Emma Churchill

It seems that less and less consumers feel as strongly as they once did about supporting their local stores, fearing that the national supermarket chains are becoming all too powerful and could eventually dictate what and where we buy Especially during the current credit crunch, selecting outlets where the cheapest items can be found means people are literally putting their money where their mouths are and this is most likely to be in the national chains who can still command the cheapest prices

An independent survey commissioned by Electricity4Business, an electricity supplier targeting small and medium-sized enterprises, has found that despite fuel prices doubling in the past year, businesses are doing little to cut their energy bills With energy prices on the rise month on month for the past 22 months and wholesale costs now double what they were last year, households and businesses are paying more than ever for gas and electricity