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Mar- 2015 -20 March
Trollbeads announces ‘People’s Bead 2015’ competition
Danish jewellery brand Trollbeads has announced the launch of its seventh annual ‘People’s Bead’ competition. The competition asks Trollbeads customers to put forward their ideas for a ‘themed’ bead, drawing on what “inspires them, makes them happy or fills their life”. This year’s theme is “share your passion”. Designs must…
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19 March
BUDGET: BRC welcomes Osborne rates review, NI abolition for under-21s
The Chancellor has used his last budget of this Parliament to reconfirm his commitment to carry out the most “far-reaching” and “radical” review into the business rates system in a generation. The government first revealed that it would carry out a “comprehensive review” of the current outdated system during last…
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19 March
VIDEO: Endless reveals new Jennifer Lopez video promotion
Endless Jewelry has revealed a new video with brand ambassador and designer Jennifer Lopez, endorsing her SS15 bracelet and charm collection. The release of the video follows the global superstar sharing her bracelet and charm designs from the Jennifer Lopez Collection by Endless Jewelry on social media last week. The…
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18 March
NEW: Our new, next-generation website
Jewellery Focus is proud to announce the launch of its new, next-generation website. As part of a rolling programme of investment in the Jewellery Focus brand, the website, designed afresh from the ground up, draws from the look and feel of cutting edge news sites such as Time.com, the Guardian…
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18 March
Firms to ‘overpay £221m in business rates’
More than 110,000 firms in England and Wales are likely to miss 31 March deadline for appeals over business rates, and at least £221 million in potential relief will lie unclaimed. This is according to CBRE, the commercial property and real estate services advisor, which conducted research into the “scramble to…
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17 March
Valentine’s Day saves poor online sales in February
Strong Valentine’s Day sales helped boost a sluggish February for online retailers. This is according to latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, which found online retail sales grew by 6% year-on-year but were down 12% when compared with January this year. This is in contrast with February…
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16 March
Argos to trial 3D printed customisable jewellery
Argos has announced that it is to trial a jewellery collection that can be customised and 3D printed to order, before being dispatched to the customer. Using a newly launched website, customers will be able to select accessories from a range of 10 items initially, add their own personal touches,…
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16 March
Net loss of UK stores almost triples in 2014
Nearly three times as many shops disappeared from UK high streets last year compared with 2013, according to new figures released today. The research from PwC, compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC), found that 5,839 stores closed in 2014 compared to 4,852 openings. This equates to a net reductions…
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16 March
‘Radical’ review of business rates underway
A “radical” review of the business rates system has been launched which could pave the way for changes to how businesses across England pay tax, the Treasury has said. The review, which is set to report back for the Budget in 2016, will examine the structure of the current system…
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13 March
February footfall figures dip marginally
Footfall in February was 0.5% lower than a year ago, however it marked an improvement on the 1.2% fall in January. This is according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found the decline was above the three-month average of -0.8% and the best overall performance…
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