Pursuit reveals automated picking list innovation

A unique stock management tool is one of three new products being launched at IJL by jewellery sales, inventory and back-office systems technology producer Pursuit. The new innovation, Pick-lister, removes the need for compiling picking lists manually. It combines software with a handheld device that records the barcode and a…

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FF Group searching for Links of London buyer

Links of London owner Folli-Follie Group (FF Group) has confirmed that it has appointed firms Deloitte and Savigny to the potential sale of the retailer. Last week Sky News reported that the group had been looking for a new owner, with sources telling the broadcaster it was “almost inevitable” a…

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Inverness Ear Piercing announces new UK partnership with Goodman Bros.

Inverness, maker of the world’s safest & gentlest ear piercing system*, is pleased to announce that Goodman Bros, a leading distributor of Connoisseurs and Lox, has signed on to distribute the company’s ear piercing products to jewellery retailers throughout the UK. The partnership will launch formally at IJL September 1-3,…

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CMJ revenue plummets 41% but profit returns

The Company of Master Jewellers’ revenues have fallen by 42% according to its latest accounts, published on Companies House this morning. Turnover for the business fell from £4.16m to £2.42m in the 12 months ending 31 March 2019 compared with the previous year, and “sales value of goods purchased by…

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Manufacturer Files: Bailey of Sheffield

Scott Bailey, founder of jewellery manufacturer Bailey of Sheffield, explains how the journey of the business all started with “£25,000 raised on Kickstarter in April 2016”. He says it “wasn’t really about the cash” at the time, but about “making a name for ourselves” on the internet and all around…

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Taylor & Hart raises £3.6m for latest funding round

London-based e-jeweller Taylor and Hart has completed a landmark funding round led by Active Partners, the total round amounts to just over £3.6m participation from existing investors Launchub Ventures. With this latest round of funding, the jeweller will continue working towards a vision of ‘disrupting’ the process of buying fine…

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Gold slumps 7.3% in July hallmarking

The number of gold pieces hallmarked in July 2019 decreased by 7.3%, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. Palladium also decreased by 30.3% to 4356 pieces hallmarked, and the amount of platinum pieces hallmarked during the month decreased by 2% to 26,599 items. However, the average volume…

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Isabella Liu to release new ‘nature’ inspired collection

Jeweller Isabella Liu is set to release the Butterfly Lovers line of jewellery, which draws its  inspiration from nature. The collection also takes inspiration from the legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the ‘Chinese Romeo and Juliet’. The lovers’ spirits, portayed in the form of a pair of butterflies,…

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EC One becomes B-Corp certified

London based jewellery boutique EC One has become the second jeweller in the UK to become B-Corporation Certified. The accreditation process to become a B-Corp involves an in-depth analysis of the business’ entire social and environmental performance, to assess its impact on its workers, community, environment and customers. Other well-known…

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Over 50 retailers sign letter demanding business rates fix

Over fifty major retailers have come together to demand the government takes action to fix the “broken” business rates system. In a letter to the new chancellor, Sajid Javid, retailers have called on the government to put business rates “at the heart” of the promised new economic package. The letter,…

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