Supermarket giant has today reported that overall sales rose by 8.8% (including petrol) over the last three months. Excluding petrol, sales were up 7.7%. Tesco, which has a 30% share of the UK’s grocery market, said sales are up as a result of its double points Clubcard promotion and heavy discounting. The retail said that [...]
With the prospect of new entrants into the UK mortgage market following the break up of RBS and Lloyds Banking Group, moneysupermarket.com has conducted a study that indicates Britons prefer to deal with established lenders when it comes to buying a property. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has already made it clear that the [...]
Last week, it was announced that nationalised Northern Rock is to be split into two, after receiving the necessary approval from the European Union (EU). Meanwhile this weekend, it has been confirmed by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, that Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are to broken up. The new banks [...]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Money has applied to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for a banking licence, which would enable the consumer credit arm of the Virgin Group to offer deposit accounts. The move comes at a time when consumers have lost confidence in existing High Street banks following the financial crisis and Sir Richard [...]
In a bid to speed up trips to the shops, supermarket giant Tesco has opened the first self-service store in Northampton. The Tesco Express store has five self-service tills but no manned checkouts. There is, however, one member of staff available to authorise transactions for age-restricted items such as alcohol and knives. The news will [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco has today announced a 1.5% rise in pre-tax profits for the half year to the end of August and has bucked the trend by creating 6,500 jobs in the period. Tesco, which has a 30% share of the grocery market, said pre-tax profits were £1.42 billion – up 1.5% compared with the [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco is continuing its expansion into financial services by agreeing a partnership with Fortis, which will form a new motor and household insurance company. Tesco, which has a 30% share of the grocery market, already offers credit cards, savings accounts and insurance via its Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) brand and announced plans late [...]
Moneyfacts.co.uk has revealed that the price contest between supermarkets and banks is hotting up. According to the comparison site, supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury’s have both increased their savings account interest rates and also offer competitive rates on credit cards, loans and life assurance. The Tesco savings account is one of the best performing with [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is opening a finance centre in Glasgow with the creation of 800 jobs. The move is part of Tesco Personal Finance’s expansion programme, which will see it compete with High Street banks. Tesco, which has a 30% share of the grocery market, already offers credit cards, savings accounts and [...]
High street banks are still more popular with consumers than non-bank brands offering financial products despite the banking crisis, new research has discovered. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of consumers polled in a Marketing Week commissioned study said they wouldn’t consider a financial product, such as a bank account, personal loan, or credit card, from outside the [...]
Animal owners taking out an insurance policy for their pet at Tesco over the next fortnight will receive a 35% discount. With the discount cats can be insured from £4 per month, and dogs from £7 per month. The promotion applies to all new customers purchasing a Tesco Standard Pet Insurance policy online before 19 [...]
Savers looking to stash away their cash at Tesco can secure themselves up to £15 of vouchers. Consumers opening a Tesco Instant Access Savings Account this month will be rewarded with up to 1,500 Clubcard points, equivalent to £15 of in-store vouchers, the supermarket bank said. Accounts with a balance of at least £1 on [...]
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has reported that like-for-like sales were up 7.8% for the 12 week period to 13 June. The news comes just a day after fellow supermarket Tesco posted a 4.3% rise in quarterly sales and said it had made a “solid” start to its financial year. Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s, which is Britain’s third-largest supermarket, [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco has posted a 4.3% rise in quarterly sales and said it has made a “solid” start to its financial year. While the rise in sales was better than its 3.7% growth in the previous quarter, it was still lower than its major rivals. Sales growth for the three month period to the [...]
According to Defaqto’s latest assessment of the banking market, supermarkets are well placed to take on High Street banks by offering a range of banking services. Defaqto’s report, titled “Retail Banking: Challenging Times”, has established that the reputation of supermarkets means they are in a strong position to compete with High Street banks. The report’s [...]
Tesco Home Insurance is offering a 45% discount for new customers who purchase a policy online. The supermarket financial provider said the online discount is available on its Value, Standard, and Finest cover. Value cover is Tesco’s ‘no frills’ policy, offering protection for major events such as fire, storms, theft, and floods. Standard cover adds [...]
Friends Provident, the life insurer, has experienced a 40 percent fall in life and pension sales for the first quarter of 2009 to £109 million, as the recession has put off potential customers in saving for the future. Following the reported results, shares in Friends Provident lost 8 percent. In a bid to rectify losses, [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a pre-tax profit of £3.13 billion – the highest ever full-year earnings reported by a UK retailer. The UK‘s largest supermarket, with a 30% share of the market, said the current year had started “solid” with like-for-like sales (stripping out petrol) in the past six weeks rose by 3.4%. The [...]
The Reader’s Digest 9th annual survey has revealed Britain’s most trusted brands, which in today’s climate, has more relevance than previous years. Lloyds TSB (now Lloyds Banking Group following its takeover of HBOS) has retained the top spot for the most trusted bank/building society in the UK. Since the survey commenced, Lloyds has won the [...]
Supermarket giant Tesco is planning to compete with High Street banks by opening bank branches in 30 of its stores by the end of the year. The branches are expected to be called ‘Tesco Bank’ and the supermarket hopes to take advantage of the lack of confidence in existing banks by attracting disillusioned customers. The [...]
Phone fraudsters stealing bank card pins
Fraudsters using a phone scam to trick bank card holders into revealing their pin numbers stole £750,000 in the first four months of this year. This is the same amount stolen through this scam in the whole of last year. The fraudster telephones a bank customer, often someone elderly or vulnerable, telling them that their [...]
FSA rules out ban on interest-only mortgages
Speculation that the Financial Services Authority would ban interest-only mortgages as part of its Mortgage Market Review has proved to be unfounded. However, lenders will be required to monitor the performance of the investment product taken out by the customer to repay the mortgage at the end of its term. Investments are performing poorly because [...]
Bank of England may end free in-credit banking
A director of the Bank of England has warned that official intervention could be considered to end the ‘dangerous myth of free in-credit banking’. Andrew Bailey has already spoken out against free banking in relation to the mis-selling of financial products. In a speech made available to media, he reiterated his concern, saying that it [...]
Bank of England votes against more economic stimulus
The Bank of England voted against a further round of quantitative easing, at its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Just one member, David Miles, voted for further asset purchase to encourage growth in the UK economy, while the other eight members voted to keep the Bank’s quantitative easing programme steady at £325bn. The minutes [...]
Catalogue debt growing says helpline
Calls from people concerned about their debts with mail order catalogues accounted for more than 12 per cent of all calls received by National Debtline last year, compared with just 8 per cent in 2007. More people were concerned about catalogue debt than about payday loans, mortgage or rent, according to the Money Advice Trust [...]
Homeserve faces mis-selling investigation
HomeServe, which provides emergency insurance cover and domestic repairs to households in the UK, is to be investigated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Issues over the possible mis-selling of household emergency policies were uncovered last October during an internal review at the Walsall-based company. Homeserve’s call centre staff were found to be selling ‘Complete [...]
OFT warns Wonga over debt collection methods
Payday loan company Wonga used aggressive and misleading methods to collect debts from customers, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found. Wonga sent letter and emails to certain customers suggesting they had committed fraud and threatening to report them to the police if they did not act in the way Wonga suggested. The company [...]
NS&I re-launches investment account
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has re-launched its Investment Account at a higher interest rate than it previously offered. The account now offers 0.75 per cent before tax, compared with between 0.2 and 0.3 per cent previously, depending on the account balance. Deposits and withdrawals on the account can no longer be made at Post [...]
Rightmove reports property downsizing trend
Two in five property owners planning to sell in the next year are planning to ‘trade down’, compared with one in four who plan to ‘trade up’. A survey by property website Rightmove found that moving to a smaller home is the main reason for moving in nine out of the ten regions in the [...]
More people failing to save for retirement
The proportion of people with no pension savings has grown from 20 per cent to 22 per cent over the past year, according to Scottish Widows’ latest survey. The pension provider surveyed 5,200 adults in the UK, aged 30 or over, and earning at least £10,000 a year, for its annual review of pensions. Ian [...]
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