Ever spent more at the shops than you really wanted to? Of course you have, but it might not be all your fault. Greg Dixon examines the subtle ways the giant shopping centres, retailers and even our brains persuade us to spend more than we mean to.

Experts are predicting paper receipts will be phased out and replaced with emails in the years to come.

There's no sign of any Rugby World Cup spend up in the latest electronic card statistics for September published this morning.

Viva is delighted to announce "First Light - Fashion's Night Out" on Friday September 30, the first event in a year-long schedule of activities planned by the High Street Guild.

With World Cup fever riding high with our hospitality and tourism industry, I'd like to pose a timely forward thinking question

When the money comes in slower than it goes out, experiences an emotion from her youth - pay-day panic.