Economy

Demand for gold jumps 18% for Q3, but jewellery drops 4%

UK demand for gold rose 18% in Q3 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data…

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HALLMARKING: Gold keeps climbing, silver lets the side down

Gold continued its upward trajectory in the month of October with a 22.1% rise in the number of articles hallmarked,…

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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…

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Jewellery spurs 2% sales rise for Richemont Group

Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, has reported a 2% rise in sales citing the “international demand for jewellery” which…

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Michael Kors reports upbeat Q2 results

Fashion accessories brand Michael Kors has reported strong Quarter 2 (Q2) results with its total revenue increasing by 42.7% to…

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Retail confidence for Christmas is high, says Barclays

Over 70% of retailers are feeling more confident about Christmas trading than to last year, with 28% claiming they are…

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Blue Nile sees sales soar 25.6% in Q3

Online retailer of diamonds and fine jewellery Blue Nile has published a strong Q3 report with net sales up 6.9%…

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Jewellery Focus introduces revamped mobile site

A new mobile and responsive site for JewelleryFocus.co.uk has been rolled out with immediate effect to cater for the growing…

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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,…

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More consumers than ever ‘willing to risk’ last minute Christmas order

The proportion of consumers who feel willing to risk placing an order online with less than a week to go…

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