Economy

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…

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Historic Devon jeweller Ham & Huddy up for sale

An historic jewellery shop in Newton Abbot, Devon, has been put on the market by its owner after 10 years’…

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Economic growth reaches ‘record high’, says CBI

Economic growth reached a record high in May, posting the highest reading since data began in 2003, according to the…

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Cash use down by 14% over the last five years, says BRC

By Helen Dickinson, director general of the British Retail Consortium Customers are using less cash than ever as retailers make…

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Report shows growth in gift cards for start of 2014

Consumer gift card and voucher sales have soared in the first quarter of 2014, increasing by 17 per cent from…

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April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%

Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of articles hallmarked for April increased by…

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FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush

The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now that the commodity traders…

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UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI

The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth…

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March retail sales jump 4.2%, says ONS

Overage retail sales across the UK rose by 4.2 per cent in March compared with the same period in 2013,…

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Q1 hallmarking figures rise 23%, gold jewellery on the up-and-up

The number of articles hallmarked across the four UK assay offices rose by 23 per cent in the first three…

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