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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Oct- 2014 -14 OctoberEconomy
September retail sales ‘worst since December 2008’, Christmas outlook remains positive
UK retail sales in September were down 2.1% on a like-for-like basis compared with September 2013, when they had increased 0.7% on the preceding year. The new figures from the British Retail Consortium’s BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor found in total, sales were down 0.8%, against a 2.4% rise in September…
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6 OctoberEconomy
Record 900 million orders for e-tailers, says IMRG
UK retailers are on course to dispatch a record 900 million orders or 930 million parcels in 2014, with 120 million projected for December alone. This is according to the latest August IMRG MetaPack Delivery Index which has predicted a record year for e-tailers. As predicted, online retail sales fell…
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Sep- 2014 -25 SeptemberEconomy
CBI: ‘Solid’ high street growth continues, pace of growth eases
Retail sales volumes continued to grow solidly in the year to September, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Its latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 123 respondents also showed that the volume of orders…
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15 SeptemberEconomy
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Footfall in August was down 1.1% compared to the same month last year despite the best sales growth since January, according to new figures. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Springboard Footfall Monitor said the high street was the worst performing area with footfall down 2.8% on the previous year –…
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9 SeptemberEconomy
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, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). In the best performance since January, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed total sales were up 2.7%, with growth largely driven by sales of clothing and footwear, which reported…
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1 SeptemberNews
Retail optimism level at its highest since 2002, says CBI
Retailers are at their most optimistic since 2002, with 51% of respondents reporting an increase in sales volumes, according to new research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). According to CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, retail sales grew strongly in the year to August with the pace of…
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Jul- 2014 -23 JulyRetailers
Retail sales rebound solidly in July, says CBI
Retail sales volumes grew solidly in the year to July, rebounding from a disappointing performance a month earlier, according to the latest Monthly Distributive Trades Survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Retailers expect sales volumes to grow at an even stronger pace next month and stocks in relation…
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Jun- 2014 -19 JuneEconomy
Retail sales fall 0.5% in May
British retail sales fell in May for the first time since January, despite strong sales of replica football shirts ahead of the World Cup, official data has shown. Figures by the Office of National Statistics have shown that retail sales in May dropped 0.5% compared with the previous month, retail…
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13 JuneNews
BRC: Retail sales growth slows in May
Retail sales growth slowed down in the month of May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor said UK retail sales for May were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding…
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10 JuneEvents
IJL and NAG to offer walk-in advice clinics with industry experts
International Jewellery London (IJL) is launching a series of special advice clinics, sponsored by the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG), to enhance its existing seminar programme. The advice clinics, a first for the industry, are designed to give visitors and exhibitors the opportunity to meet experts drawn from a diverse…
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