12 Apr 10

Sunday Best

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

Research by the Office for National Statistics on social trends suggests that saving is history and consumers have shifted from buying material goods to recreation and culture
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/apr/08/social-trends-ons-spending


Organic sales slump for first time as recession takes a bite out of market
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/12/organic-food-recession-shopping


Digital Economy Act likely to increase households targeted for piracy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/apr/12/digital-economy-bill-households-piracy


More than one in five Britons 'never eat at the table'
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/more-than-one-in-five-britons-never-eat-at-the-table-1942370.html


John Lewis rings up £59m in record Easter takings
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/09/john-lewis-record-easter


AOL plans to sell or shut down Bebo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8606379.stm


Election 2010: As personal finances feel the squeeze, how will the main parties ease the pain?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/apr/11/election-2010-personal-finance-parties


High street cheered by sales uplift
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7575109/High-street-cheered-by-sales-uplift.html


Gordon Ramsay and Pixie Lott join campaign to promote milk sales
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article7094784.ece


UK recovery set to slow, BCC warns
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7560498/UK-recovery-set-to-slow-BCC-warns.html


Nationwide Building Society is to stop some customers taking out less than £100 over the counter at its branches
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/building-societies/7577550/Nationwide-restricts-cash-withdrawals.html


Priced out of property? The iPhone generation shop too much and don't save
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/apr/10/priced-out-property-mortgages-homeownership


Petrol prices hit record high and could increase even more
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2010/apr/08/petrol-price-increas


How YouTube made superstars out of everyday people
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/11/youtube-web-video-stars