“The net effect of all this is a greater squeeze on the consumer ... or £11,502.40 a year. A 4.1% hike will take it to £230.30 a week, or £11,975 a year. The ‘old’ basic state pension ...

A concentrated menu could reduce Wingstop’s ability to reposition its fare should consumer preferences ... now comprising 30% of sales--should underpin growing average unit volumes, further ...

(Reuters) -Citigroup said on Tuesday its Polish unit has agreed to sell its consumer banking business in the country to Velobank, as the Wall Street giant nears the end of a years-long effort to exit ...

Americans watching the turmoil with tariffs have begun pulling back on spending, as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to stir up economic uncertainty. Consumer spending growth, which ...

with many bars and clubs serving them to customers One puff of hookah is equivalent to taking 30-40 cigarettes puffs in one go, experts at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research ...

Consumer confidence has wiped any gains made in April, with the five-year-ahead measure a cause for concern. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Consumer confidence fell five points in May to 92.9 according to ...

The Wall Street Journal said HSBC laid off 40 employees in the U.S. business banking division. HSBC declined to comment, In 2021, the bank said it was withdrawing from U.S. mass market retail ...

Such payment methods now account for over 40% of all personal spending in the country, reflecting a growing trend of consumers carrying little or no cash with them when going out. A number of ...

Guatemalan Ex-Paramilitaries Sentenced to 40 Years Each in Maya Achi Rape Trial ... saw five former patrol members sentenced to 30 years in prison. They remain incarcerated. In 2016, a Guatemalan ...

Consumer staples companies are considered relatively resilient to economic downturns, but big brands like Reckitt, P&G and Unilever increasingly face competition from cheaper private label brands ...