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Sep- 2020 -7 September
Auree launches earrings in aid of Little Village
British jewellery brand Auree has launched a new hoop earring in aid of charity. Its Rowfant Rainbow Charity Hoop earrings will support the charity Little Village, a baby bank based in London which offers clothes to toys for children up to the age of five. The charity also provides a…
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7 September
Redundancies planned by 60% of mid-sized firms
More than half (60%) of the UK’s medium-sized businesses are planning redundancies as a result of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme coming to an end in October, according to new research from accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO. BDO’s monthly Rethinking the Economy survey of 500 medium-sized businesses across…
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7 September
GDP to contract £15.3bn each year if home working persists
Lower consumer spending and a decrease in economic clustering if pandemic levels of home working persist would reduce UK GDP by £15.3bn every year, according to new research published by PwC. The ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm said the hit to consumption is a result of office workers spending fewer days…
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4 September
Signet Jewellers swings to loss in Q2
Signet Jewellers, the parent company of H.Samuel and Ernest Jones, swung to a loss of $81.7m (£62m) in its second quarter of trading, down from a loss of $36.1 (£27.4m) the year before. Total sales also fell by 34.9% to $888m (£623m) in the quarter ended August 1, 2020. Meanwhile,…
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4 September
Hublot partners with Soccer Aid for Unicef 2020
Hublot will partner with Soccer Aid for Unicef, the world’s biggest charity football live event, for its 2020 match that is set to take place this week. Soccer Aid for Unicef, which was created as a way of raising money for at risk children around the world, has raised over…
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4 September
GemGenève cancels November show
GemGenève has announced the decision to cancel its November 2020 show “after careful consideration”. It comes as its organisers said the current pandemic, travel restrictions and increased sanitary precautions make it “impossible for GemGenève to be the interactive experience that we intend it to be”. In a “show of understanding…
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3 September
Retail vacancy rate reaches six-year high
Retail shop vacancies have reached a six-year high due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Springboard. The research found the UK vacancy rate rose to 10.8% in July up from 9.8% in January, which means it is now at the highest level since January…
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3 September
Leicestershire police launch appeal after jewellery store robbery
Officers are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen from a local jewellers in Market Harborough. A local report from the Harborough Mail has named the shop as high street business County Jewellers. According to Leicestershire police, the robbery happened shortly before 1.30am yesterday (1 September) at the premises. It…
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3 September
Yummikeys launches Ultrasound Necklace
Eco-friendly baby brand, Yummikeys, has announced its first ever adult-only jewellery design, the Ultrasound Necklace. The piece is designed with “mum in mind”, with each necklace produced engraved with a personal ultrasound image, with the idea of producing a “cherished keepsake” for customers. According to the group, the “carefully” designed…
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3 September
SMEs ‘plagued’ by late payments
UK freelancers and small business owners continue to be plagued by the problem of late payment, according to new research by cloud accounting software company Freeagent. Analysis of over two million invoices sent by FreeAgent customers between January 2019 and June 2020 has revealed the “startling impact” of late payment…
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