NAJ encouraging consumers to buy jewellery this Christmas

The NAJ  has announced it has actioned a significant fund to deliver a targeted press and PR advertising campaign to influence the general public to buy jewellery this Christmas. The campaign will be delivered by an external PR agency, for a five-figure sum, to influence a targeted group in society…

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Government launches new ‘bounce back’ plan for retailers

A new series of measures has been announced by the UK Government to support businesses in the consumer and retail industries during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The plans, announced by Minister for exports Graham Stuart, will offer immediate support to businesses by ensuring specialists provide advice on online retail and international…

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Cheffins hires jewellery valuations specialist

Cheffins has announced that Fay Roach has joined the auction house from the UK’s largest specialist jewellery valuations company.  Roach is a member of the Institute of Registered Valuers and the Jewellery Valuers Association, and is also an FGA qualified gemmologist. She has previously worked in London’s Hatton Garden in…

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Drakes restores 70-year old watch

Drakes has restored a 70-year old timepiece after it received an email from a customer regarding a watch that was purchased from the family jewellers back in 1950. The timepiece was first purchased by Derrick Hewitt only weeks after Drakes first opened. The watch, which was bought for his sweetheart,…

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Tiffany sues LVMH over merger agreement

Tiffany & Co has filed a lawsuit against LVMH in relation to a prior merger agreement that set out Tiffany’s takeover by the group.  LVMH had initially announced a “definitive” agreement with the luxury jewellers last November, whereby it outlined its intention to acquire the group for $16bn (£12.5bn), or…

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Getting closer to Colombia’s emeralds

Every emerald should tell its own story, from the day the precious gemstone is mined and held to the light for the first time, to the moment the customer holds a jewel of such beauty in their hand. Colombia’s Chivor, Coscuez and Muzo mines produce the finest emeralds in the…

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Christie’s announces autumn Jewels Online sale

Christie’s has announced its upcoming Jewels Online Sale , which is set to run between 8 September and 22 September.  The sale features a broad selection of “iconic” designs by jewelers including Angela Cummings, Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Graff, Harry Winston, JAR, Pomellato, Tiffany and Co., and Van Cleef and…

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Hatton and Spencer launches travel case range

Jewellery packaging supplier Hatton and Spencer has introduced a new range of jewellery travel cases that are tailored to UK jewellers.  The Keepsafe range is one of the first travel case collections to be offered by a UK packaging provider, according to the group. The collection features a variety of…

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Swatch brings back iconic design with bio-sourced materials

Swatch has launched the ”1983 collection”, a new series of timepieces made with natural materials. This marks the first time a watch manufacturer has been successful in replacing conventional materials with bio-sourced materials in a series production environment. The two newly introduced bio-sourced materials are extracted from the seeds of…

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Up to £3.5bn furlough claims fraudulent, says HMRC

Up to £3.5bn in payments from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may have been claimed fraudulently or paid in error, according to the HMRC. Jim Harra, HMRC’s permanent secretary, appeared before MPs on the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the tax authority’s estimates that 5-10% of furlough claims have been…

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