10 May 10

Sunday Best

A round-up of this week's most interesting consumer news....

Shopping's brave new world
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article7115608.ece

Workers suffer from fall in income
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7682564/Workers-suffer-from-fall-in-income.html

Home buyers wait for General Election result
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/7685360/Home-buyers-wait-for-General-Election-result.html

Poundland: Posh shoppers buy into bargain paradise
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/09/poundland-recession-success-sold

General Election 2010: election odds keep the bookies busy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7702554/General-Election-2010-election-odds-keep-the-bookies-busy.html

Shoe fans aTwitter in dash for Jimmy Choos
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/shoe-fans-atwitter-in-dash-for-jimmy-choos-1970230.html

An American pastry, originally cooked by the Amish community, is becoming a surprise hit in Britain, outselling cup cakes and doughnuts at bakery counters
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/7685287/Move-aside-cup-cakes-whoopie-pies-are-all-the-rage-now.html

The rise of the geek dad
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article7117730.ece

Microsoft Internet Explorer losing share to Google Chrome
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7676289/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-losing-share-to-Google-Chrome.html

Funeral costs jump almost 50%
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/08/funeral-costs-jump