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Ramsdens reports record first-half profit as gold price surges

Ramsdens reports record first-half profit as gold price surges

Birmingham to host inaugural Jewellery Biennial in 2027

Birmingham to host inaugural Jewellery Biennial in 2027

Pomellato expands Pentagoni collection

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Consumer Spending

Consumer spending trends are a key indicator for the UK jewellery trade, shaping demand across luxury, mid-market, and fashion segments. For jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding shifts in disposable income, purchasing behaviour, and economic confidence is critical to planning collections, pricing strategies, and marketing campaigns. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on consumer spending patterns, market analysis, and economic insights to help trade professionals navigate changing customer priorities and maximise commercial opportunities.

Consumer Spending

Consumer spending trends are a key indicator for the UK jewellery trade, shaping demand across luxury, mid-market, and fashion segments. For jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding shifts in disposable income, purchasing behaviour, and economic confidence is critical to planning collections, pricing strategies, and marketing campaigns. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on consumer spending patterns, market analysis, and economic insights to help trade professionals navigate changing customer priorities and maximise commercial opportunities.

Jewellery and watches help drive UK retail sales in July

Retail sales in the UK were up 1.2% on a like-for-like basis from July 2014, when they had…

Non-food shop price deflation slows in June

The deflation of non-food shop prices slowed to 1.9% in June compared with a drop of 2.5% in…

Who are we supposed to believe when the figures are so discrepant?

I don’t know about you, but, being a journalist, I don’t like being forced to…

Consumer spending up 4.2%, says Barclaycard

Consumer spending in the UK rose 4.2% in May amid falling prices combined with greater confidence. 

Shop prices fall for 25th consecutive month

Shop prices were down 1.9% in May compared with the same time last year – unchanged…

One in ten consumers considering smartwatch purchase

One in 10 consumers (10%) is considering buying a smartwatch in 2015, according to the…

Valentine’s Day sales increase in 2015

Jewellers benefitted from a strong Valentine’s Day as sales of jewellery were up 7.3% in…

Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years

The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011,…

FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush

The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now…

UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI

The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally…
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