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Ramsdens raises profit forecast amid record price of gold

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Tasaki launches first metal jewellery collection

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HKTDC to launch twin jewellery shows in March

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Economy

The economy has a direct influence on the UK jewellery trade, affecting consumer spending, material costs, and business confidence across the sector. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed on economic trends is vital to planning and resilience. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage of economic developments impacting the trade, including inflation, interest rates, consumer confidence, and supply chain challenges. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals understand the wider market forces shaping their business environment.

Economy

The economy has a direct influence on the UK jewellery trade, affecting consumer spending, material costs, and business confidence across the sector. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed on economic trends is vital to planning and resilience. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage of economic developments impacting the trade, including inflation, interest rates, consumer confidence, and supply chain challenges. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals understand the wider market forces shaping their business environment.

BUDGET: CBI welcomes business rates policy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called George Osborne’s Budget,…

Retail footfall declines in February

Retail footfall has declined by 1.1% in February compared with the same period last year,…

MPs reject Sunday trading hour extension

The government’s proposed plan to extend Sunday trading hours has been rejected after MPs…

SNP vote threatens extension to Sunday trading hours

A proposed bill to extend Sunday trading hours is under threat after the Scottish National…

Gold demand resilient in 2015 says World Gold Council

Global gold demand in 2015 was virtually flat compared with 2014 at 4,212 tonnes (t),…

Polished diamond prices rise for third consecutive month

Prices of polished diamonds have continued to rise in January as shortages continued to…

ANALYSIS: New business opportunities

In the third instalment of his series about the ‘Changing Face of Contemporary Jewellery’,…

RIDING HIGH: Will the gold price ever return to its pre-recession levels?

This year has been defined by a sense that we have finally escaped the clutches of…

Shop vacancy rates continue to fall in November

The number of vacant shops in Britain has continued to fall in November to 12.7% – the…

Every reason for Christmas cheer

The industry has done a good job of holding steady and ending a decade of contraction this…
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