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- 2015 -17 FebruaryE-Commerce
Online retailers suffering Black Friday ‘hangover’
Online sales have seen a year-on-year increase in January but are still suffering from a Black Friday ‘hangover’. This is according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, which found sales were up 7% in January compare to the same time last year, below the index’s…
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10 FebruaryEconomy
January like-for-likes enjoy modest increase after ‘subdued’ December
January retail sales grew marginally despite a ‘subdued’ December, according to latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor found that total sales were up 1.6% compared with the same period last year, and above the 12 month average of 1.4%. However this represented a…
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Jan- 2015 -23 JanuaryEconomy
Retail employment grows marginally in December
December showed the strongest month-on-month growth in retail employment since February 2014, up 0.9% year-on-year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC-Bond Dickinson Retail Employment Monitor which found that growth in December was supported entirely by the non-food sector while the grocery sector continued to to cut back…
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13 JanuaryEconomy
‘Cyberweek’ and clearance sales drive online retail in December
‘Cyberweek’ and clearance sales helped to drive online retail sales in December with non-food products growing 7% compared to the same time last year. This is according to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor which found that in December online sales represented 17% of total non-food sales, compared to 16%…
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Dec- 2014 -22 DecemberEconomy
Pre-Christmas sales see biggest growth since 1988
Retail sales in the run up to Christmas have accelerated at their fastest pace for almost 26 years, according to CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 122 firms covers the fortnight ending December 11 and includes the sales-boosting effects of Black Friday. Grocers saw the strongest year-on-year…
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9 DecemberE-Commerce
Black Friday helps online sales hit new record
Online sales of non-food products grew by 12% in November compared to a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor. In November online sales represented 21% of total non-food sales in the monitor, against 19.6% in November 2013. This is the highest penetration rate since the monitor…
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Nov- 2014 -19 NovemberEconomy
Online sales set to grow ahead of Christmas, says IMRG
Online sales are back on track following a disappointing September, with annual growth of 14% in October. This is according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index which found an index growth of 7% month-on-month, the highest level of growth between September and October for four…
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11 NovemberEconomy
Online sales grow by 15.4% in October
Online sales in the UK grew 15.4% in October compared with the same time last year, according to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor for October. In October online sales represented 18.2% of total non-food sales, compared to 16.5% in October last year. This is the highest penetration rate since…
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Oct- 2014 -27 OctoberEconomy
High street sales growth ‘remains robust’
Retail sales volumes continued to grow in the year to October, with another strong rise expected in the month ahead, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The body’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 124 firms showed a third successive month of firmly above-average sales growth. But sales growth…
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22 OctoberEditor's Blog
Why only reserve the click-and-collect frenzy for Christmas?
A report from The Times this week said that click-and-collect services were likely to account for £3bn worth of retail sales over the coming festive period, and that it would result in as many as three additional trips by consumers onto the high street, providing more opportunities for retailers to…
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