Homebase

If you're planning to shop at Homebase and use your Nectar card, make sure you do it by the end of December, as the home and garden giant is leaving the points scheme on 1 January 2017.

John Lewis and Carphone Warehouse are among the top names on the high street to haggle with, new research from MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.

Shoppers will earn just half as many points for spending the same amount of cash at Sainsbury's from April next year, it was announced today.

Electricals retailer Comet is the easiest high street chain to haggle with, according to a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users.

American Express (Amex) has fired the latest shot in the credit card reward war, with a possible £50 bonus for anyone taking out its 'Nectar' plastic.

A motorist was smacked with a £95 parking penalty for taking "too long" spending £400 at a Homebase store. When he refused to pay, he was threatened with court action, bailiffs, a botched credit file and wage deductions.