Selling Advice: Selling during Christmas

Golden selling opportunities are missed during the holiday season because it is too easy to sell. In fact, how much actual selling will you see? Not much because in December, some store owners think all they need are warm bodies to take care of the traffic.  “Get those part timers”…

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Voice on the High Street – EH Warford

Tell us about the history of EH Warford EH Warford is an independent family-run jewellers dating back to 1969; we are a husband-and-wife team and now in our 12th year of running this successful high street jewellery shop. The business was first established by three young local jewellers selling mainly…

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Alrosa extracts largest yellow rough diamond this year

Diamond mining company Alrosa has extracted the largest 28.59-carat rough yellow diamond since the beginning of 2018. The diamond was discovered at Ebelyakhplacer deposit in July and has dimensions of 11.40 x 19.00 x 17.50 mm, with insignificant colorless inclusions on the surface. Evgeny Agureev, director of united selling at…

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Bibi Bijoux London to open its first concession in Selfridges

Bibi Bijoux London has opened its first physical presence with the opening of a concession inside Selfridges, the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The award-winning brand’s Autumn Winter 2018 collection are also available in the store featuring the six collections: Tassel, Birdcage, Celestial, Coin, Waterfall, Rose Garden. The designs include classic profiles…

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What kind of jewellery store manager are you?

I have spent entire days in jewellery stores, training managers how to teach their salespeople the fine art of selling. I have observed their habits and this is how I came up with these types of managers. For those of you who are managers, see what category you would be…

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Voice on the High Street: Cheshire Watch Co.

Name: Christian O’Rourke Location: Wilmslow Year Established: 2011 Number of staff: 5 Website: www.cheshirewatchcompany.co.uk When was the Cheshire Watch Company founded? The Cheshire Watch Company was founded in 2011 by Stuart Sitford, who wanted to bring luxury goods to customers at competitive prices. What type of watches and jewellery do…

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Are jewellery trade shows dying?

“A different rhythm and a different approach is needed. In this new context, annual watch fairs, as they exist today, no longer make much sense. This does not mean that they should disappear, but, it is necessary that they reinvent themselves, responding appropriately to the current situation and demonstrating more…

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Voice on the High street – Jianhui London

Talk me through your personal story as a designer and how that reflects in the company? I studied ceramics in China and then came to the UK where I studied for an MBA. One time when I was preparing for a return visit to China I decided to make my…

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Timex Group to manufacture and distribute Ted Baker watches

Fashion retailer Ted Baker and watch manufacturing firm Timex Group have entered into a global product licensing agreement. The move will see Timex distribute and manufacture Ted Baker branded watches, and according to the retailer the new agreement will allow the group to “underpin its own global plans with a…

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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter announces its first ‘Jeweller in Residence’

Fiona Harris has been announced by the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter to be its first ‘Jeweller in Residence’, a project which aims to support emerging jewellery designers. Harris, who previously studied at Birmingham City University School of Jewellery, is the first designer to be crowned with the title. As…

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