The jewellery industry, which witnessed a steep fall in demand due to the income tax department’s crackdown on jewellers after demonetisation, is slowly limping back to normalcy with the majority of consumers opting for a digital mode of payment. After an initial surge in jewellery sale just after the government’s note ban announcement, the demand … Read More →
Walkers and Birds Eye have become the latest food companies to push for increases in prices – blaming the fall in the value of the pound following the Brexit vote. Walkers crisps has defended its decision to hike the prices of some of its products and dismissed allegations it used Brexit as an excuse. The … Read More →
More than half of jewellers reopened their shops on Monday after keeping them closed for nearly six weeks in protest over the reintroduction of excise duty on gold jewellery. The resumption in business could boost demand from the world’s second biggest consumer and support global prices trading near their highest in three weeks. “Jewellers are … Read More →
Five men have been arrested after police responded to a smash-and-grab jewellery raid at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London. Officers were called to the raid at about 2.30am on Wednesday and later found sledgehammers and pick axes. Scotland Yard said at least a dozen suspects had smashed windows and stolen items from Goldsmiths … Read More →
Three men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a city centre jewellers in Winchester. Police were called to Parchment Street shortly after 09:00 BST following reports of a raid at the Justice Jewellers shop. A quantity of jewellery was taken. Hampshire Police said an an imitation firearm was used, and three men were … Read More →
The editor-in-chief of American Vogue was a guest at rapper and streetwear designer Kanye’s Yeezy Season 3 launch at Madison Square Garden in New York in February (16). But the British-born style queen admits she didn’t have an entirely enjoyable experience at the glitzy gig, sharing her misadventures during an interview on Late Night with … Read More →
Tiffany & Co. delivered fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results that managed to beat analysts’ expectations, but sales were down from the previous year and the company lowered guidance once again. Net income for the quarter was $186.8 million, or $1.46 a diluted share, a 4.8 percent decline from last year’s $196.2 million, or $1.51 a … Read More →