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For any non-press related enquiries, please visit our contact PriceRunner page.
Lisa Hancox
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+44 (0)208-7855835
Dan Gamble, Vicky Hayden, Vicki Realff at Text100
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Latest News
For older press releases, please see the Press Archive.
5 February 2008Pricerunner Users Select New Website Design (html) PriceRunner.co.uk, the impartial price comparison service, has given more power to its users with the launch of its re-designed homepage. The new look of the site, which went live on 31 January, has been exclusively selected following extensive research with a group of the sites users. |
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19 November 2007 PriceRunner.co.uk begin Biggest Ever integrated advertising push for Christmas (html) PriceRunner.co.uk, the price comparison service, is undertaking a multi-channel advertising and marketing campaign for the key Christmas period. The activity spans national print, London tube carriages, internet advertising and viral activity, combined with on-site competitions and CRM activity. |
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19 November 2007 PriceRunner.co.uk and the Energy Saving Trust Partner to Launch UK’s First Green Product Search Engine (html) Today, PriceRunner.co.uk and the Energy Saving Trust announce a new online alliance which sees the launch of the UK’s first energy saving recommended product and price comparison search engine. The new online facility at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/compare is the first time the organisations have collaborated. |
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13 November 2007 UK the most expensive for night at the flicks (html) An international price comparison study has highlighted the UK as the World’s most expensive country for a cinema ticket. Brits also pay top whack for condoms, cigarettes and travel. The annual study by www.PriceRunner.co.uk, the price comparison service, revealed that the average price of a cinema ticket in the UK is a staggering £8.90, compared to Hungary where a night at the flicks is just £3.14, which is 65% cheaper. Across the 29 cities included in the study, London is the second most expensive city overall with Brits paying over the odds for a vast array of consumer goods, including mobile handsets and other gadgets; with devices like the Microsoft Xbox costing a whopping £269.66 in the UK, compared to just £161.73 in Tokyo and £178.63 in New York. |
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29 October 2007 Ask.com and PriceRunner.co.uk partner in the UK (html) PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service has today announced that it has been appointed by Ask.com, one of the leading search engines, to develop its shopping solution in the UK. This brand new channel is set to go live in early November in time for the lead up to Christmas. |
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19 October 2007 Service with a scowl (html) Over sixteen million* (27%) Brits single out grumpy shop assistants and crabby cashiers for stifling their inner David Dickinsons and preventing them from saving money on purchases. |
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4 June 2007 Adult Pocket Money Index - Personal allowances total £46.4bn a year (html) Almost half of all UK adults (49%) set aside a fixed amount of pocket money each month, totalling a massive £46.4bn a year. A major study into the spending habits of the nation by PriceRunner.co.uk, the price comparison service, shows that the average Brit puts aside £164 a month in pocket money, or £37.85 a week. This works out at around 11% of the typical UK salary. The PriceRunner service allows customers to search and browse a wide range of products - from TVs to washing machines and compare prices, product specifications and retailers. |
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4 June 2007 Vodafone UK Customers Become Savvy Shoppers with PriceRunner (html) PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK's most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service, and Vodafone are entering an exclusive partnership to provide the PriceRunner concept to Vodafone's customers on their mobiles... |
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13 February 2007 ValueClick Europe Enters Mobile Services Sector (html) ValueClick Europe Enters Mobile Services Sector Through the price comparison business PriceRunner, ValueClick Europe is entering an exclusive partnership with Picsel, a mobile phone software provider which will provide PriceRunner with a mobile version of the website. Consumers will be able to download the free application from pricerunner.co.uk or by sending a text to a shortcode, where the application will be sent back to the user; only standard data roaming charges. Users will see a full colour mini-version of PriceRunner.co.uk with full functionality to compare prices... |
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26 January 2007 France at the Peak of Ski Holiday Price Table (html) The 390,000 British skiers hitting the French Alps every year are being charged £788million more for skiing holidays than those going to the rest of Europe. French Prices Snowball The exclusive study of 30 ski resorts in 10 European countries by www.PriceRunner.co.uk, the price comparison website, reveals France as the most expensive ski destination. Skiers could save over £2,500 by avoiding Courchevel and heading for Bankso in Bulgaria, the "best developed ski resort in Eastern Europe" according to the 2007 Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide. |
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