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Budget 2017: Government unveils £300m business rate relief fund

The government has helped soften the blow of April’s business rate revaluation with a £300m relief fund for local councils.…

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Alyssa Smith Jewellery named Hertfordshire’s ‘best retailer’

Jewellery design firm Alyssa Smith Jewellery has been named the ‘Best Retailer of the Year’ at Hertfordshire’s Biz4Biz awards. A…

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Non-food retail sales record first quarterly decline in six years

Non-food retail sales fell in the three months to February 2017, making it the first quarterly decline for the category…

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Asquiths Jewellers in York set to close after 24 years

Asquiths Jewellers on Goodramgate in York is set to close in April due to falling footfall and an increase in…

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De Beers starts production at world’s largest new diamond mine

Gahcho Kué, the world’s largest new diamond mine in the last 13 years, has officially begun commercial production. The mine,…

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Earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery found in Staffordshire

The earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery in Britain has been found in a farmland field in Staffordshire. The…

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De Beers reports ‘good demand’ in second sales cycle of 2017

The De Beers Group of Companies has reported “good demand” for rough diamonds in its second sales cycle of the…

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Watchfinder opens Canary Wharf store

Pre-owned luxury watch retailer Watchfinder has opened a new store in Canary Wharf, London, following a £5m funding package from…

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Rapaport opens auction with more than 120,000 carats of diamond

Rapaport has opened its melee auction this week with more than 120,000 carats of diamond on offer. The auction offers…

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Bransom reports ‘high level of interest’ from J&W Show

Bransom Retail Systems has reported “high levels of interest” at the Jewellery & Watch Show for its new cloud-based mobile…

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