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Co-op will launch a deposit and return bottle scheme at UK festivals this summer - but you'll only get your deposit back in vouchers, rather than cash.

Supermarket giant Asda has started to put a £99 pre-authorisation hold on the cards of customers who pay for fuel 'at the pump' in some of its stores - and other petrol stations could soon follow suit.

The Tesco.net email address service will be closed down on 27 June - if you've got one of these accounts you'll need to move to an alternative provider.

Waitrose will be removing takeaway coffee cups from all of its stores by autumn - if you're a MyWaitrose customer you'll need to take your own cup to get your free hot drink.

S ainsbury's is to trial a complete overhaul of its Nectar loyalty scheme in the Isle of Wight where shoppers there will no longer earn an automatic point for each pound spent. Instead they have to actively pick selected items to earn points on before shopping.

Shoppers in England could face paying a deposit on drinks bottles and cans which is then repaid when they recycle them, under Government plans to tackle plastic waste.

Pizza Express unveiled its new app today, whetting users' appetite with the promise of a totally free pizza. But unfortunately the launch has proved sloppier than a Sloppy Giuseppe, with disappointed customers left sitting in restaurants unable to get the deal.

The advertising watchdog has cleared Argos over claims it hiked a number of prices just before its popular 3for2 sale last September. But its investigation has revealed the store failed to include 'Was' and 'Now' labelling on more than 100 items in the run-up to the promotion.

All Toys R Us stores in the UK are expected to close in the next six weeks. Here are need-to-knows for customers with gift cards, outstanding online orders, return rights and the retailer's 'Take Time to Pay' layaway scheme.