Shopping

The cost of first- and second-class stamps for standard letters is rising by 1p from 27 March, Royal Mail has announced – but you can stock up at the current price before the increase hits.

Grocery shoppers are being hit by hidden price hikes in the form of 'shrinkflation', with packet sizes for popular brands such as Birds Eye, Maltesers and Mr Kipling getting smaller, according to a new analysis.

More than 300,000 shoppers with catalogue brands Ace and Studio are in line for refunds after they were flogged near-useless accidental damage and theft cover for their clothing purchases.

O2 Priority customers will no longer be able to grab a £1 Monday lunch at Boots after 20 February.

Shoppers at John Lewis now have just 35 days to return unwanted goods, after the high street retailer cut its generous 90-day returns policy.

Customers of the Craft Channel have been left without orders or refunds after the company behind the TV outlet entered administration during the Christmas shopping season. If you've been left hanging by a thread there are steps you can take to claw back your cash.

Customers of ticket reselling site Viagogo have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after they weren't informed of the total price of their booking – which included additional fees of up to £300 – until after they'd been billed. The website has admitted it suffered an online glitch and will refund those affected.

MoneySavingExpert.com users have once again voted for the UK's best and worst parcel delivery companies – and the results of our latest poll of over 11,000 consumers show that Yodel and City Sprint aren't delivering the goods.

Shoppers who struggle to resist online sales and then later regret making purchases can now download a free tool to help control their spending.

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.