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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Feb- 2016 -24 FebruaryEconomy
Mobile devices account for 51% of all online sales in Q4
The percentage of online retail sales in the UK exceeded 50% for the first time ever in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2015, according to new figures released. According to data from the latest IMRG and Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking report, smartphones and tablets accounted for 51% of UK online retail…
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19 FebruaryEconomy
Executive Development Forum retail sales hit £41m
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ)’s Executive Development Forum (EDF) has reported combined retail sales exceeding £41m in 2015. The sales are a like-for-like growth of 4.7% compared with the previous year. Despite this, 42% of the individual members businesses were down, 42% up and 16% level with the previous…
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1 FebruaryEconomy
Retail growth steady but expected to slow next month
Retail sales were steady over the year to January beating retailers’ expectations of a slight slowdown, according new data from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The organisation’s latest monthly Distributive Trends Survey of 126 companies found that 41% of retailers said that sales volumes were up in January on…
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Jan- 2016 -29 JanuaryEconomy
Unseasonable weather damages independent retail sales in Q4
A “dramatic reversal of fortunes” in the last three months of 2015 has brought an end to an 18 month run of turnover growth for independent retailers. The British Independent Retailers Association’s (BIRA) Sales Monitor for the fourth quarter of 2015 found unseasonably warm and wet weather, falling footfall, falling…
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12 JanuaryEconomy
UK retail sales remain subdued as e-commerce sales surge
The growth of retail sales continued to slow down in December as e-commerce sales jumped compared with the same month last year. That’s according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, which found like-for-like retail sales in the UK rose by just 0.1% in December compared…
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Dec- 2015 -17 DecemberE-Commerce
Record-breaking online sales growth in November
Online sales were up 40% in november, their largest month-on-month increase since the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index launched 15 years ago. The index said that growth was down to the Black Friday period, in which shoppers compensated for withheld spending in October – when the index recorded its lowest-ever…
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8 DecemberEconomy
November retail sales slow as Black Friday shoppers turned to digital
Retail sales in the UK slowed down in November as consumers turned to e-commerce across the Black Friday weekend. That is according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, which found UK retail sales decreased 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from the same month last…
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Nov- 2015 -5 NovemberEconomy
Retailers ‘confident’ for Christmas and Black Friday trading
A record number of retailers are confident about the fast-approaching Christmas trading period and Black Friday, according to new figures from Barclays. The bank’s Christmas Survey found that more than three quarters (77%) reported they are more confident about Christmas trading this year. An even higher proportion (79%) said they…
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Oct- 2015 -29 OctoberEconomy
Retail sales to grow 2.5% in December, says Mintel
Retail sales in the UK are to grow 2.5% during December taking total sales up to £42bn, according to forecasts from market research firm Mintel. According to the company’s Christmas Shopping Habits UK 2015 report 21% of Britons say they will spend more online this Christmas, down from 25% in…
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26 OctoberE-Commerce
70% of jewellery shoppers look for a ‘trust mark’ online
More than 90% of shoppers say knowing their online jewellery purchase is the genuine article is ‘very important’, while 70% of consumers will look for a trust scheme on the site before committing to a purchase. This is according to a survey commissioned by the Edinburgh Assay Office in partnership…
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