May Cash transactions total £3.33 billion – highest level since last September, reports Post...
New figures today reveal cash transactions totalled £3.33 billion at Post Offices in May – the highest level since last September (£3.35 billion).
In May,...
Aldi opens first checkout-free supermarket
Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, where shoppers will be able to pick up products and leave without queuing to pay.
The discount supermarket’s...
Is Buy Now Pay Later the solution to stalling aftermarket growth?
Rising inflation, spiralling prices and higher servicing costs are all combining to pose a challenge to the aftermarket sector.
With a recent McKinsey report forecasting...
More than a quarter of payments in 2020 were contactless as cash use plunged
More than one in every four payments last year were contactless as cash use plunged, according to figures from a trade association.
Coins and banknotes...
Moneysupermarket snaps up cashback site Quidco
Price comparison group Moneysupermarket.com has agreed to buy cashback business Quidco in a deal worth up to £101 million.
Moneysupermarket said it will pay £87 million...
Pret told to review drink subscription adverts after complaints
Sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has been told that it should look at how it advertises its monthly subscription service after reports...
Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, says...
Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show.
Debit and credit card transactions accounted...
Contactless payment limit to jump to £100 in October
The limit on contactless payments is set to rise for the second time in less than two years from October as the Government tries...
Britons splash out over bank holiday weekend as card use hits 21-month high
Britons used their payment cards more last weekend than at any point since Christmas 2019, before the pandemic struck, according to new data.
Barclaycard, which...
Hobbycraft launches ‘Cut & Create’ subscription service to help customers embrace digital crafting
Hobbycraft has launched its new Cut & Create subscription service to help digital crafters get the most out of their machines.
The subscription will be...
