Ramsden Holdings boosted by FX and jewellery sales
Ramsdens also took advantage of a rising gold price to bank £600,000 through the scrapping of old jewellery stock.
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Ramsdens Holdings PLC
LON:RFX
Ramsdens is a financial services provider and retailer, operating in the core business segments of foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking loans, precious metals buying and selling and retailing of second hand and new jewellery. Ramsdens offers its products and services from a network of 127 stores across the UK, including 3 franchised stores, and has a small and growing online presence. In the last financial year, the Group served over 700,000 customers across its different services. Ramsdens is fully FCA authorised for its pawnbroking services.
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