Retail Sales
Retail sales are a key driver of the UK jewellery trade, reflecting consumer trends, seasonal peaks, and broader economic conditions. For jewellers, suppliers, and manufacturers, monitoring retail performance is crucial to planning inventory, marketing, and growth strategies. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on retail sales, including market analysis, sales figures, consumer behaviour insights, and strategies for maximising performance in-store and online.
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Jul- 2016 -12 JulyEconomy
BRC: Jewellery and watch sales grow in June
Jewellery and watch sales continued to grow in June, according to the latest Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. The monthly research found jewellery and watches to be the third best performing sector, out of 12, as both like-for-like and total sales increased in the…
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Jun- 2016 -8 JuneEconomy
Jewellery and watch sales grow in May
Jewellery and watch sales grew in May in a month that brought ‘better news’ for UK retailers, according to new research. The latest Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG found jewellery and watches to be third best performing sector, out of 12, in terms of…
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6 JuneCrime
Retail crime cost UK retailers over £2.34bn in 2015
Crime cost UK retailers more than £2.34bn last year, according to the recent UK Retail Fraud Survey 2016 published by Retail Knowledge. Launched at the Retail Risk conference and sponsored by WIS International, the survey found that employee theft was identified as the single biggest cause, with 68% of retailers…
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2 JuneEconomy
Mobile sales fall for first time this decade
The percentage of online retail sales made through mobile devices fell in the first quarter of 2016 – the first time a decrease has been recorded since tracking started in 2010. That’s according to the latest IMRG and Capgemini Quarterly Benchmark, which found just under half (49.6%) of online retail…
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May- 2016 -10 MayEconomy
Retail sales fall flat in April amid cold weather
Retail sales fell flat for the second consecutive month after unseasonably cold weather kept consumers away from the high street, according to new research. The latest Retail Sales Monitor, from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG, found like-for-like sales were down 0.6% compared with the same month last year,…
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Apr- 2016 -19 AprilE-Commerce
Mobile sales soar 101% in first quarter of 2016
Sales via smartphones boosted online retail in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 as online sales grew 15% compared with the same period last year. The latest eRetail Sales Index from IMRG and Capgemini found online sales growth was up compared with the same period in 2015 – when growth…
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12 AprilEconomy
UK retail sales fall flat in March due to early Easter
Retail sales in the UK neither grew or declined in March as an early Easter distorted sales figures during the month. That’s according to the latest Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG, which found like-for-like sales declined 0.7% compared with the same month last year…
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6 AprilEconomy
Non-food shop prices continue to fall in March
Non-food prices in the UK continued to fall in march, as overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7% during the month from the 2% decline in February. The latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index, found that non-food deflation rose to 2.6% in March from the 3%…
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Mar- 2016 -16 MarchEconomy
Online retail sales up 18% in February
Online retail sales in the UK were up 18% in February when compared with the same month last year, according to IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. The growth, which saw £18.9bn spent during the month, represented an increase on the 8% rise in online sales in February 2015 and was…
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8 MarchEconomy
Retail sales slow in February
Retail sales slowed to a near standstill in February, as like-for-like sales grew by just 0.1% compared with the same month last year. That’s according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor which found on a total basis sales were up 1.1%, against a 1.7% rise…
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