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Birmingham to host inaugural Jewellery Biennial in 2027

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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.

SOAPBOX: Fancy colour diamonds in today’s market

Eden Rachminov, one of the founders of the Fancy Color Research Foundation, explores how the…

Taking Ownership

[intro]The Intellectual Property Act 2014 may help those designs that are registered, but…

Small Business Saturday boosts local spending

Consumers across the UK helped support Small Business Saturday on December 6, with 16.5…

UK to become largest luxury goods market in Europe by 2018

Luxury Goods retailing in Europe is forecast to reach $150bn (£96bn) by 2018, with the UK…

American Express supports SMEs with ‘Small Business Saturday’

American Express has launched a marketing campaign to support small and medium sized…

It’s amazing that it’s taken until now for a proper IP Act

The ideas economy sounds like something nebulous and ‘sound-bitey’ that people…

New support programme launches for creative industries

A new support programme, Creative Industry Finance (CIF), will launch across the UK on…

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,…

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…

CMJ sales break £100m barrier for the first time

The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) has reported sales of just under £113m, breaking…
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