Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts did not lift Black Friday spending in November, figures suggest.
Shopper are increasingly using chatbots for their hard-to-buy-for family and friends, with implications for bargain hunters and businesses.
Discounts often aren't the cheapest prices, but here's how to make sure you're getting value for money.
Research from Consumer group Which? reveals that eight in 10 Black Friday deals were actually cheaper or the same price at other times of the year.
A Devizes charity is backing the national Buy Nothing New campaign - an alternative to Black Friday.
The new facility near Hull is the size of 11 football pitches and currently employs 2,000 people.
Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?
Experts tell us how to work out if a deal is a genuine bargain or could leave you out of pocket.
Traders in West Yorkshire say they cannot cut prices like big retailers during Black Friday.
