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Another trade show on the continent? Sounds good to me…

There’s no arguing with the notion that a busy trade show means its appertaining sector is buoyant. That’s why the inaugural Jewellery & Gem Fair Europe, organised by UBM Asia, spells good news for the industry as a whole.

After the show closed, the organisers excitedly trotted out a press release proclaiming: “The vast majority of our exhibitors and traders view the exhibition as a success.” And to be fair, 6,000 visitors at an inaugural event isn’t half bad, especially considering the extent to which most economies have been feeling a malaise in consumer purchasing.

It’s worth bearing in mind that in UBM Asia’s jewellery division alone, it has 16 (yes, sixteen) different exhibitions across Asia. It stands to reason then that this is not a company desperate to squeeze the last drops out of a market – they’re already making a fortune, and here is yet another string to their trade show bow.

So what does it matter to British jewellers? Well, most major trade organisations and EU officials are agreed that the UK economy is performing better than any other in Europe (in terms of speed of growth). The CBI and the ONS have come out only this week with reports suggesting a fantastic economic epoch is just yards away, fiscally speaking.

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So if your European jeweller counterparts are flocking to yet another trade show to buy stock for consumers in the likes of France, Greece, Spain and Italy, you can bet your bottom dollar that the British high street shopper is about to get its wallet out.

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