Economy
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Sep- 2013 -16 September
World’s first jewellery comparison website launched
The world’s first totally impartial, independent and free-to-use jewellery comparison website has been launched. Comparejewellery.com aims to make it easier…
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Aug- 2013 -22 August
StrawPoll uncovers UK’s biggest jewellery spenders
Specialist media agency for premium brands, Cream, has launched a new survey of the UK’s most important jewellery consumers called…
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Apr- 2013 -24 April
High street sales remain flat, says CBI
Retailers saw flat sales volumes again in April, defying expectations of growth, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades…
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Mar- 2013 -27 March
Retailers expect April pick-up after halt in sales growth
Retailers anticipate sales growth to pick up next month following flat sales in March, the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey has…
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6 March
UK retail sales grow at fastest rate for years in February
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that retail sales in the UK grew at their fastest rate for more…
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Feb- 2013 -27 February
Retail sales growth continues but momentum slows
Retailers reported a year-on-year growth in sales volumes in the first half of February, the CBI has revealed.
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19 February
Retail business running costs up £20bn since 2006
A British Retail Consortium (BRC) commissioned study by Oxford Economics has revealed that retailers’ operating costs have increased by a…
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19 February
Britain’s shop vacancy rates reduce in 2012
The shop vacancy rate average in Great Britain reduced during 2012, reports the Local Data Company’s (LDC).
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12 February
Retail spend predicted to rise 26 per cent by 2022
Retail spend will rise to £377 billion over the next decade, a new report has suggested.
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Jan- 2013 -25 January
Luxury watches made biggest market impact in 2012
Watches priced over £1,000 now represent almost half of the total market value, after 2012 saw the year-on-year sales value…
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