Articles, tagged with "woolworths", page 3

Credit Crunch Shopping For Bargins

Middle-class Brits are now turning to budget supermarkets, which have seen a 25 per cent sales boost. Tightening household expenditure has meant smart shoppers are searching for ways to make their money go further at the checkout. In a recent article in ... Read >
Author: michael challiner

Government finds hand-out scheme included the deceased

It has come to light that the Australian government's cash-handout scheme designed to help kick-start the economy has passed the aid to thousands of people that had earlier died. The stimulation package was set up as part of a multi-billion dollar sche... Read >
Author: Samuel Gooch

Debt Management: Doing It Right

Recent times have seen a large increase in personal bankruptcies which has been fuelled by increasing levels of unemployment. Large employers such as Woolworths, MFI, Whittards and Wedgwood have suddenly vanished from the high streets and shopping centres... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Debt Management for Homeowners

People worry more over finances than any other individual subject. In these uncertain times it seems that such worries are justified. Just a little while ago the country was basking in the sunshine of a booming economy and record low levels of unemploymen... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Less Money, More Learning: The effects of an economic downturn on adult education

By comparison, the US is far more vocal about any positive outcomes as a result of an economic crisis than the UK are. Over here of course, our focus on the bleakness may well be because there is nothing positive occurring, but this seems unlikely - espe... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Internet Businesses can yield the Best Return

Yesterday I had lunch with a group leader from my church and we discussed about how the "financial crisis" had affected most businesses around the world. He worked in a leading Telecommunications company and told me there were a few people being made redu... Read >
Author: Tyrone

New survey triggers concerns for pension safety-net

Pension experts have revealed that the scheme set up to protect final salary pensions could be in trouble. As pension shortfalls have recently hit a record high, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is in danger of being submerged from a high level of cla... Read >
Author: Samuel Gooch

The Internet Phenomenon's Affect on Wholesalers

It's difficult to ignore the internet boom that's been gathering momentum over the past 7-8 years, especially as it shows no sign of slowing down. The internet has changed the way we work, communicate, date, research and game, but especially the way we sh... Read >
Author: petera

Pic N Mix haul | Retail sector news from Workcircle

The last bag of Woolworths Pic N Mix auctioned on eBay raised a staggering £14,500.10. Following the closure of the high-street store chain last November, Ed Adams Store Manager of the Petts Wood branch, snapped up the last bag of Woolworths iconic Pi... Read >
Author: trumpington

ROMANCE IN THE RECESSION

Let's talk Valentine's Day. A day when all hopes of love and romance are heightened, only to be thwarted with an onslaught of tacky toys and materialistic junk that collects in our attics, before being taken to a car boot sale 8 years on. A day of sulki... Read >
Author: sarah hague

Insurers Encourage Brits to Opt for the Motorcycle

As the weather is forecasted to worsen within the next few days, so is the UK economy. According to experts, it is predicted that the UK economy is set to deepen throughout 2009. As more people struggle for cash with Woolworths officially seeing its... Read >
Author: Arti Manani

There's blood on the pick 'n' mix

The nation's high streets could quite possibly never be the same again, after news that one of the country's most iconic retailers is up for sale for a nominal price of £1. Apparently the 800-branch company is incredibly close to bankruptcy, although a s... Read >
Author: John Smith

Loans: Beware of sharks

This year money is the hot topic or the lack of it with many factors of everyday life now costing much more than they used to from food to fuel it's all making it tougher on the average wage earner. The recent announcements of two major UK brands Woolwor... Read >
Author: Andy Adams

Finding employment during the credit crunch

Summary: Times are hard at the moment for everybody, but so much harder if you are in a position where you are looking to find a job. Whether it is because you are one of the unfortunate thousands who have been made redundant as a result of the recent ec... Read >
Author: David

Supermarket Credit Cards

Recent years have seen a big increase in competition within the Australian credit card industry, a sector that only five to ten years ago was heavily dominated by the big four banks. Some of these new issues have neen local non-bank issuers while others h... Read >
Author: Click4credit

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