Retailers
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Apr- 2017 -21 April
UK retail sales drop as inflation rises
UK retail sales dropped by 1.8% in March marking the largest year on year decline since 2010 and exceeding economists’ predictions of a 0.5% decline. Coinciding with the rise of inflation, the volume of goods sold in store and online fell 1.4% in the first quarter of the year. The…
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21 April
Anja Potze shortlisted for Small Award
Fine diamond and pearl jeweller Anja Potze has been shortlisted in the inaugural Small Awards in association with Facebook. The awards have been established to recognise the achievements of small and micro businesses. Worcester-based Anja Potze Fine Jewellery, has been recognised in the ‘Heart of Gold’ category which focuses on…
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18 April
London leads European retail market for third consecutive year
Central London remains the retail market leader in Europe according to a report from global real estate advisors, Colliers International. The report said its ongoing success is due to greater numbers of Britons and tourists spending more in the capital than any other market. The figures showed that London had…
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10 April
Family-owned jewellers in Cambridgeshire to close down
A third generation jewellery retailer in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is to close down after a drop in footfall left the owner with no choice. Julian Freeman, owner of high street jeweller A Freeman, has now launched a closing down sale with the store set to close its doors for the final…
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7 April
UK retailers fail to lift sales despite higher footfall
Despite positive footfall levels in March, sales for UK retailers failed to grow. According to accountancy firm BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), UK retailers have failed to grow sales for the fourth month in a row, with like-for-like sales flat (0%) in March despite warmer weather and Mother’s day…
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6 April
Independent jeweller closes after 23 years in business
AD Moth Jewellers in High Wycombe has closed down after 23 years in business, following the retirement of its owner. Tony Moth, 79, who has worked in the jewellery industry for 62 years, ran the jewellers which was located in the town’s centre. Moth told the Bucks Free Press that…
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Mar- 2017 -31 March
Independent jewellers to close after 70 years in business
Family-owned Revills Jewellers of Spalding, in Lincolnshire, will shut its doors at the end of July after 70 years in business. The store was first opened by Roy Revill on Francis Street before moving to its current location on Market Place, but current managing director Nick Revill told local paper…
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30 March
Wolf & Badger opens first US store
Independent fashion and jewellery retailer, Wolf & Badger, has opened its first US store in New York’s fashionable SoHo district. Since the company’s launch in 2009, Wolf & Badger has made a name for itself by offering unique and emerging brands in the jewellery, fashion, accessory, homeware and beauty sectors.…
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21 March
De Beers Group takes full ownership of eponymous retail brand
The De Beers Group has concluded the acquisition of LVMH’s 50% shareholding in De Beers Diamond Jewellers, to take full ownership of the company. The De Beers Diamond Jewellers’ retail chain comprises 32 stores in 17 consumer markets around the world, including a growing business in greater China, an established…
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13 March
F Hinds to close Andover store after nearly 30 years in the town
Jewellery chain F Hinds has announced it will officially close its Andover store after almost 30 years in the town. The company said the decision to close the store, which will shut up shop on 27 May, was mainly due to the upcoming end of its lease as well as…
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