Online shopping

Online shoppers are to be better protected under new EU rules, which were approved yesterday.

Hayfever sufferers can save serious cash by buying tablets online, but there's no safety guarantee from unregulated firms.

Tesco Clubcard customers can double the value of their reward vouchers to spend on items including furniture, clothes and toys at the supermarket from Monday.

Online shoe retailer Shudoo.co.uk has admitted customer orders may not be completed after hitting serious financial problems. MoneySavingExpert.com understands the firm will officially go into liquidation any day now.

Discount chain Poundland plans to open 50 new stores next year and is considering online trading in an expansion fuelled by the recession, it says.

More than four in ten cashback site users have not received payment after shopping online, a study claims.