Amazon Prime Day is here: These are the best lightning deals – including PlayStation, Xbox, HDTVs, Kindles July 15, 2015 Amazon is attempting to recreate the shopping frenzy that was Black Friday with a bumper day of sales and promotions for Prime members. Amazon Prime Day has more deals up for grabs than the shopping day back in November which sparked fisticuffs in supermarkets and record sales. The online retailer is offering customers around the [...]
This Inspector Gadget-style jacket could revolutionise your commute: The Baubax jacket being funded on Kickstarter is possibly the world’s best travel jacket July 8, 2015 Tangled headphones, awkward eye contact and a climate that's either way too hot, or way too cold, the daily commute is a minefield. Now, there's an idea to solve all these problems – an Inspector Gadget-style jacket. Somewhere to keep your iPad? Check. a compartment to hold your headphones? Check A pillow to rest your [...]
Marks & Spencer AGM: Setback for M&S as clothing sales slide off hanger July 7, 2015 Investors and retail observers allowed themselves a small sigh of relief in April when Marks & Spencer brought 14 consecutive quarters of falling general merchandise sales to a halt. After efforts to improve the quality and style of its clothing and to win back disillusioned customers, it seemed to have broken a spell. [...]
John Lewis to start charging for click-and-collect orders under £30 from this month July 1, 2015 Grave news for middle England: John Lewis is about to start charging for click-and-collect orders. The department store's managing director Andy Street revealed the plans – to charge £2 for orders worth less than £30 from the end of July – during last night's Christmas in July preview. There will be no charge [...]
Greek default: What happens next? Will the referendum lead to a Grexit? What if Greeks vote “no”? All your questions answered July 1, 2015 Last night the inevitable happened and, despite attempts by the country's leaders to persuade the Eurozone to provide it with a third bailout package, Greece failed to stump up the €1.5bn (£1.1bn) it owed the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On Sunday, the country will hold a referendum, asking its people whether they are prepared to [...]
Fifa presidency: Bookies favour Blatter to be Fifa president at Christmas June 26, 2015 Given his 17-year reign, Sepp Blatter was never likely to give up his presidency easily. And following his about-turn today, Bookies are now saying he is favourite to be Fifa president at Christmas, with odds of 5/6 at bookmaker PaddyPower, suggesting that a vote for new president won't happen until next year. However, they are [...]
TFI Friday to return with Chris Evans in hot seat after anniversary show scored blockbusting ratings for Channel 4 June 23, 2015 Channel 4 is bringing back iconic 1990s music TV show TFI Friday with host Chris Evans at the helm once again. The eight-part series will begin this autumn, although an exact transmission date has not been set. Channel 4 gained one of its best ratings for the 20th anniversary show (officially its 19th, [...]
Internet sales account for 11.5 per cent of retail as total spent online falls in May June 18, 2015 People in the UK spent £733m online in May 2015, down from £755.5 in April, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. Internet purchases accounted for 11.5 per cent of total sales in the UK for the month, which totaled £6.4 trillion. While the month-on-month figure was down, people in the UK spent 7.7 [...]
RBS glitch affecting 600,000 payments for customers of RBS, Natwest, Coutts and Ulster not resolved until Saturday June 17, 2015 RBS has failed to put through around 600,000 payments for customers across the group as a result of a technical issue – and the money could be missing for several more days. RBS, Natwest, Coutts and Ulster Bank are all thought to have been affected by the issue, which was discovered first thing this [...]
E3 2015: Microsoft announces Xbox 360 games to be playable on Xbox One and reveals Gears of War 4, Halo 5 and Minecraft Hololens footage June 15, 2015 Microsoft will give gamers a Christmas present they've long been waiting for this year by making old Xbox 360 games playable on a new Xbox One model. At the E3 games convention in Los Angeles Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced backwards compatibility for the first time – meaning Xbox One owners will be able to [...]