For most of us the recent news that there will be a 2.5% rise in VAT will not effect us, or at least we'll have time to prepare for it in 2011.
Whilst it seemed such a long way off when the news first broke about the VAT rise in the UK the New Year has started and 2011 is underway. Hard to believe that we are already into 2011 and ...More
How does a VAT increase effect shopping therapy
For most of us the recent news that there will be a 2.5% rise in VAT will not effect us, or at least we'll have time to prepare for it in 2011. Whilst it seemed such a long way off when the news first broke about the VAT rise in the UK the New Year has started and 2011 is underway. Hard to believe that we are already into 2011 and the price rises have started to create careful shopping habits. It's not so much that retail therapy is being curbed but costs for everyday living makes the pennies go not ...
Christmas Shopping 2010
Another season of Christmas shopping approaches the World. The high streets in the UK will be as busy as ever despite the UK economy being covered by grey clouds. The on-line retail figures yet again suggest the UK consumer is leaving the high street to find bargains on-line. And bargains on-line are definitely on offer. The latest trends for children in 2011 indicate a strong performance for electronic toys. There are no clear winners at the moment so anything could come along within the next month so hold on to your wallets before making big ticket item purchasers.
Harrods Sold
Wealth will enable a man to by a lot of things however, in the end it’s not going to be the thing that matters. The Egyptian-born businessman decided to sell his impressive Harrods store in London. He sold the store to the Qatar royal family’s investment company Qatar Holding. The deal was rumoured to have been closed around $2.3 billion. However, this amount was not confirmed by the adviser of the Al Fayed family. The main reason why Mohammed Al Fayed sold his high-end store is he wants to spend more time with his children and grand-children. Although ...
Preparing yourself for Easter Sales
Just because you have a credit card doesn't mean you should go out and spend spend spend, yes? Equally true is the notion that interest free and not paying until 2012 will not cost you anything, wrong. You still have to pay for the goods, so why don't you save up and wait until you have enough cash to buy your goods? Because you are saving your cash for Friday night down the pub or clubbing at the weekend? Buy the dress on credit and buy the drinks with your hard earned cash is not the way forward. If you don't have ...
2010 Best Retail Outlets
As the Christmas sales end and the increase in VAT the UK consumer now has to consider with retail therapy is best spent online or travelling to the nearest shopping centre. No one would dispute that shopping online make life so much easier, no traffic to deal with for 1 and no playing dodgems during parking. The real question is where is all this going. It's not always down to choice - impulse buying for example is more often than not carried out after a social gathering. A trip to the coffee shop will almost invariably mean walking past lots ...
For most of us the recent news that there will be a 2.5% rise in VAT will not effect us, or at least we'll have time to prepare for it in 2011.
Whilst it seemed such a long way off when the news first broke about the VAT rise in the UK the New Year has started and 2011 is underway. Hard to believe that we are already into 2011 and ...More
Another season of Christmas shopping approaches the World. The high streets in the UK will be as busy as ever despite the UK economy being covered by grey clouds.
The on-line retail figures yet again suggest the UK consumer is leaving the high street to find bargains on-line. And bargains on-line are definitely on offer.
The latest trends for children in 2011 indicate a strong performance for electronic toys. There are no ...More
Wealth will enable a man to by a lot of things however, in the end it’s not going to be the thing that matters.
The Egyptian-born businessman decided to sell his impressive Harrods store in London.
He sold the store to the Qatar royal family’s investment company Qatar Holding.
The deal was rumoured to have been closed around $2.3 billion. However, this amount was not confirmed by the adviser ...More
Just because you have a credit card doesn't mean you should go out and spend spend spend, yes?
Equally true is the notion that interest free and not paying until 2012 will not cost you anything, wrong. You still have to pay for the goods, so why don't you save up and wait until you have enough cash to buy your goods? Because you are saving your cash for Friday night ...More
As the Christmas sales end and the increase in VAT the UK consumer now has to consider with retail therapy is best spent online or travelling to the nearest shopping centre. No one would dispute that shopping online make life so much easier, no traffic to deal with for 1 and no playing dodgems during parking. The real question is where is all this going. It's not always down to ...More
