Alrosa pilots GIA’s M2M programme

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced that Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds, is piloting the Institute’s M2M program. M2M is a digital platform that brings together GIA’s ability to scientifically match rough diamonds to the resulting polished gems with information from each step in the value…

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Voice on the High Street: Francis Wain Jewellers

Name: Donné Kidson, Francis Wain Jewellers Location: Norfolk Year Established: 1950 Number of staff: 15 Website: www.franciswainjewellers.com Give us a bit of background about the business We are a long-established independent jewellers based in Norfolk with two branches, our flagship store in King’s Lynn and a smaller boutique in the…

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Robbers who stole £500k worth of jewellery jailed

Two men who carried out a £500,000 armed jewellery robbery at the Mappin and Webb boutique at Gleneagles Hotel have been jailed. At the High Court in Edinburgh Richard Fleming, 42, and Liam Richardson, 30, were sentenced to 18 years and 11 years and four months respectively. The pair were…

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Silversmith J.A Campbell set to close after 60 years

Brentwood-based silversmiths J.A Campbell has announced it is set to close after 60 years in the business. The company was founded by John and Barbara Campbell and is one of the few companies to still use traditional sterling silversmith methods After a pre-apprenticeship course at the Central School of Arts…

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Three Minute Interview: Southern Dem Displays

Describe yourself in three words?   Honest, dynamic, proactive. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? A civil engineer, I always wanted to build and make things and it looked like an interesting career at 13 years old. How did you get to be…

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The Jewellery App launches B2C e-commerce marketplace

Miles Hoare and Daren Daniels, owners of The Jewellery App, a B2B e-commerce website, have launched the jewellery industry’s very own consumer marketplace, reporting over 40 members have signed up in pre-registration. The Jewellery and Watch Market (www.jewelleryandwatchmarket.co.uk) is a new business to consumer marketplace and so far, 5000 products…

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Selling Advice: How to become a more natural salesperson

Just think of the way you smile and greet a friend of a friend when she brings her to your home. Of course you always greet your friend with enthusiasm because you know her. But, when you greet her friend, you do so with even more enthusiasm and a bigger…

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Istanbul Jewellery Show sees 22% rise in visitors

The latest edition of the Istanbul Jewellery Show saw a 22% increase in visitor numbers as it welcomed 18,953 visitors from 119 countries. Organised twice a year, in the months of March and October, the Istanbul Jewellery Show is now recognised as one of the top five jewellery exhibitions in…

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Best practices in selling jewellery: Common Sense

One of the first rules I teach salespeople is: “If a technique doesn’t make sense, don’t use it.”  This sounds easy enough, because most of my students think the way they sell does make sense. That is, until I point out examples of techniques they have been using that make…

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London Diamond Bourse hosts first ‘successful’ Tender event

The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) hosted its first-ever ‘Tender’ event in May/June of this year, which the group said was “successful”. Attendees were invited by the LDB to view a range of rough diamonds that were presented for a trade sale with closed bids from 29 May – 12 June…

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