Retailers
3 days ago
Online sales and discounts help to boost retail sales
UK retail sales outperformed predictions with an increase of 0.7% in July, recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. You have used up your free articles for this month. To continue reading click here to login or subscribe.
Appointments
4 days ago
Tracr appoints Jim Duffy as GM to lead the next phase of the platform’s development
Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has announced the appointment of Jim Duffy as general manager to lead the next phase of the platform’s development. You have used up your free articles for this month. To continue reading click here to login or subscribe.
Auctions
5 days ago
Rare 1950s Rolex could fetch £60,000 at auction in Birmingham
A rare, early Rolex Submariner estimated to be worth between £40,000 – £60,000 is to go under the hammer at a Fellows auction this month. You have used up your free articles for this month. To continue reading click here to login or subscribe.
Economy
6 days ago
Gold and Platinum up double digits in latest Hallmarking figures
The number of gold and platinum pieces hallmarked in July 2018 increased significantly by 12.5% and 20.2% respectively, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. However, the average volume of silver fell by 22.2% to 331,498 compared with 426,156, while palladium decreased by 21.4% to 6,252 hallmarked items. Despite this the boost from the number of high value items hallmarked resulted in only a 7% drop overall to 697,411 pieces in July 2018. You have used up your free articles for this month. To continue reading click here to login or subscribe.
Retailers
6 days ago
Pawnbrokers H&T Group sees revenues and profits jump in H1 2018
Pawnbroking firm H&T Group has reported it continued to achieve profit growth and revenue growth from all of its core revenue streams in the first half of 2018. You have used up your free articles for this month. To continue reading click here to login or subscribe.
