Online sales and discounts help to boost retail sales

UK retail sales outperformed predictions with an increase of 0.7% in July, recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. This signified a recovery from the previous month, which saw a 0.5% decrease in the quantity of items purchased. When compared with the same month last year, the…

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Voice on the High Street: Browns Family Jewellers

Name: Naomi Jenkinson, Browns Family Jewellers Location: Harrogate Year Established: 2010 Number of staff: 40 Website: www.brownsfamilyjewellers.co.uk When was Browns Family Jewellers founded? Browns Family Jewellers is steeped in rich history with the business having been in the family since the 1840s. It wasn’t until 2010 however that Simon Brown…

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How to make the holidays count

If you haven’t had the time, or did not want to make the investment, you could come up on the short end. However it’s never too late. Here are some Zelling tips for the holidays that will make them count and save you from lost sales. Be in the right…

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Tracr appoints Jim Duffy as GM to lead the next phase of the platform’s development

Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has announced the appointment of Jim Duffy as general manager to lead the next phase of the platform’s development. Duffy is joining Tracr as the platform starts to build greater scale, with more…

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Why Richard Mille Is The Leading French Luxury Watch Brand

Loved by celebrities and designed with a groundbreaking approach, a Richard Mille watch is the ultimate status symbol. If you were to name the most luxurious watch brands in the world, Richard Mille would be very close to the top of the list. This elite watch brand is known for…

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Voice on the High Street – Hancocks

Talk me through the history of your company? The company was established by Charles Hancocks in 1849. He started the shop on the corner of Bond Street and Bruton Street and quickly established a name for himself with queen Victoria and a lot of monarchies across Europe. How do you…

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Jeweller Profile – Glen-Anthony Watches

What made you want to switch careers and become a watch designer? I have always loved watches, I used to like buying a lot of the swiss brands like TAG, Breitling and so on. I was looking to buy a particular leading brand watch which I discovered did not include…

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Rare 1950s Rolex could fetch £60,000 at auction in Birmingham

A rare, early Rolex Submariner estimated to be worth between £40,000 – £60,000 is to go under the hammer at a Fellows auction this month. The gentleman’s stainless-steel Oyster Perpetual Submariner is due to be sold on Tuesday 28th August at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham. According to Fellows the “fascinating…

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Gold and Platinum up double digits in latest Hallmarking figures

The number of gold and platinum pieces hallmarked in July 2018 increased significantly by 12.5% and 20.2% respectively, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. However, the average volume of silver fell by 22.2% to 331,498 compared with 426,156, while palladium decreased by 21.4% to 6,252 hallmarked items.…

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Why are South Sea Pearls special?

You wouldn’t think to look at them they had a lot in common. But there’s the undeniable beauty, their magical lustre (or soul) and then there’s the power. The power they possess to really arouse us to admire their beauty and to appreciate how they were produced. It can take…

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