Economy
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May- 2014 -15 May
April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%
Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of articles hallmarked for April increased by…
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2 May
FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush
The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now that the commodity traders…
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Apr- 2014 -28 April
UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI
The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth…
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28 April
March retail sales jump 4.2%, says ONS
Overage retail sales across the UK rose by 4.2 per cent in March compared with the same period in 2013,…
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7 April
Q1 hallmarking figures rise 23%, gold jewellery on the up-and-up
The number of articles hallmarked across the four UK assay offices rose by 23 per cent in the first three…
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7 April
BRC welcomes European Parliament vote on card payment fees
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed a vote by MEPs for an overhaul of the European payments market, which…
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Mar- 2014 -14 March
Hallmarking figures for 9ct gold rise more than 33%
Figures released today by the Birmingham Assay Office show that the number of 9ct gold items hallmarked across all four…
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11 March
Three-month retail sales growth ‘in line’ at 2.8%, says BRC
The three-month average growth in retail sales to the end of February was 2.8 per cent, according to the latest…
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Feb- 2014 -27 February
H&T pawnbrokers’ 2013 full year profits dip 60%
The UK’s largest pawnbroking group, H&T, has revealed that pre-tax profits slumped a hefty 60 per cent to £6.7m, for…
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25 February
Argento goes for growth with £1m investment in seven new stores
Belfast-based jewellery chain Argento has announced a £1m investment plan that will include seven new shop openings in Northern Ireland,…
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