Consumer Confidence

BRC: August retail sales growth ‘best since January’

Retail sales in August grew 1.3% compared with August 2013 on a like-for-like basis, according to the British Retail Consortium…

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Economic recovery solid, but growth ‘will even out’: CBI

The UK economic recovery is on solid ground but growth will even out in the second half of 2014 and…

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CMJ sales break £100m barrier for the first time

The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) has reported sales of just under £113m, breaking through the £100m mark for the…

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Shop vacancy rate remains at its lowest level since June 2010

Britain’s shop vacancy rate in June remained stable at its lowest level since June 2010, according to the latest figures.…

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Economic growth reaches ‘record high’, says CBI

Economic growth reached a record high in May, posting the highest reading since data began in 2003, according to the…

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Report shows growth in gift cards for start of 2014

Consumer gift card and voucher sales have soared in the first quarter of 2014, increasing by 17 per cent from…

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UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI

The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth…

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BJA and NAG plan for merger in 2015

The British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) are planning to form a single trade body…

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Birmingham Assay Office CEO to retire

It’s the end of an era for the jewellery industry, as chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay…

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Retail business running costs up £20bn since 2006

A British Retail Consortium (BRC) commissioned study by Oxford Economics has revealed that retailers’ operating costs have increased by a…

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