Bucherer reopens flagship One Hyde Park boutique

Bucherer 1888 and Rolex have unveiled their newly refurbished flagship boutique in Knightsbridge, London. The store, located in the luxury residential and retail complex at One Hyde Park, went through a 12-week redesign led by the Rolex Interior Design department in Geneva in partnership with Bucherer local UK teams. The…

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Birmingham School of Jewellery wins double-award at New Designers 2019

Staff and students at Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery are celebrating after winning two prizes at the New Designers, an annual two-week exhibition celebrating the work of more than 3,000 new creative designers. The School of Jewellery was awarded the ‘Best Stand’ prize, whilst student Lorna McNaught received an…

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Boris Johnson reveals plan to rescue high street

Boris Johnson has pledged to “save the Great British high street” after unveiling a series of measures he will implement if he is elected as the leader of the Conservative party. The Tory leadership front-runner said he would implement a three-step plan that includes making it easier for shoppers to…

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UK consumer confidence slips in June

Market research company GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has showed that confidence among consumers in the UK has decreased by three points to -13 in June. The measure for the general economic situation of the country during the last 12 months decreased month to -32 during the month, four points…

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Reservoir unveils Battlefield D-Day watch

Watch brand Reservoir unveiled its new  Battlefield D-Day watch, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. The new timepiece, described by Reservoir as a “unified symbol of conquest, freedom and automotive engineering”, pays tribute to the Jeep and its crucial role in the…

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Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office to hold Jewellery Congress this July

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office will be holding an international conference on the 8-9 July 2019, at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Called ‘The Jewellery Materials Congress’, it will support the jewellery and silverware community by providing a “collaborative, non-commercial forum” to share knowledge and foster technological and operational innovation in materials development.…

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Turning savvy shoppers into loyal customers

Omnichannel shopping has presented retailers with new opportunities to utilise a multitude of customer touchpoints relating to purchases, offers and product launches, to push their brand to the forefront of consumers’ minds and obtain mass customer engagement data, often within a single day. This data can be utilised by brands…

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Six tips to utilise the government’s R&D tax credit scheme

Research and development (R&D) tax credits are a government incentive designed to reward UK companies for investing in innovation. However, many retailers are not aware of the full extent of the areas that qualify as R&D and could potentially be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of tax credits.…

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IJL announces Bright Young Gems 2019 winners

International Jewellery London (IJL) , the jewellery trade show, has announced announce the four winning designers of Bright Young Gems 2019; Isla Gilham, Eloise Kramer, Lingjun Sun, Wen-Ju Tseng. Now in its 14th year, IJL’s Bright Young Gems project selects talented designers who are recent graduates or current students of…

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Abseiling thieves steal over £40,000 worth of jewels from H. Samuel

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are searching for “abseiling” jewellery thieves who broke into a H. Samuel store and stole over £40,000 worth of jewels. At around 2.40am on Tuesday 25 June 2019 police were called to the jewellery store at the Fort retail park in Cheetham Hill, after they received…

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