GNCCF moves online

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) has announced it will move to a digital platform this summer, with the launch of GNCCFonline, set to take place between 25 July and 31 July 2020. The online selling showcase will feature 160 designer-makers who had originally been selected to take part…

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Christie’s fine jewels sale achieves £4m

A Christie’s fine jewels suction has achieved £4.2m, in a sale that “confirmed the strong interest for fine jewels”, the auction house has said.  The top lot of the sale was sapphire, diamond and ruby desk clock by Van Cleef and Arpels that hails from the personal collection of Jacqueline…

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Hublot launches new Big Bang timepiece

Hublot has unveiled its new Big Bang timepiece, designed alongside Garage Italia and Lapo Elkann.  The ‘Millennial Pink’ watch features a 42-mm case, and is made from modern, lightweight aluminium, a unisex and monochrome material, featuring a satin-finished and through-tinted millennial pink.  The “highly specific” colour was obtained by anodisation,…

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Bira ‘disappointed’ mini-budget does ‘not help indie retailers’

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has expressed its “disappointment” that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget does not “directly help retail business owners”. Sunak announced a raft of further measures to support the recovery of the economy following the coronavirus lockdown, in Parliament yesterday (8 July). Features of the budget included…

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Fellows returns to live auctions

Fellows’ upcoming fine jewellery sale will mark its first live public auction in four months. The sale will take place at Fellows’ Jewellery Quarter sale room in Birmingham, with viewings at both Fellows’ premises in London and Birmingham. The auction, which has a total value of over £1.2m, will be…

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GemFair to deliver regional training programmes

GemFair has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Mano River Union (MRU) in a bid to develop and deliver a capacity building programme in West Africa.  The partnership will see them jointly deliver a regional training programme that aims to…

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Chancellor unveils new £9bn retention scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new scheme to pay companies £1,000 bonus per employee for those they keep on until January on part pay. Sunak said if employers bring back all nine million people who have been furloughed, this will be a “£9bn policy to retain people in work”.…

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Laings launches sustainability campaign

Laings has announced the launch of a new summer campaign in line with the reopening of its retail estate.  The campaign will focus on the ways in which the retailer can “commit to a more sustainable future”. The group also launched the summer campaign in celebration of the reopening of…

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Government to crack down on violence against shopworkers

The government has vowed to crack down on violence and abuse against shopworkers. In a statement, yesterday the Home Office said it will work with National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) on a best practice guide to support staff in reporting these crimes, strengthening and making full use of existing…

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How Amazon can help the jewellery industry to shine

With Covid-19 shutting down the high street, many jewellery businesses have turned to online retail to survive. Even as shops begin to open their doors, social distancing measures mean that footfall is unlikely to be on the level it was pre-pandemic. But since two thirds of consumers begin their online…

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