British Retail Consortium
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) plays a key role in supporting the UK retail sector, including jewellers, through advocacy, policy development, and industry standards. For jewellery trade professionals, understanding BRC initiatives helps navigate regulatory changes, consumer trends, and challenges facing the wider retail landscape. Jewellery Focus provides coverage on BRC updates, reports, campaigns, and insights into how its work impacts jewellers, suppliers, and stakeholders across the industry.
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Oct- 2016 -10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Brexit strategy ‘must focus on fair deal for consumers’, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks. In a letter to Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, the BRC said the government’s strategy must focus on finding opportunities for lowering import costs as well as avoiding…
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Sep- 2016 -16 SeptemberEconomy
Holiday mood lifts high street footfall
High street footfall posted the strongest increase of any shopper category in August compared with the same period last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Two out of the three locations reported an increase in footfall, with strong growth seen on high streets, which rose 1.1%, while retail parks reported…
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5 SeptemberEconomy
Shop prices continue to fall in August
Consumers continued to benefit from falling shop prices in August, as overall prices fell 2% from the 1.6% decline in July. The latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index revealed the fall in prices was driven by non-food deflation, which accelerated to 2.5% during the month –…
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Aug- 2016 -9 AugustEconomy
Jewellery and watches ‘best performing’ retail segment in July
Jewellery and watch sales were found to be the best performing sector in July, as overall retail sales picked up. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor found UK retail sales increase by 1.1% on a like-for-like basis from July 2015 and 1.9% on a total basis.…
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Jul- 2016 -18 JulyEconomy
Retailers report deepest decline in footfall since February 2014
Retail footfall in June was down 2.8% on the same month last year – the sharpest decline since February 2014. That’s according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor, which found in the five weeks from 29 May to 2 July footfall was worse…
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12 JulyEconomy
BRC: Jewellery and watch sales grow in June
Jewellery and watch sales continued to grow in June, according to the latest Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. The monthly research found jewellery and watches to be the third best performing sector, out of 12, as both like-for-like and total sales increased in the…
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6 JulyEconomy
Shop prices fall for 38th consecutive month
Shop prices fell 2% in June, the 38th consecutive decline and a deepening from the 1.8% price fall recorded in May. That’s according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index, which revealed the fall was lower than the 12-month average decline of 1.8%. Non-food deflation…
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Jun- 2016 -13 JuneEconomy
Retail footfall edges up in May
Retail footfall edged up 0.3% in May compared with the same month last year, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard. The latest Footfall and Vacancies Monitor found the increase in retail footfall was up on the 2.4% decline seen in April and significantly above the…
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8 JuneEconomy
Jewellery and watch sales grow in May
Jewellery and watch sales grew in May in a month that brought ‘better news’ for UK retailers, according to new research. The latest Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG found jewellery and watches to be third best performing sector, out of 12, in terms of…
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1 JuneRetailers
Pressure mounts on retailers as shop prices continue to fall
Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.8% in May from the 1.7% decline in April, according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index. Non-food deflation slowed to 2.7% from 2.9% in April, which is in line with the 12-month average, while food prices moved back…
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