Brits Benefit From Deflation, finds International Price Comparison Study

DATE: 10th December 2008: Plunging prices on essential and luxury items means that Britain has fallen from being the second to the seventh most expensive country to live and shop in the world.
Now in its sixth year, the International Price Comparison study from PriceRunner.co.uk, the impartial price comparison service, tracks the prices of basic foods such as milk and coffee, popular consumer gadgets and travel and entertainment goods like petrol, bus tickets and DVDs. Carried out in 23 countries, it shows that Britain is now cheaper than France (3), Ireland (4) and Denmark (2). Norway is revealed as the world’s most expensive country for the second year running and as in 2007, China is the cheapest country overall.

Ireland is one of the most expensive countries to live and shop, finds International Price Comparison Study EMBARGOED: 10th December 2008: Ireland is becoming a more expensive place to live and shop. Despite the prices of many consumer items falling in the last year, a global study has found that Ireland has gone from the [...]

Brits Benefit From Deflation, finds International Price Comparison Study

Plunging prices on essential and luxury items means that Britain has fallen from being the second to the seventh most expensive country to live and shop in the world.

PriceRunner.co.uk is today announcing its decision to bring together its European teams under one leader. Formally, Company Manager for PriceRunner Sweden, Peter Carlsson has now been appointed as General Manager for the impartial price comparison site. Carlsson has held commercial and general management roles for PriceRunner since 2004, when he first joined PriceRunner Sweden as [...]

LONDON: OCTOBER 20TH: In the midst of one of the worst financial crises we have ever experienced, and with energy bills up 38% this year alone*, it’s time to make some changes. It’s easier than you think to improve your bank balance, and help the environment, by simply taking a look at some of the [...]

September 2008, London: The UK’s fastest growing price comparison web site BeatThatQuote.com today announces the launch of its new shopping comparison service in partnership with UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service, PriceRunner.co.uk. This exclusive deal between two of the UK’s most popular price comparison sites will see BeatThatQuote.com’s new shopping channel join the [...]

Date: 17 July 2008 London is the most popular European city amongst British travellers, according to research released today. Despite the fact that the capital is ranked as the second most expensive city in the world**, it attracts three times the number of visitors to its Northern counterpart, Manchester. Other popular cities in the UK [...]

Date: 02 July 2008 New research into consumer views about online shopping have been compiled by PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service. The research has shown that reviews of products and companies on websites are rated more highly (98%) than recommendations from friends (88%), and that the brand name is just [...]

Date: 17 July 2008 PriceRunner.co.uk, the impartial price comparison service, has today announced the launch of two new services on the site: The Insider, an innovative gadget and technology magazine which went live in late April, and also a portal for live video product reviews which went live in May.The Insider is an online magazine [...]

Date: 17 July 2008 PriceRunner.co.uk, the impartial price comparison service, has today announced the launch of two new services on the site: The Insider, an innovative gadget and technology magazine which went live in late April, and also a portal for live video product reviews which went live in May. The Insider is an online [...]