Merci Maman partners with Little Roo Neonatal Fund

Merci Maman has announced a new partnership with the Little Roo Neonatal Fund, the local charity for the neonatal ICU at St. Peter’s Hospital in Surrey. For every order placed on the Merci Maman website, 10p will be donated to the charity. The jeweller will also provide hand-engraved gifts for…

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Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?

It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of Marks & Spencer blaming its poor Christmas trading results partly on an oversupply of skinny jeans for men. Apparently customer surveys revealed that the high street bellwether’s ranges were “too…

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Evolution and new opportunities in luxury packing key players in the expression district at Vicenzaoro

Spotlights on packaging and its ever-greater role in the jewellery supply chain at Vicenzaoro, the international show of reference for the gold and jewellery world, organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) in Vicenza from 17th to 22nd January 2020. Once again this year, the Expression community will be hosting companies,…

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The Watches of Switzerland appoints new senior members as COO leaves

The Watches of Switzerland Group has appointed Craig Bolton.as its new executive director. The news follows the groups COO, Tony Broderick, has decided to retire from the company after 40 years. Broderick joined the group’s UK retail brand Goldsmiths in 1979 as a Supervisor in the Warehouse. He first joined…

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New photography service aims to support jewellers

A new photography business is aiming to help high street and online jewellery retailers increase their sales through the launch of a new packshot photography service. Summerleigh Photography, launched by professional jewellery photographer Lucy Davies, specialises in packshot imagery for digital retail platforms and printed promotional materials. Packshot photography typically…

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Greggs going vegan has paid dividends: we can all learn from them

There is an adage about business and entertainment emerging in the conservative media, which is “get woke, go broke”. It translates crudely to, “cave to the demands of social justice activists and you will suffer financially”. And while it is true that some have come a cropper by tilting the…

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Northern Ireland’s business community want compensation for their Brexit troubles

To say that Brexit has been ‘divisive’ is both an understatement and also a cliché of the highest order. But Johnson’s election victory, as we are all now well versed, will not bring an immediate end to the arguing. Today we hear that business leaders and entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland want their…

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Desire Fair comes to London

The Desire Fair has announced that its 2020 show will be held in Chelsea, London, between 28 February and 1 March. Some 90 individual jewellers and contemporary silversmiths, selected for their “superb and innovative craftsmanship”, will be showcasing their work at the jewellery and silversmithing event. Visitors will also be…

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As long as WW3 does not kick off, 2020 looks set to be a better year

All eyes on are on the rising tensions between the United States and Iran after president Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Suleimani. The oil price has risen, stocks have fallen this morning, and the threat of war almost always depresses global trade flows. But let’s…

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Tiffany and Co reports 1-3% increase in sales during holiday period

Tiffany and Co reported a 1-3% increase in sales throughout the festive period compared with the same period in 2018. During the period from 1 November to 24 December, the European arm of the luxury company reported a 4-6% rise in sales. Sales in the American region increased by 7-9%…

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