Europe continues to struggle with a financial recovery they were ill prepared for, and a return to stability seems at least half a decade away. Austerity budgets have been passed, and the bailout of Ireland and Greece has put the strain on not just their respective economies, but the wider European Economic Community. In the [...]

You’d be forgiven for thinking that now, with the economy in the state it’s in, is the absolute worst time to think about buying that new wardrobe you’ve always been dreaming of. It’s no lie that sales of large and more costly items like furniture tend to dip during a recession. But it can open [...]