Category - shopping

Shoppers want fair trade watchdog for supermarkets

agency reporter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:56:47 +0000

Eight out of 10 shoppers want a watchdog appointed to monitor and penalise supermarkets which treat suppliers unfairly, according to a poll commissioned by Traidcraft, the Christian-based fair trade organisation.

Is more shopping really our salvation?

Giles Fraser — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:33:27 +0000

The Bank of England reports that members of the public now owe £1.457 trillion, £1.219 trillion of which is secured on dwellings, the value of which continues to diminish, says Giles Fraser. So is more shopping the answer?

Polish priest in supermarket 'sell out' row

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:41:45 +0100

A Polish priest has defended his decision to allow his parish to be used to advertise and recruit staff for a new Tesco hypermarket, despite previous church criticisms of the UK retail giant.

Polish parliament bans trading on Catholic feast days

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:20:23 +0100

Polish parliamentarians have voted to ban trading on Roman Catholic feast days after complaints that foreign supermarkets, such as British-owned Tesco, are ignoring the religious needs of workers.

Church kicks shopping into touch for Lent 2008

staff writers — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:35:05 +0100

Methodists all over Britain will mark Lent 2008 by only shopping for essential items. They will try to reduce their carbon footprint and focus on the essentials of life, raising awareness of the true cost of consumerism.

Methodists to go 46 days without shopping (for anything but essentials)

staff writers — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:15:54 +0000

The average UK household spends £443 a week, with £58 on recreation & culture and £62 a week on transport. But what if we didn't? What if we said ‘no’ to all this spending and settled on just buying what we need?