Diamnet launches sustainable jewellery brand

Diamnet has launched a new jewellery brand, Hayes and Lake, in a bid to help jewellers differentiate their laboratory grown diamonds from natural alternatives. This is reportedly the first fully branded jewellery range launched to sell exclusively through retailers using laboratory grown diamonds. The brand “embraces” fashion as well as…

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Brown & Newirth partners with Bradley’s Jewellers on new eco collection

Bradley’s Jewellers York has partnered with British fine jewellery manufacturer Brown and Newirth to launch its new ‘Created by Brown and Newirth’ line of jewellery, made using laboratory-grown diamonds. The 12-piece jewellery collection is available in platinum, 18k yellow and 18k rose gold, and includes solitaire and three-stone rings, as…

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Retail sales rise by 1.4% in April

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.4% in April 2022 following a fall of 1.2% in March 2022, with sales volumes 4.1% above their pre-coronavirus February 2020 levels. In the three months to April 2022, sales volumes fell by 0.3% when compared with the previous three months; this continues the downward…

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Birmingham School of Jewellery unveils Commonwealth medals

Birmingham School of Jewellery has unveiled the official medals which will be awarded to athletes at the Commonwealth Games this summer. The medals have been designed by three students from the school. The medals are being manufactured by Toye, Kenning and Spencer in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, a location which is…

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DMR launches new concept showroom in Liverpool

David M Robinson (DMR) has announced the reopening of its flagship Liverpool showroom, following an “extensive refurbishment and expansion”, marking a 72% upsize in the jewellers’ existing presence in the city. The project is DMR’s largest expansion to date and it introduces the first new concept showroom for the brand,…

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Laings opens new Omega showroom in Cardiff

Luxury jeweller Laings has opened the doors to its new Omega showroom at St David’s, Cardiff. Spanning 838 sq ft, the new showroom will complement the existing Laings Cardiff showroom at The Hayes, which has operated at St David’s since the luxury retail destination’s second phase expansion in 2009. Stuart…

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De Beers sales surge 56% to £486.5m in Cycle 4

The De Beers Group has announced its rough diamond sales surged 56% year-on-year between 2 May to 17 May, the fourth sales cycle of 2022, rising from $385m (£310m) to $604m (£486.5m). This also marks a 6.7% increase from $566m (£455.9m) in Cycle 3 2022, led by “strong” consumer demand…

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Post-Covid UK Footfall recovery worsens

Footfall in UK retail destinations declined by -0.7% last week from the week before, a consequence of drops in footfall in both retail parks (-1.8%) and shopping centres (-2.3%) whilst in high streets footfall rose modestly by +0.7%. This meant that the gap from the 2019 footfall level widened to…

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Petra Diamonds non-executive director steps down

Petra Diamonds has announced that Matthew Glowasky will stand down as a non-executive director of the company and will also stand down from the board, with immediate effect. Glowasky was appointed as a non-independent, non-executive director of the company on 10 March 2021. His appointment was pursuant to a nomination…

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Bradley’s Jewellery unveils Twinkle Toes collection

Bradley’s Jewellery has launched a capsule collection of precious jewellery pieces, named Twinkle Toes, to raise funds for Steps Charity Worldwide and The Miscarriage Association. The non-profit, charitable collection comprises a disc pendant, a heart-shaped locket, and a foot-shaped charm set with diamonds and multi-coloured stones. Created by jeweller and…

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