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Press Releases 2006

29 December 2006

White Goods Most Popular Products in Post-Christmas Sales
The sales started in earnest this Wednesday on the high street, but there were bargains to be found as early as Christmas Day morning on the internet. Price comparison site PriceRunner.co.uk monitored activity in all product categories by its monthly user base of approximately 1.7million(1), over an 11 day period as well as pricing levels in key, popular areas like LCD TVs and digital cameras.

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5 October 2006

Brits Don't Go the Distance for a Bargain - A study into the shopping habits of the nation
Bone idle Brits are wasting £88.4 million a year by not venturing out onto the streets to bag a bargain. One in five Britons will not get out of bed to save a tenner on a purchase and one in ten would rather stay on the sofa than bank 50.

The new research out today from the price comparison website, www.pricerunner.co.uk, also reveals that one in ten people won’t even bother to travel more than five miles for a massive saving of £500.

The study marks the annual Savvy Spender Day on Thursday 19th October, examining the shopping habits of the nation and encouraging people to think more wisely about their spending.

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2 October 2006

MSN Selects PriceRunner as their Primary Comparison Shopping Provider in Europe
ValueClick, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: VCLK) PriceRunner, a leading European comparison shopping service, announced today that they have been chosen by MSN as the primary provider of price comparison content for their shopping channel in the UK and France.

The agreement commenced on October 1, in time for the start of the Christmas shopping season.

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31 August 2006

PriceRunner.co.uk signs deal with online insurance comparison site COMPAREtheMARKET
- Agreement means customers can expect unparalleled online motor insurance price quotes instantly via PriceRunner.co.uk - COMPAREtheMARKET the online insurance comparison site has signed an insurance deal with PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK's most comprehensive and impartial price comparison website - delivering an online insurance centre for customers.

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18 July 2006

Home Sweet Home costs Brits a cool £1 billion
PriceRunner.co.uk signs deal with online insurance comparison site COMPAREtheMARKET - Agreement means customers can expect unparalleled online motor insurance price quotes instantly via PriceRunner.co.uk - COMPAREtheMARKET the online insurance comparison site has signed an insurance deal with PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK's most comprehensive and impartial price comparison website - delivering an online insurance centre for customers.

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30 June 2006

New Instant Price Information Service Launchesfor UK Consumers
The nation's consumers are to be offered a new service called PriceFinder, to help them achieve the best value for the products they wish to purchase. 118 118 has partnered together with PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK's most comprehensive and impartial price comparison website, to make the service possible. From today (30 June), consumers can ring up any of 118 118's directory enquiry instant assistants, and, from the information provided by PriceRunner data.

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20 June 2006

PriceRunner appoints Greenlight for international SEO campaign
Search engine marketing (SEM) consultancy, Greenlight, today announces the sign-up of the price comparison site PriceRunner. Greenlight will assist PriceRunner with search engine optimisation (SEO) and link building, to improve and maintain search engine rankings and to make the PriceRunner brand more visible to consumers across the globe.

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25 May 2006

We'll-kommen Spend a Fortune
English football fans are expected to shell out enough to buy five Theo Walcotts - a total of £60m - on trips to the World Cup. More than half of which (£34 million) will go towards boosting the German economy. Over 100,000 England fans will be making their way to Germany in the coming months for the tournament; the biggest single group of fans after the hosts. On average supporters are expected to spend almost £600 each according to research by PriceRunner.co.uk.

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27 April 2006

Video Games Consoles Revealed as the Modern-day Fondue Set
Over £2.5 billion-worth* of gadgets have been slung into cupboards across Britain after just one month of use according to a new report out today by PriceRunner.co.uk.

And video games consoles are revealed as the 21st century version of the fondue set with Brits using their new consoles on average half as often as they did in the first month they bought them.

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10 February 2006

The Real Cost of Going on the Piste - Brits Hit Hard By Hidden Ski Expenses
Last minute ski break bookings are expected to surge as the world is about to follow the highs and lows of the Winter Olympics in Turin (10th – 26th February), helped by reports of fresh powder and freezing temperatures spreading westwards across the mountains in the Alps and Central Europe. Yet Brits could be hit with hundreds of pounds of hidden costs after booking their last-minute skiing holiday.

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4 January 2006

PriceRunner's £1m Advertising Campaign
The price comparison website, PriceRunner.co.uk is about to begin its biggest ever advertising campaign, including the first TV executions for the Company.Launching on New Year’s Day and running until 22 January to cover the January sales period, the brand push will run across national TV, regional radio and online.

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