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Supermarket Essential Ranges, New Estate Travel and Aesop

The rise and rise of own brand groceries as consumers continue to feel the pinch, and digging into the detail of the new consumer bill.

A ban on fake reviews, greater protection for consumers who fall into so-called subscription traps and new powers to do something about it are the headlines from the new Consumer Bill published this week.

We find out why people love beauty brand Aesop so much. Its expensive soaps are selling so well that earlier this month Aesop was bought by L'Oreal for two billion pounds.

New rules setting minimum standards for complaints handling by online money firms come into force this summer. The regulator has written to some of them, warning they'll need to improve. Last year there were more complaints to the arbitration service about these online money companies, than there were about traditional banks.

Fake leaves that are magnetic and can attach to car number plates are being sold online. They're illegal and they're marketed as a way of avoiding speed cameras and congestion charges.

Building new homes produces more traffic, as people move in before infrastructure catches up. If it ever does. But a new partnership in Leicestershire shows it doesn't have to be like that. The developers of a new build estate six miles from Leicester have provided a mix of free or cheaper buses resulting in bus use doubling.

As general food prices continue to rise , even up-market supermarkets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper own brand ranges both M&S and Waitrose have beefed up their marketing of their 'value' products - will it work?

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  • Wed 26 Apr 2023 12:04

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