Retail Jeweller
Nicola Harrison
Nicola Harrison is senior reporter for Retail Week.
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Minimum wage frozen for young people, adult rate to increase 1.8%
19 March 2012
The national minimum wage for 16 to 20 year olds will be frozen next year to stimulate job creation for young people as the adult rate rises 1.8%. -
Swarovski reveals plans for lola&grace
17 February 2012
Swarovski has revealed details of its new lola&grace brand, aimed at a “younger, trend-led” audience. -
Retail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
26 January 2012
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in three years in January, according to the CBI Distributives Trades Survey. -
Albemarle & Bond to open 25 shops this year
3 January 2012
Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond will open 25 new shops this year as it takes advantage of a decline in lending from banks in the challenging economic climate. -
'Christmas on a knife edge' as footfall dips last week
15 December 2011
High street footfall dipped in the week beginning December 5, down 2.6% year-on-year. -
UK families £15 a week worse off in September
25 October 2011
UK families were £15 a week worse off in September according to the Asda Income Tracker, representing the biggest drop since records began. -
Businesses set up further High Street Fund for riot hit retailers
24 August 2011
A further nationwide High Street Fund has been set up to help small business affected by the riots that hit England this month. -
Riots cost retailers 7,500 trading hours as 11,000 staff impacted
24 August 2011
More than 11,000 retail staff were impacted by the riots earlier this month and store groups lost more than 7,500 hours of trading. -
Westfield Stratford 95% leased
17 August 2011
Westfield Stratford is 95% leased or committed ahead of its opening next month. -
Inflation rises to 4.4% in July
16 August 2011
Inflation rose to 4.4% in July, up from 4.2% in June. -
Riot-hit retailers granted business rate relief
11 August 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a series of concrete measures to help riot-hit retailers, including business rates holidays. -
16,000 police officers to be deployed in London today, says PM
9 August 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the number of police on the streets tonight will be upped to 16,000, compared to the 6,000 officers deployed last night, in anticipation of more rioting across London today. -
Landlords join retailers in business rates battle
19 October 2010
Retail landlords have lent their voice to the campaign against next year’s rise in business rates, warning that a disproportionate increase will endanger the economic recovery. -
Consumer confidence dips in September
30 September 2010
Consumer confidence dropped two points to -20 in September, according to GfK NOP’s Consumer Confidence Index. -
Pawn broker Albemarle & Bond profits soar
28 September 2010
Pawn broker Albemarle & Bond experienced a pre tax profit surge of 37% to £20m in the year to June 30. -
Pre-pack for Diamonds & Pearls
3 February 2010
Updated: Jewellery retailer Diamonds & Pearls has been bought out of pre-pack administration this afternoon by a consortium of suppliers. -
Diamonds & Pearls set to hit buffers for second time
2 February 2010
Jewellery retailer Diamonds & Pearls is poised to collapse into administration for the second time within a year. -
Theo Fennell reveals sales surge over Christmas
19 January 2010
Upmarket jeweller Theo Fennell experienced a 25% like-for-like sales surge over the Christmas trading period, from December 1 – 24.
