There’s plenty you can do to increase footfall

We have heard it time and time again in the news: the demise of the high street in the UK and Ireland. Mary Portas was contracted by the government to advise on how to put life back into the shopping community and create original ideas for the local councils and…

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EC One partners with Natalie Perry Jewellery

Ethical jewellery designer, Natalie Perry, has partnered with jewellery boutique, EC One – the designer’s first bricks and mortar stockist in London. The boutique, based in London’s iconic Exmouth Market, has a collection of 12 pieces from the Floral Fragments range in both 9ct and 18ct fairtrade gold, which includes…

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Brand Profile – Freedom to Exist

Tell me how you started your watch brand? Around five years ago Kirsty and I met working for Habitat, and then we both joined Made.com and moved to China. I think the experience of working at successful startup made us really want to do our own thing. Since we had…

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Voice on the High Street – Libby Butler Jewellers

Tell us about your business Libby Butler Jewellers is an independent retail jeweller in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. It has operated since 2002, and my partner Andy and I bought it in 2009, as a second career after working in Europe in the automotive industry for multinational…

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Gemfields Singapore Emerald auction generates $24.8m

Gemfields has announced the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore from 14 – 17 November 2018, with revenues totalling $28.4m (£22m). The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of…

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Company Q&A: Pranda UK

Tell us a bit about the history of Pranda Pranda UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pranda Jewelry and was established in Thailand over 40 years ago. It specialises in manufacturing gold and silver gem set jewellery along with high end fashion jewellery. The UK subsidiary is effectively the…

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Why seeing and touching remains important

The emergence of JewelStreet which has, by all accounts, had outstanding success in recent months. It has raised further capital through crowdfunding to add to its initial start-up grant from its local council. It’s an interesting new addition to the retail jewellery scene and one which has got me thinking…

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Capitalising on the festive season

You have to agree that December is the easiest moth to close sales. Customers are so eager to buy, almost anyone could sell to them – and that’s the problem. Sales assistants are not motivated and too often do not try to use creative sales techniques to increase their sales.…

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Sotheby’s sells ‘most expensive watch’ at auction in 2018

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold ‘The Asprey’ for CHF 3,915,000 (£3m), making it the most expensive watch auctioned this year. The timepiece was manufactured in 1952, and according to the group was the “star lot of an exceptional selection of world-class vintage wristwatches”. The auction attracted over 900 bidders from 54…

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Raw Pearls celebrates diamond and pearl range success with exclusive offer

Raw Pearls is celebrating the success of its new diamond and pearl range by launching an upcoming exclusive offer for its customers to mark the occasion. The group will be offering its customers a 10% discount on any order from its diamond and pearl collection, which will run from the…

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