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.
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Aug- 2015 -3 AugustEvents
‘Heritage Walks’ to launch in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
The Birmingham Museum Trust has announced that it will launch a series of heritage walks allowing visitors to understand the history of the city’s famous jewellery quarter. The Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walks will allow visitors to explore the themes, people and places that once helped to make the area the…
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Jul- 2015 -1 JulyCurrent Affairs
Creative industry employment jumps 15.8%
Employment in the UK creative industries has jumped 15.8% since 2011 with 1.8 million jobs now in the sector, according to a new report. According to figures released by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) the number of jobs within the creative industries increased by 5.5% compared to…
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Jun- 2015 -30 JuneEconomy
Consumer confidence at highest level for 15 years
Consumer confidence is at its highest level since the late 1990s, according to new figures from GFK. Following a fall in consumer confidence in May, the research firm’s latest Consumer Confidence Barometer increased six points to 7 in June, with all five measures used to calculate the index reporting increases.…
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May- 2015 -19 MayEconomy
‘Retailer resurgence’ continues through April
Retail footfall across the UK has continued its recent resurgence with Easter fortnight bringing shoppers to the high street in force compared to 2014. Ipsos Retail Performance, the global retail and footfall consultant compiles the Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is derived from the number of individual shoppers entering over…
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12 MayEconomy
Retail sales damaged by early Easter
Retail sales fell in April as an early Easter “pulled” sales into March and impacted results, according to new figures released today. This is according to the monthly British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor which found like-for-like sales decreased by 2.4% compared with April last year, when…
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5 MayEvents
Watchfinder founders shortlisted for entrepreneur of the year award
Co-founders of watch etailer Watchfinder, Stuart Hennell and Lloyd Amsdon, have been shortlisted for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2015 regional finalists. The brand is just one of 34 companies to be shortlisted after months of interviews and detailed financial and internal structure auditing, for its…
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Apr- 2015 -27 AprilEvents
Market Cross jewellers lands business award
A north-east jewellery chain has been awarded a ‘special recognition’ from Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon. The owners and staff of Market Cross Jewellers were presented with the ‘Borough Award’ at a ceremony in the Town Hall on April 16, which celebrated the “contribution of the jewellers to the town centre,…
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Mar- 2015 -27 MarchAnalysis
Watch out for the Swiss franc
Swiss watchmakers have reacted to the strength of the franc by raising their prices in the Eurozone, but this is not necessarily bad news for UK retailers, finds TOM DAVIS Swiss watch exports have been soaring in recent years and in 2014 they reached a record high, bringing in a…
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20 MarchEvents
Jeweller nominated for Women in Business Awards
A Cheshire jeweller has been shortlisted for the Women in Business Awards covering the North West and the Isle of Man. Orit Adiri-Niemogha, managing director of H&D Diamonds, is one of 31 women in nine categories to have been shortlisted by an independent panel of judges for the annual awards.…
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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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