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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Apr- 2015 -23 AprilEconomy
Non-food retailers take on more staff
Non-food retailers are taking on more staff despite a 0.1% fall in the equivalent number of full-time jobs in Q1 compared with the same period last year. This is according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Bond Dickinson’s Retail Employment Monitor, which found in Q1 2015 the number of…
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17 AprilEconomy
Out-of-town footfall jumps 3.8%
Footfall in March was 0.2% higher than the same time last year, an improvement on the 0.5% fall in February. This is according to the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found footfall was above the three-month average of -0.5% and was the best overall footfall performance since March last…
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14 AprilEconomy
Early Easter drives retail sales up in March
Like-for-Like retail sales in the UK increased by 3.2% from March last year, driven by an early Easter weekend. This is according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor which found on a total basis sales were up 4.7%, against a 0.3% fall in March. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price…
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8 AprilEconomy
Shop prices fall to record low in March
Shop prices fell to a record low in March as overall shop prices reported deflation for the 23rd consecutive month, with retail prices 2.1% lower than a year earlier. This is according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index which found that overall shop prices had dropped even further than…
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Mar- 2015 -19 MarchCurrent Affairs
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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13 MarchEconomy
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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10 MarchEconomy
Retail sales edge up in February
UK retail sales increased by 0.2% in February on a like-for-like basis compared to the same time last year. This is according to the British Retail Consortium’s BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor which found on a total basis, sales were up 1.7%, against a 0.7% rise in February 2014. Adjusted for…
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4 MarchEconomy
Shop prices continue to decline in February
Shop prices declined for the 22nd consecutive month in February, driven mainly by the falling prices of non-food items such as clothing and electrical goods. Figures released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and research body Nielsen show that shop price deflation accelerated to 1.7% in February, after falling…
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Feb- 2015 -13 FebruaryEconomy
High Street footfall suffers against out-of-town shopping
Footfall on Britain’s high streets has declined yet further thanks to the rising popularity of out-of-town shopping complexes, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor found that town centre shopping malls reported the largest decline in footfall, falling 2.8% compared with the same time…
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10 FebruaryEconomy
January like-for-likes enjoy modest increase after ‘subdued’ December
January retail sales grew marginally despite a ‘subdued’ December, according to latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor found that total sales were up 1.6% compared with the same period last year, and above the 12 month average of 1.4%. However this represented a…
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