Street style at Paris fashion week. Composite: Rex/Getty Street-style stars, those fashion-forward folks papped outside shows, have arguably become as trend-setting as any model or celebrity. At one of this season’s most hyped shows, JW Anderson in London, for example, over 50 photographers swarmed outside the entrance looking for their photographic prey, making it hard … Read More →
Delivery drivers from Argos are set to go on strike in the run up to Christmas. In a row over holiday back pay, members of the union Unite, based at the Wincanton distribution centre in Staffordshire, will walk out for three days from next Tuesday unless talks avert strike action. Bosses and union officials will … 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 →
They escaped with expensive perfumes‚ a Clicks service adviser told TMG Digital. “Four guys and one lady arrived just before 2pm carrying guns. They made away with two bags. Their getaway car with no number plates was parked downstairs. The car looked new‚” said an eyewitness who works at the recently revamped mall. The witness … Read More →
With the prolonged strike in the gold and diamond jewellery market raising fears of job security and steady income, many artisans have migrated to the imitation jewellery industry in the last one month. The Gold, silver and diamond jewellery industry was on an indefinite strike on March 1, following an announcement of 1% excise duty … Read More →
As jewellers strike continues against excise duty imposition, a lot of work in the city has been shifted underground to meet the lucrative wedding season demand. According to a jeweller, who requested anonymity, there is no dearth of work for workers and designers, who are busy making ornaments as demand peaks ahead of the wedding … Read More →
Jewellers, bullion traders and artisans are showing no signs of backing down in their protest against imposition of 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery as their strike entered 39th day on Saturday with many keeping their shops closed. Many jewellery showrooms in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are closed since March 2 after … Read More →