Economy

Jan- 2013 -

17 January

Aurum Holdings posts positive Christmas trading results

Aurum Holdings, the prestige and luxury jeweller with a portfolio including Mappin & Webb, Watches of Switzerland and Goldsmiths, has reported strong Christmas sales.

11 January

Jewellery Focus Staff

Lightweight and fashion jewellery affecting hallmarking figures, says assay master

Shoppers are increasingly looking to lightweight silver articles and fashion jewellery, which do not need hallmarking, according to the chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office.

10 January

Jewellery Focus Staff

Assay Office figures show drop in hallmarking

Figures released by the Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that there has been a decline in hallmarking across the four UK assay offices.

8 January

Jewellery Focus Staff

Signet’s holiday sales figures reveal UK woes

The owner of H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis jewellers reported losses of 2.6 per cent across its UK businesses in like-for-like sales over the festive period.

8 January

Jewellery Focus Staff

Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief

The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson.

2 January

Jewellery Focus Staff

BRC and retailers ask MPs to step-in to help ailing high streets

In the wake of the news that town centre shop vacancy rates have reached an all-time high of 11.3 per cent, retailers have joined with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to get MPs behind their plans.

Dec- 2012 -

20 December

Jewellery Focus Staff

ONS releases flat November retail sales figures

Following statistics from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has also released damning figures in the lead up to the festive season.

19 December

Jewellery Focus Staff

December brings festive season lull on high streets

The festive season has unfortunately brought with it a lull in high street shopping, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

6 December

Jewellery Focus Staff

Starbucks pays up but business rates will still rise

Starbucks’ acceptance to pay increased corporation tax has done little to soften the news that business rates will not be frozen next year, as announced by the chancellor.

5 December