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Mar- 2016 -16 MarchEconomy
‘Jewellers thriving’ as net closure of retail stores falls 50% in 2015
Jewellers are said to be among the list of retail categories managing to thrive as the net closure of retail…
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15 MarchEconomy
Hallmarking edges up in February as number of gold articles jump
The total number of hallmarked items rose by 0.8% in February, an increase of 5,970 articles compared with February 2015.…
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15 MarchEvents
Cooksongold to debut first platinum jewellery printing powder
Cooksongold has announced it will debut its 950Pt/Ru advanced metal powder at Baselworld – which will produce the world’s first…
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15 MarchAuctions
Rare blue diamond could fetch £24.7m at auction
Sotheby’s is set to auction the world’s largest oval fancy vivid blue diamond ever to go under the hammer. The…
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14 MarchEvents
International Jewellery London to focus on Germany for 2016 show
The organisers of International Jewellery London (IJL) have name Germany as the the official ‘Market Focus’ for 2016. The Market Focus…
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14 MarchEconomy
Retail footfall declines in February
Retail footfall has declined by 1.1% in February compared with the same period last year, according to the British Retail…
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10 MarchVoice On The Highstreet
VOHS: Silver Tree Jewellery
Name: Oliver Gibson, Silver Tree Jewellery Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1982 Number of staff: 14 Website: www.silvertreejewellery.co.uk Tell us about…
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10 MarchCurrent Affairs
Zero-hours contracts rise to record level
The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by more than 100,000 over the past 12 months. The Office…
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10 MarchEvents
Houlden celebrates 40th anniversary at annual buyers’ event
Houlden Jewellers has celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual buying event for members, held on Monday 23 February to…
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10 MarchCurrent Affairs
MPs reject Sunday trading hour extension
The government’s proposed plan to extend Sunday trading hours has been rejected after MPs voted against the bill. The plans…
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