Inflation

Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline

Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to…

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Consumer spending grows 3.9% in January

Consumer spending increased 3.9% in January, partially driven by price increases that continued to drive uplifts in ‘essential’ spending. That…

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Online retail shows signs of maturing with tough 2018 ahead, says IMRG

The rate of retail sales growth is pointing to a ‘maturing market’, figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index…

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UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas

UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to figures from the British Retail…

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Is it time for jewellers to invest in cryptocurrency?

In September, diamond jeweller Samer Halimeh made the decision to start trading with cryptocurrency. Also, digital cash brand Dash has…

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Inflation rises to its highest level for six years

Inflation rose to 3.1% in the month of November, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. According…

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Spending growth slows to 2.4% as consumers feel ‘inflation squeeze’

Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.4% year-on-year in October which, with inflation at 3%, equated to a contraction in real…

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Fighting back against the algorithms

Now that the show season has cooled down, we head into the final quarter of the year, and begin gearing…

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UK retail sales growth slows more than expected

UK retail sales growth slowed more than predicted in the month of September, according to the Office of National Statistics…

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Demand in gold jewellery grows in Q2

The demand for gold jewellery pieces has grown in Q2 of 2017, despite a decline in global gold demand. Jewellery…

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