Pubs and restaurants expect rail strikes to hit third of Christmas bookings Action ‘could cost hospitality sector £1.5bn in lost sales’ in peak season as it continues to struggle with rising costs The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022
UK retailers boosted by November sales of winter coats and hot water bottles Total sales rose by 4% but figures were helped by inflation masking lower volumes, says BRC The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022
UK grocery inflation hits 14.7%; recession looms as housing market weakens – as it happened UK households face £682 rise in annual grocery bill as prices soar, and there’s ‘no peak in sight’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
UK retailers braced for tough Christmas as shoppers feel squeeze Two surveys show extent of cost of living crisis as businesses enter what should be most profitable period The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Retail sales slow as consumers turn to pre-loved gifts for Christmas Sales across almost every category online and in store have fallen year on year as consumers adjust to shrinking household incomes. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
More of us are cutting down on going out and on spending Over half of people said in a survey that they would be staying in more evenings, playing games and watching box sets Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022
Not going out: 51% of people ‘will spend more evenings at home to save money’ More than half of people plan to cut their discretionary spending, such as buying new clothes or dining out, to save money, Barclaycard said. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Figures show people buying blankets, jumpers and air fryers ahead of winter Sales of items such as computers and TVs have dropped Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022
Price inflation buoys shop sales as cost-of-living woes hit shoppers The latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for September showed that price inflation offset a decrease in transactions by shoppers over the month. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Consumer spending slows in August as inflation bites Separate figures from Barclaycard also showed that card spending slowed to its lowest levels for more than a year. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
10 ways people got clever with cash this summer to offset cost of living crisis New data from Barclaycard highlights how people across the UK are changing their spending behaviour. Daily Record · Aug 23, 2022
One in 12 people have a side hustle to ‘make ends meet’, new research shows The average spending on utility bills rose 43.9 per cent year-on-year in July The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
Retail sales get boost due to the hot summer as inflation pressure continues Spending is on the up, but experts warn that tightening of belts is on the horizon Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022
July could be ‘lull before the storm’ for retailers and consumers Cost of living crisis and rising inflation predicted to hit consumer confidence and spending The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022 Hot summer weather buoys retail sales as inflation pressure continues The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for July showed that total sales increased by 2.3% during the month.
Edinburgh Live · Jul 29, 2022 Barclaycard users furious after being unable to make contactless payments 'for weeks' Some Barclaycard customers say they haven’t been able to use contactless since March, according to MoneySavingExpert, who first reported the issue with the payments
Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 Barclaycard customers furious after being left unable to make contactless payments Barclaycard customers haven't been able to pay for products using contactless following a technical glitch. Some users say the issue has been going on since March
Chronicle Live · Jul 28, 2022 Barclaycard customers unable to use contactless for weeks after technical glitch Angry credit card customers have taken to social media to ask why they can't use contactless when they make a purchase
Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022 10 ways to save money right now - quitting Netflix to keeping your car on the drive Trends have been spotted in how people in the UK are looking to save money during the cost of living crisis, with households cooking from scratch more and repairing old clothes
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022 UK retailers hit by sharp drop in spending as inflation soars Boost in demand in June on back of jubilee celebrations fails to prevent third successive fall
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 Nine in 10 ‘worried about finances’ as cost-of-living crisis looms Data from Barclaycard revealed that 91% of consumers are concerned about the impact rising household bills are having on their personal finances.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022 China lockdown worries hit stocks; Uber and Twitter shares fall; Wizz Air to cut more flights – as it happened Shares hit as China try to quell resurgent Covid-19 outbreaks, while shares in Twitter drop after Musk tries to cancel takeover, and Uber is hit by leak
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022 More than a third ‘have ditched at least one subscription as living costs rise’ Some 31% of those cancelling subscriptions cite higher prices as a reason why, according to Barclaycard Payments.
Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2022 Warning issued to Barclaycard customers over problem affecting cards The financial giant has said it is urgently working to fix the problem after some people were finding they could not use their card for contactless purchases
Wales Online · Jun 29, 2022 Barclaycard issues urgent warning to customers over problem affecting cards They say they are urgently working to fix the problem