Month: March 2017
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Mar- 2017 -13 MarchRetailers
F Hinds to close Andover store after nearly 30 years in the town
Jewellery chain F Hinds has announced it will officially close its Andover store after almost 30 years in the town.…
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10 MarchRetailers
Shrewsbury jewellers set to close this month
A jewellery store in Shrewsbury is set to close its doors this month after being a fixture in the town…
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9 MarchRetailers
Same-store sales at Signet’s UK division fall 3.8% in Q4
Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a plunge in sales in the fourth quarter of its 2017 financial year.…
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8 MarchEconomy
Budget 2017: Government unveils £300m business rate relief fund
The government has helped soften the blow of April’s business rate revaluation with a £300m relief fund for local councils.…
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7 MarchEvents
Alyssa Smith Jewellery named Hertfordshire’s ‘best retailer’
Jewellery design firm Alyssa Smith Jewellery has been named the ‘Best Retailer of the Year’ at Hertfordshire’s Biz4Biz awards. A…
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7 MarchEconomy
Non-food retail sales record first quarterly decline in six years
Non-food retail sales fell in the three months to February 2017, making it the first quarterly decline for the category…
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6 MarchRetailers
Asquiths Jewellers in York set to close after 24 years
Asquiths Jewellers on Goodramgate in York is set to close in April due to falling footfall and an increase in…
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3 MarchInternational
De Beers starts production at world’s largest new diamond mine
Gahcho Kué, the world’s largest new diamond mine in the last 13 years, has officially begun commercial production. The mine,…
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2 MarchCurrent Affairs
Earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery found in Staffordshire
The earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery in Britain has been found in a farmland field in Staffordshire. The…
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