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May- 2015 -20 May
VIDEO: Police appeal for Hatton Garden heist van witnesses
Following the arrest of seven men in connection with the Hatton Garden burglary, Detective Superintendent Craig Turner, Head of the Flying Squad, has appealed for information to trace a white van seen in the area at the time of the raid. Two CCTV images taken of the van in and…
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19 May
Seven arrested over Hatton Garden heist
Detectives from the Flying Squad investigating the burglary at Hatton Garden have this morning, Tuesday 19 May, arrested seven men for conspiracy to burgle and recovered a large amount of property. At approximately 10:30hrs more than 200 officers raided 12 addresses in north London and Kent and arrested the suspects.…
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19 May
‘Retailer resurgence’ continues through April
Retail footfall across the UK has continued its recent resurgence with Easter fortnight bringing shoppers to the high street in force compared to 2014. Ipsos Retail Performance, the global retail and footfall consultant compiles the Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is derived from the number of individual shoppers entering over…
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19 May
UK inflation dips into negative
Inflation dipped below 0% for the first time since records began in April, down to -0.1%, according to the lates figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Consumer Prices Index has never turned negative in the decades since it was first recorded in 1960. The ONS said the…
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19 May
Mobile shopping drives online sales surge
Online sales grew 13% year-on-year in April following four months of โunprecedentedโ single-digit growth, according to new figures released today.ย The latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index revealed that April sales were up 4% month-on-month, which it said was a marked shift from the established trend of flat monthly growth between…
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19 May
WB The Creative Jewellery Group gains RJC certification
WB The Creative Jewellery Group has announced that all three of its companies have been granted certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC).ย The group, whose subsidiaries are Domino, Weston Beamor and Gecko, employs some 180 staff. It says it has โlong been committed to ethical business practicesโ and was…
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18 May
WFDB calls for further debate on issue of over-grading
The president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom has expressed his support for the industry-wide debate on the issue of overgrading.ย He said it will be one of the issues on the agenda of the presidentsโ meeting, a biennial gathering of the 30 members of the…
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15 May
Signup opens for IJL 2015
Visitor registration for the Diamond Jubilee Edition of IJL 2015 has opened. The organisers today invited visitors and exhibitors to download the new free IJL App and be in with a chance to win some sparkling 60th anniversary prizes. Sam Willoughby, event director, said: โThe new IJL App promises to…
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15 May
Footfall dips slightly in April
Footfall in April was 0.8% lower than the same time last year, according to new figures released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).ย This is according to the BRC and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found footfall in April was below the three-month growth average of -0.3%. High…
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14 May
US and India drive global jewellery demand
The first three months of 2015 saw stable gold demand, according to the latest Gold Demands Trends report from the World Gold Council (WGC). Total demand for Q1 2015 was 1,079 tonnes, down just 1% on the same period last year. The WGC said conditions differed from market to market,…
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