard showed credit card spending was rising for essentials but slowing for … Read more
Borrowing boom: Biggest monthly increase in credit card debt in 30 YEARS recorded last month in signs households grapple with rising bills Bank of England data shows £1.5bn of new credit card borrowing last month This is an increase of 9.4% in one year, in a context of sharp rise in household bills The amount … Read more
Asda clashes with Waitrose over use of ‘essential’ word as it escalates price battle with rivals By Archie Mitchell for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 28 March 2022 | Update: 21:50 BST, 28 March 2022 Asda has escalated the price war between the supermarket giants by launching a budget range to compete with rivals. … Read more
Santander raises the rate of its Easy Access Isa just before the end of the tax year, making it a rare major bank entry in our Best Buys savings tables Santander increases its e-Isa account to 0.8% for 123 global customers Global non-123 customers are offered a rate of 0.7% This means that Santander offers … Read more
Chase Bank today raised the bar for savings providers by offering an easy access rate that blows the competition out of the water. The savings account, linked to the Chase checking account – which is an app only – offers savers a rate of 1.5%. Savers can deposit up to £250,000 (although only £85,000 is … Read more
Until recently, electric vehicles were unaffordable for most drivers, with prices 37% higher than gasoline or diesel models. But with prices at the pump approaching £2 for a liter of petrol, the balance is changing. Even with the 5p per liter tax cut announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week, the cost of petrol and … Read more
With inflation, rising energy bills and taxes, most households will be looking for ways to make their finances more efficient. For those at the bottom of the income and wealth ladder, making ends meet is a real problem. For those who have accumulated greater wealth, the cost of living crisis will be less painful, but … Read more
Ferrari teases its new SUV: The iconic Italian automaker unveils the official shot of its long-awaited ‘Purosangue’ family car to be unveiled THIS YEAR Ferrari confirms its very first SUV model will be unveiled ‘later this year’ A first official photo of the car has been published on the brand’s Instagram account Codenamed “Purosangue”, translating … Read more