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Here, you will find details of up-coming events the Consumer Council is holding.

Check out our previous events

If you cannot find what you're looking for, contact the Press Office on 028 9067 4807/4813.

• Silver Service? Are Supermarkets Meeting the Needs of Older Shoppers?
  15 November 2007

  In the UK, people over 50 spend £175 billion a year, accounting for 45 per cent of total consumer spending. Having easy access to food and goods that contribute to a balanced diet is important for older consumers. Yet many older consumers can experience difficulties or barriers in getting the food they need for a healthy diet. The Consumer Council has undertaken research into the difficulties that older consumers can encounter when shopping for food. This report highlights the difficulties encountered by older consumers when they shop and identifies how these can be improved.

• Helping Businesses Get It Right For Consumers
  6 November 2007

  The Consumer Council and Skillsmart Retail brought together representative's from Northern Ireland's biggest retailers for a Consumer Law and Customer Care Seminar.

• Launch of The Farepak Collapse – NI Savers’ Stories, A Consumer Council Research Report
  19 October 2007

  Time = 11 - 1pm (Lunch will be provided)

• NIDirect Stakeholder Event
  12 September 2007

  The Consumer Council and the Department for Finance and Personnel are hosting an event to hear people’s views on NIDirect - a new way to contact Government.

• Improving Consumer Skills – Improving Consumer Choice Conference
  29 June 2007

  With spending power of £14 billion and rising, Northern Ireland consumers are big business. Yet each household here loses £358 every year because they don’t know their consumer rights or complain effectively when things go wrong. The statement came at the prestigious third international Consumer Sciences Research Conference, opened by Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council.

Media Contacts

Susie Brown, Head of Communications Tel: 028 9067 4807 Out of Hours: 077 7619 8226

Gráinne Duffy, Communications Officer Tel: 028 9067 4813 Out of Hours 079 2018 7308

Paula Gunn, Communications Officer Tel: 028 9067 4816 Out of hours: 078 2514 7496

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