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…

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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…

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Edinburgh Assay Office celebrates one year of Heathrow sub office

The Edinburgh Assay Office is celebrating its first full year of operating a sub office at Heathrow Airport. The Hallmarking…

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De Beers rough diamond sales slump 39% in 2015

Rough diamond sales for De Beers slumped 39% to 19.9 million carats in 2015, according to the firm’s parent company…

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Apple Watch reports record quarterly sales

US-based tech giant Apple has reported that its Apple Watch has recorded a record number of quarterly sales in its…

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Hot Diamonds makes two key appointments to drive retail growth

Jewellery brand Hot Diamonds has announced the promotion of two employees in an effort to drive retail growth in its…

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De Beers sells £380m worth of diamonds in first sale of 2016

De Beers has announced it sold $540m (£380m) worth of rough diamonds in the first sales cycle of 2016 –…

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Online sales ‘nearly double’ for jewellery on ‘Cyber Weekend’

Online sales of jewellery over Cyber Weekend – the weekend following Black Friday – nearly doubled, according to the Edinburgh…

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Petra Diamonds revenue falls 28% in first-half results

Petra Diamonds has announced that revenue for the first six months of the financial year – ending December 31 –…

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2016 ‘likely to be volatile’ claims De Beers CEO

De Beers Group chief executive, Philippe Mellier, warned of likely “volatility” in the diamond industry in 2016. Addressing a sightholder…

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