Serendipity Diamonds launches new high street jewellery showroom

Onliner diamond jeweller Serendipity Diamonds has opened a new high street showroom in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The retailer, which was established in 2007, said its new showroom takes a “fresh approach to jewellery”, which merges its online experience with a “contemporary boutique environment”. The group added that…

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Voice on the High Street: David Clark

Tell us about WE Clark & Son’s history WE Clark & Son has a fantastic history, with its roots now going back four generations within the same family. WE Clark established his jewellery shop in Lewes, East Sussex in 1919 after marrying a beautiful hat model and deciding Lewes was…

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Olivia Burton launches first store with dream garden pop-up

British accessories brand Olivia Burton has launched its very first bricks and mortar store in London’s Covent Garden. Following a soft launch of the first floor, the brand will unveil the second floor to customers with an official grand opening following on Friday, 28 September.   Situated in the historic…

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Strong retail sales growth in August helps strengthen British pound

Retail sales growth of 0.3% across all sectors in August, excluding food, clothing and petrol, saw the value of the British pound increase 0.7% against the dollar at $1.32. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the lower month-on-month growth rate in the quantity bought in food…

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Sell to both bride and groom – Part III

Salespeople tell me why bridal couples can be difficult customers: ∙The groom acts less enthusiastic than the bride and won’t talk much. ∙Halfway through he gets up and leaves to look at watches. ∙She wants a larger diamond then he can afford. ∙She wants to look at every engagement ring…

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Why Valentine’s Day is more important than you think

Too many jewellers look at Valentine’s Day as just another day to sell more jewellery than they would on an average day. They prepare for it by making sure they have enough heart-shaped jewellery and perhaps more diamond stud earrings then usual and that’s about it. What a mistake. They…

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Setting up shop – Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers

Large jewellery brands are increasingly dominating the jewellery landscape, whether it be online or high street retail. In a highly competitive and very mature market, it is a brave step for an aspiring high street jeweller to focus on unbranded, but that’s exactly what newly-opened Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers has planned.…

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James Bond Rolex could sell for £90,000 at Fellows auction

A Rolex Submariner worn by 007 during the British spy thriller, Licence to Kill, could fetch at least £90,000 at an upcoming Fellows watch sale in Birmingham on 30 October. The timepiece, worn by Timothy Dalton’s stunt double, featured during a car chase where 007 is driving a tanker truck…

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The wisdom that comes with age versus the enthusiasm of youth

It’s funny how grandparents often have a better relationship with their teenage grandchildren than the parents, I think it’s mutual respect of the differences between generations, whereas we expect our parents to be as cool as us. We wish dad would dance and listen to Radio 1 not 2. So…

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Brand Q&A: Anunnaki Jewels

Tell us about yourself and how you got into the jewellery industry. To begin with, I studied engineering at university for five years, and I was planning to try and join the military, but I decided that I wanted to stick with jewellery. While I was doing the engineering I…

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